Coping with Academic Stress and Study Tips for Teens/Parents

This workshop explores academic stress in youth and provides practical tools to manage stress in healthy and effective ways. Participants will learn how stress affects performance, emotions, and behaviour, and how common thinking patterns can increase pressure. Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and emotional regulation strategies, the session offers simple coping skills, study habits, and communication tools to support youth through academic challenges, including exams and report cards.

In this workshop, we will discuss: 

1. Understanding Academic Stress

2. Sources of Academic Pressure

3. Stress, the Brain, and Performance

4. Thinking Traps & CBT Basics

5. Coping and Emotional Regulation Skills

6. Healthy Study & Time Management Strategies

7. Managing Report Cards and Feedback

8. Q&A

*This program is presented in partnership with HF Care*