8 Ways To Help Your Teen Survive A Break-Up (Episode 8)

Here are 8 tips for parents from psychotherapist Mary Jo Rapini that will help your teenager deal with the emotional pain of breaking up, and they may help you too. This is episode 8 of the Renovating Relationship series.

One of the toughest parts of parenting I ever had to participate in was when my daughter went through a break up. It doesn't matter if you're 13 or 63, break ups hurt. When you are older you have the experience of years and your self esteem is formed and not as dependent on being liked or fitting in. For a tween or teen it can be devastating because their feelings for the other person are very deep and their self esteem is not fully developed. Telling them this will pass and they will have many more loves is not effective because they live very much in the present and their pain is immediate.