Teen toolkit

Answers to help you see more clearly

Teen toolkit

Answers to help you see more clearly

Being a teenager comes with a lot of changes, and sometimes, it can be tough.

Whether you’re going through a hard time or want to support a friend, we’re here to answer your questions—judgment-free, in a simple and open way. With our advice, you’ll better understand what you’re experiencing, find help when you need it, and build healthy habits to stay balanced.

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Body Image

Here are a few tips and tools to help develop self-confidence and self-esteem, accept and respect body diversity and reject the stigma attached to one’s appearance.

Get Help

Tips and resources for getting help and opening up the conversation when things aren’t going so well.

In my Head

Information and advice to better understand mental health, help you make sense of how you feel, better manage your emotions and take care of yourself on a daily basis to keep your balance.

Love and Sexuality

All our tips for building healthy relationships, knowing your personal boundaries, handling conflict, knowing when you’re in a toxic relationship, talking about consent, getting through heartbreak, and much more!

Psychological Distress

When going through difficult times (e.g. parental separation, friendship or romantic break-up), it’s normal to feel sad, anxious, angry or tired. When you suffer from psychological distress or depression, the symptoms are more intense and persist, without any improvement over time. All our tools to help you deal with it.

Social Life and Relationships

The quality of social relationships plays a significant role in maintaining positive mental health during adolescence. Developing empathy, handling conflict and managing emotions are essential tools for cultivating harmonious relationships.

Stress and Anxiety

Stress is a normal physiological reaction we can experience in the present moment. Anxiety is an emotion like any other that we feel regarding the past or the future. In either case, it’s completely natural and human to experience it. The important thing is to learn how to regulate anxiety to find a balance..

Love and friendship 4/5: toxic friendship - Freshta's testimony

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The foundation of a healthy relationship

Although it is important to be able to recognize the red flags in a relationship, it is also helpful to learn to identify ’’green flags”. We'll give you some.

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Two cultures: how do I find where I belong?

Here is some advice to help you better understand what you’re going through and find a place you belong between your family’s culture and your host country’s culture.

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Getting over your fear of grades

Here are the keys to put grades into perspective and keep calm.

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My first job

How do I know if I'm ready for a first job? How to choose the perfect job? How do I do it well? Let’s look at a few points to guide you.

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Helping someone close to you who's not doing well

Here is how you can support them effectively while not forgetting to take care of yourself in the meantime.

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Cyber harassment and cyberbullying

If you ever experience harassment or cyber abuse, here are the actions you can take to help yourself or a friend.

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Respecting personal boundaries

When you know your boundaries, it’s easier for you to respect them and ensure that others do the same, because you are better able to express them to other people and assert yourself.

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My personal strengths

Here is an exercise that will help you reflect on the skills you have outside of school.

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How to succeed in your fist job?

Several tips to help you adopt the right behavior during your 1st work experience.

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How to manage relationships through mentalization

Learn more about mentalization and how it can save your friendships!

Managing your emotions through mindfulness

Learn more about mindfulness, how it can help you take a break and let your thoughts settle, and how you can easily practice it.

How does the brain work in adolescence?

What are the main stages of development in adolescence? What's the brain's role in all these changes?

Who am I?

Listen to Parker Courte Rathwell, athlete in cross country skaying, talking about the elements that make him the person he is today: the construction of his personality, the discovery of its limits, qualities and faults, …

How do you deal with performance anxiety at school?

Here are a few testimonials in which students talk about their academic performance anxiety and how they deal with it.

How to help a friend in distress?

In this video, follow McKenzie and Marta as they explain how you can help a friend in need and make a difference.

Accepting your body despite social pressure

Tips to help you develop a positive and expanded vision of the body and the notion of beauty.

Learning to communicate and express yourself better

Communicating, discussing, listening, expressing yourself—these are skills that you can learn. A few tips to help you prevent conflicts and better manage the ones that break out.

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Toxic arguments and intimate partner violence

Learn more about intimate partner violence and what you can do in such a situation. We’ll help you assess your situation and we’ll also give you a few resources.

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Sexual consent

Consent is the basis of any healthy, respectful relationship. Here’s how it can be expressed.

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My heartbreaks

If you’re experiencing heartbreak or want to help a friend who is, read this!

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Racist prejudice: why it hurts

Why do these preconceived notions hurt? How long have they been around? And how can we get rid of them? Here are some ideas to help you.

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My prejudices on physical appearance

The best way to fight prejudices is to look for the necessary information and keep an open mind. Take stock of the ones you have with this quick test!

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Anxiety: sorting through your thoughts to feel better

When faced with parasitic thoughts and anxiety, you can do the following little exercise.

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Accepting yourself as you are: self-esteem and body image

Here are some tips to help you better understand your body image and some things you can do to improve it.

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Taking care of your mental health

To help you stay balanced, here are a few tips that you can apply to your everyday life.

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Learning about yourself

Get to know more about your inner strengths and weaknesses!

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My emotions

To help you better understand your thoughts and feelings and improve the way you handle your relationships, it’s a good idea to learn to step back from your emotions using mindfulness and mentalization.

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Solutions for depression

Here are some frequently asked questions - and answers - to help you gain a better understanding of adolescent depression and what you can do about it.

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Resources to help you

A few resources that you can turn to, whether it’s to talk about what you’re going through, get some guidance on the next steps to take, or find more concrete solutions.

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My community has prejudice about mental health, how can I talk about …

How can you start the discussion and get help? Here are some suggestions.

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How to talk about my issues?

Anxiety, depression, having the blues… Here are some tips to help you find the words to confide and know who to talk to.

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Managing your emotions in a crisis situation

Some strategies to help you react when everything is bad.

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How to react if you're a victim of sexual abuse?

Here are some resources that will help you better understand what sexual abuse is and learn how to talk about it or help a friend or family member.

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Suicidal thoughts

Here’s some advice to help you better understand suicidal thoughts and some resources where you can get help.

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What's wrong with me?

How to tell if you're feeling blue or if you're depressed? Learn to make the difference!

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My brain

Let’s zoom in on the teenage brain to help you understand it better and see how it influences your everyday life.

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My mental health

We help you better understand what mental heatlh is and why it's important to take care of it daily.

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Parasitic thoughts

An easy-to-understand diagram to help you sort out your thoughts and reduce anxiety.

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Self-talk for turbulent times

An info sheet to help you develop calming self-talk when you're going through a crisis.

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Wrestler quiz

A quiz that will help you better understand your reactions and the fight response.

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Umbrella strategies

An info sheet to help you regain your composure and ground yourself when going through a crisis.

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Developing in positive body image

Practical advice to help you develop a positive body image.

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The self-compassion break

A practical checklist to help you develop kind self-talk.

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Listening to music mindfully

A mindfulness exercise on music to practice at home and connect to the present.

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Zoom on my values

Fill out this list to identify your values and make better decisions.

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FAMILY TOOLKIT

Simple information and practical advice to help them better understand adolescence
and psychological distress, without prejudices or taboos.
Useful resources to help support a young person through any challenges that may arise.

Discover the family toolkit