Helping your teen through a heartbreak
Break-ups are always painful, but what teenage breakup advice will help them get through one of the toughest parts of adolescence? When your child has broken up with their partner, you must recognize that they need time to heal. Be there for them, offer support at any time they need it and give them space to process the changes. Give them space to be by themselves for a little while.


How to Help Your Teen Through Their First Break-Up
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One moment, please
There are common reactions to a breakup that are worth monitoring. However, these would not necessarily indicate a trauma response. For example, if your teen is suffering after a breakup, they may have difficulty sleeping or seem unusually tired. You may notice they keep to themselves more often or are not eating much. Likewise, they may lose interest in their extracurricular activities, work, friends, and school.



What should parents know about teens and online dating?
Every item on this page was chosen by a Woman's Day editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. We've all been teenagers in love—and now many of us are raising teenagers who are bound to get their hearts broken as a result of breakups and loss.





As online dating has become the new normal for adults, we ask our experts to shed a light on how this phenomenon is affecting teens and what parents can do to keep them safe. This will probably start with messaging people they already know, to social media and dating apps where they could come into contact with anyone. Relationships come with the whole packet — from joy, excitement and pleasure to heartbreak, embarrassment, inadequacy, and despair so as a parent you need to be ready. Show an interest in all of their relationships. Talk to them about what it means to be loved and respected — whether face to face or online.
