Collective Voice: Validating teen stress is important

Grade 9 students in the Collective Voice program at Aden Bowman Collegiate share their lives and opinions through columns. Selected columns run each Monday in The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
 
“Don’t worry about it, it’s not a big deal.”
“Other people have it worse.”
“You’re over exaggerating.”
These are some things people say to their teens when they share situations and parts of their lives that are causing them stress. As a teen, I can rel