The Importance of Self-Compassion in Teens

Jonathan Safran Foer: The starting place as a parent of a teen who's struggling is self-compassion. So many teens are in anxiety, depression, and it's getting worse, he says. He suggests therapy, joining sports teams, anything, to help your child feel better about his or her own life. "To love somebody is to learn the song in their heart and sing it to them when they have forgotten"