6 Not-So-Secret Things Which Cause Teen Stress: from appearance to goals and everything in between. Teenagers go through #StressTests all the time… here’s a few tips on how to empower teenagers to beat stress. As a Mom to two teenage girls,I know a little bit about teen stress…
The Secret Stress Sweat Survey was done on American and Canadian women 18 and up and gives me a window into what will be facing my girls in the years to come.
6 Not-So-Secret Things Which Cause Teen Stress
- Goals. Having goals. Not having goals. Wondering if goals are attainable. Teens feel the heat about their ideas for the future. And unfortunately, too often, society increases the pressure by judging if their goals are “enough” or “too much”. Perhaps, we as parents, should help take the pressure off by supporting with gentle guidance and less judgement on teen aspirations.
- Money. Money for fun. Money for university. Money they make at summer jobs. Help your teen write their résumé so that they can feel confident and prepared for upcoming job interviews.
- School. Deadlines and workloads can stress teens out. Suggest developing organizational habits to help them with their work.
- Relationships. Friends. Frenemies. BAE (before anyone else). Remind your teens that a friend should always have their backs.
- Appearance. Each school year, I create locker kits for my teen girls – filled with hair ties, hairbrush, Secret antiperspirant, facial cleansing cloths, and tissue – so that they can do quick appearance touch-ups in between classes. Confidence should come from within…but a little external pampering certainly helps on stressful days.
- Time. Running late. Buses delayed. Give them the confidence to push-on despite roadblocks. Time doesn’t need to stop teens these days.
According to the Stress Sweat Survey…
- Young women say that on average, they don’t go more than 5 days without feeling stress.
- The Top 5 Stressors for Millennial women are finances (76%), family (63%), career (57%), their appearance (54%), and their love life (45%).
- Who do women turn to when they need a boost of confidence to push through stress? Millennial women say they primarily look inward (63%).
- Can’t Stop Me Now – 86% of young women report that they always choose to pursue their goals, even if they differ from societal expectations. 87% believe that today more than ever, women are challenging societal expectations and cultural norms previously ‘set’ for women.
- Over half of Millennial women (54%) feel pressured to lead a life that appears perfect on social media.
Unfortunately, stress brings sweat, and sweat stains are not part of a young girl’s fashion statement! This year, students can add one product to their list of school essentials that will keep them fresh and feeling more confident than ever – Secret Outlast Xtend. Its continuous 48 hour odor protection gives girls one less thing to fret over during that nerve-wracking oral presentation!
Modern teenagers face a whole new scope of stressors (social media, higher cost of living, competition in education and work) yet they are redefining how to cope.
Me? I’m a huge worrier. My teens? They don’t sweat the small stuff.
I kinda love that.
Disclosure: This post is brought to you by Secret.
Being a teen definitely comes with a lot of stressors. I like the locker kit idea.
I always make sure my kids know that they can talk with me or their father about anything AT ALL. With zero judgement. I want them to know that nothing is off limits if it’s bothering them.
I am not there yet with my kiddo and I am not looking forward to it. I will defiantly keep these in mind when my kiddo gets there.
I think it’s far more stressful for teens today than it used to be when I was younger. My daughter is 9 but teenager will be here before I know it so this is great info.
All so very true – I experienced a lot of stress in my high school days. Mainly on school work and succeeding… I put way too much on my plate!
This is all so true. Teens are under a lot of stress. Especially today. I make sure my kids know they can always come to us about anything!
Relationships cause a lot of stress for teenagers. I was lucky with my kids and they stayed away from a lot of the high school drama when they were teens.
I am not looking forward to the teenage years. There is so much more stress in high school now with Social Media.
Those can all certainly be stressful for teens. I can still remember my teenage years. It was a stressful time, especially in high school.
These are so true! Teen age years are a stressful. So, we as parents should be no. 1 to understand them.
I have 2 daughters. One is 18 and the other is 12. With social media teens are under so much more stress. Hopefully they know that they can come to me.
With college, a part time job and a boyfriend my daughter has a lot on her plate. I know she gets stressed over her work load with her course. When she starts to stress I advise her to take a deep breath and to try tackling what ever is stressing her out from a different angle and to talk it out with me if needed.
I could imagine how stressful all these things would be! Being a teen was not a fun time!
Having a 15 year old daughter – you are speaking my language. I know she stresses about many of these things and I do my best to help elevate what I can. I love the idea of the locker kit too!
This is all so true. Teens are under so much stress these days. I make sure my son knows they he can always count on us for support!
It is important to realize that young peolpe do experience a great deal of stress and nervousness that needs to be manageht
As the m om of a 15 year old,teen this post completely resonated with me- and this weekend I am definitely going to share it with her and hope in doing so we can open the lines of communication!
Being a teen is even harder now than it was before. Sure they have a lot of technological advances that we didn’t have, but those advances also come with a whole slew of downfalls.
I’m an early Gen Y; my stress levels are incomparable with respect to career, family and everything else… At least when I was a teen, we did not have the kind of social media that is rampant now (it was in the super-early stages)… I cannot imagine what being a Millennial feels like.
Definitely stressful being a teen! Now with social media too, it is always ON.
It took me a while to realize that that all those perfect people with perfect lives are really feeling as stressed and insecure as I am. I think it’s important to remind our children (and ourselves) that everyone has difficulties.