Ep 11 | Who Am I Becoming?: Identity, Self-Concept, and Mental Health in Childhood & Adolescence

<p>Kids and teens are figuring out who they are while juggling friendships, school, social media, and family expectations. In this episode, hosts Beth Hope, LCSW, and Britt Teasdale are joined by John Casey, LCSW, Senior Primary Adolescent Therapist at <a href="https://compasshealthcenter.net/location/chicago/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Compass Health Center – Chicago</a>, to talk about how identity and self-concept develop from childhood through adolescence, and how parents can support that process without having all the answers. </p><p>They cover the difference between identity and self-concept, how labels help or hurt a child’s confidence, social media’s role in connection and comparison, and how to stay supportive when a child’s identity doesn’t match what a parent expected. John also shares what to do when caregivers don’t agree, and what he wishes more parents understood about a process that’s rarely linear. </p><p><a href="https://hubs.ly/Q04yBbgc0" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><b><strong>Download the Parent Resource Here</strong></b></a></p>