196: Is My Kid Really Sick? Or Just Avoiding School?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Dr. Lisa Damour/Good Trouble Productions

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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“Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting” is the essential podcast for parents seeking expert guidance, tested strategies, and psychological insights on raising kids, especially tweens and teens. Join renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour and former journalist and mom of two Reena Ninan as they explore real-life parenting challenges. Looking to learn more about how to boost kids’ resilience, build their confidence, or support their emotional well-being? Dr. Lisa and Reena have got you covered! Together they address listener questions about stress, anxiety, social media concerns, school pressures, and challenges in peer relationships. Each episode provides practical advice and science-backed solutions to help parents raise resilient, confident, and emotionally healthy kids. Tune in every week for the latest topics in parenting, child psychology, and family wellness. Get answers to your most pressing parenting questions. New episodes drop every Tuesday. ________________ Is your teen really sick, or could it be stress-related? In this episode, Dr. Lisa Damour and Reena dive into the challenges of managing school-year illnesses and the fine line between actual sickness and stress-related symptoms. They address a parent's concerns about a son dealing with anxiety, self-harm, and frequent complaints of nausea. From finding the right balance with school involvement to introducing coping strategies like deep breathing and mental health days, they explore ways to support teens through these tough moments. We want to hear from you! How do you help your teen manage stress and navigate school pressures? Follow and subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can see all our latest video episodes: https://youtube.com/@asklisapodcast And follow us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @Lisa.Damour, @ReenaNinan. Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: https://www.goodtroubleproductions.com ________________ Episode Keywords: school, sickness, stress, anxiety, self-harm, symptoms, mental health day, sleep, box breathing, stress reduction, breathing techniques Show Keywords: ask lisa podcast, dr lisa damour, reena ninan, psychology, parenting, podcast, teens, tweens, parenting teens, parenting tweens, teen parenting, tween parenting, parenting tips, parenting advice, positive parenting, parenting podcast, teen behavior, tween challenges, raising tweens, raising teens, parenting hacks, parenting help, family dynamics, kids podcast, mental health, teen mental health, attachment styles, emotional intelligence

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0:00.0	Tell me a parenting issue everyone struggles with, with tweens and teens, but no one talks about.
0:06.9	Rina, I think a lot of people feel like they just don't know how to connect to their kid anymore.
0:12.3	I'm Rina Ninen and welcome to Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.
0:18.7	And I'm Dr. Lisa D'Amour.
0:20.3	We bring you science-back strategies for managing anxiety, discipline, intense emotions, and more.
0:26.6	We decode tough parenting challenges with tips that you can use right now.
0:32.0	So subscribe to Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast, and join our YouTube community today.
0:38.1	We're here to help you untangle family life.
0:43.2	Episode 196, is my kid really sick or just avoiding school?
0:54.0	It all comes crashing down, I feel like, in December.
0:57.7	Like, you don't realize it, but it slowly is between figuring out the holidays and school and
1:04.2	finals.
1:05.0	Am I wrong?
1:06.3	Well, not if I'm a yardstick for this, no.
1:09.5	I don't know how other people are doing, but like, Rina, so we celebrate Christmas.
1:13.1	And every year I'm like, next year I'm going to take care of all of this in the summer.
1:17.8	Like I tell myself this, of course I never do.
1:21.0	Of course I never do.
1:22.4	And then what I really count on is Christmas not coming too late in the winter break because I feel like I can't relax until it's over as much as I love it.
1:33.7	And it sounds like you start to hold your breath right about now because it's like a four-week sprint.
1:38.3	Exactly.
1:39.6	We're going to talk about, I know a lot of kids end up getting sick during the school year, this point in the school year, but are they really sick or are they getting sort of the school blues? I want to read you this letter. Hi, Dr. Lisa and Rina. My teenage son has struggled with anxiety and self-harm in the past. He sees a therapist regularly and has not engaged in any self-harm recently. He, with a lot of support from
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