Axis: A Parent's Guide to A Struggling Teen

 



A Parent’s Guide To

A Struggling Teen


“The greatest place of walking your faith out [as a parent] is trusting God with your child.”

Mercy Multiplied

This guide will help you discuss the following questions:

  • How do I assess and manage my emotions when my child is struggling?
  • What should my priorities be when my child participates in life-altering behaviors that can negatively impact their health, well-being, and future?
  • How do I respond well to my child when they are struggling emotionally or participating in harmful behaviors?
  • What questions should I ask when my child is struggling?
  • Why is it important to assess my own well-being when my child is not doing well?
  • How do I stay mentally, emotionally, and spiritually healthy when my child is not doing well?
  • When should I seek out professional help?
    How do I bring alongside others to support me and my child when our family is in crisis?
  • Where do I find hope when my child is struggling?

Put Your Own Mask on First

If you’ve ever traveled on a plane, you’ve heard these instructions about what to do if the cabin loses pressure: “Remember to always put your own mask on first before helping others.”

If a parent puts the child’s mask on first out of concern for their child, the parent might save the child’s life. But that same parent might also fall unconscious from lack of oxygen and be unable to take care of the child further, leaving the child at great risk.

In a crisis, our primary goal as parents and caring adults will always be to put the safety and needs of the children in our care first. That said, the well-being of our children is connected to our own. If we don’t first assess our own physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual condition, we will not care for our children from a place of health.

For this guide, Axis has partnered with Mercy Multiplied, a ministry committed to helping teenagers and adults break free from issues like anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harm, addiction, and unplanned pregnancy. Our goal is to help parents know how to respond to struggling teens from a place of health and love.

In this guide, you will discover practical and effective ways to respond to your teenage children when they are struggling. You will also find practices we can all use to remain healthy and whole as you engage with a teen who might be struggling.

Engaging Your Child from a Place of Health

We want to do everything possible to ensure we show up for our children from a place of stability and health. But sometimes, the issues in our own hearts and minds get in the way.


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