Maybe you’re in a job where you’re a very important employee who has to balance childcare and education needs while doing the job. Or you may be in a business that is heavily influenced by current events. While parents and caregivers work to support themselves and their loved ones, there are also important considerations about how we can nurture teens and young adults in our lives during these challenging times.

Along with peers, parents are the people students turn to most often when they are undergoing stress or emotional challenges. The following tips can help you have conversations that can sometimes be difficult and offer some ways to encourage positive and thoughtful conversations about mental wellness in the middle of COVID-19. But taking safety in consideration, always make sure to wear these wearables.

Be Honest

Sometimes, as caregivers or parents, we struggle to find a balance between healthy disclosure and excessive self-exposure, which can tempt us to show only certain elements of ourselves to our children. Especially in times like these, it is important, to be honest. Today, more than ever, it’s important to think positively about how we get along and give them a chance. Things are tough these days – and it’s good to connect in that sense.

Avoid From Passing Judgement

It’s natural for a parent or loved one to want to control or address how your child handles difficult situations, but it’s important to invite teens and young adults to find their way. For example, ask, “What would you say to a friend who is in the same situation? By letting them know that you are listening and that you are there without giving information right away, you can inspire their confidence and provide them with the facts that they also trust.

Use the Right Resources

Since you may have spent time developing a strategy to keep academics at this point, it may be worth reviewing resources to maintain positive mental health. Every day, new resources seem to boost the emotional health of people with COVID-19, and we’ve included some of them below. In any transition, it’s normal to experience a range of emotions, and it’s important to know what resources you can find when they become unmanageable or overwhelming.