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Teenagers often experience negative emotions due to body changes and sensitive interactions with others. To help them, it's important for them to know themselves and choose what works best for them. They should engage in activities that promote positive emotions, seek support, and not blame others for their feelings. A story about Amanda shows the challenges she faces in balancing school, family, and financial responsibilities. With the help of her school and friends, she realizes the importance of seeking help and returns to school. As parents, we can support our teenagers by creating a positive environment, addressing behaviors calmly, and building a closer relationship with them. Educators can also provide assistance. Hello, everyone. My name is Ericka Ramirez. I'm here with you today to talk about how to support a teenager with negative emotions. Sometimes, negative emotions just appear just because or because of the body changes that a teenager has been experiencing while growing, and some negative emotions make them sensitive about their surroundings and the close contact with other individuals. They start experiencing sadness, anger, loneliness, jealousy, self-criticism, fear, or any type of rejection. To help them handle those emotions, it's necessary to know yourself better. For example, you have the power to choose what works better for you. Find a way that you feel comfortable with your family or the way that you feel. Be confident that you are in control of your emotions. Find videos and some fun activities that will help you to interact with other individuals. Don't blame anyone for the way that you are feeling. Build positive emotions. Seek support. Negative emotions are impossible to avoid. Everyone feels them from time to time. They may be difficult, but we can learn to handle them. I want to share with you a story about Amanda's daily life. Because she loves her family so much, she wants to help her mom by taking care of two of her younger siblings. While her mom came back from work all night, she must have to wake up early in the morning to prepare food for the siblings and get them ready to take them to school that is on her way to a nursing school. Every day she gets late at her school, and the teacher is getting concerned about her grades. She starts feeling tired, angry all the time, and she starts feeling that what she has been doing is not enough because the rent has been being delayed for months. She is thinking to withdraw nursing school, but she has a scholarship that helps her to keep her there. But she has to make a decision before the rent gets more delayed, and she chooses to find a part-time job to help pay the rent, feeling regretful because she dreams to be a nurse, have been missing school. Soon, the school notices her absence and looks for her, and makes a surprise visit at her home where some of her classmates have been worrying about her situation. They collect some money and groceries to get her on her feet and for her to return to school. After the visit of her school and some of her closest friends, she realizes that she needs to be here and needs help. She returns to school, and she makes an effort to talk about how she has been feeling because of the weight that she has been carrying. As we can notice, many negative emotions and responsibilities that have been given as a teen are difficult to manage them. You are not alone in the way that you are feeling right now. Your dad, your mom, and even your grandparents went through that too. As a parent, how we can support our teenagers? Support your teenager and create more positive interactions. Make positive changes in the family environment. Keep calm and learn how to address behaviors. Teach that they are capable and have confidence in your teenagers. Improve your relationship with your teenager by taking more and becoming closer to them. Show respect and find a way to deal with tricky situations. There are also qualified educators that can help you. Contact us and we can guide you to be happy and have a healthy adulthood. Well, this is everything that we can share with you today, and thank you so much for listening. Goodbye.