Warsaw Home Help
Practical help for people dealing with parenting a struggling teen and family estrangement, plus a weekly drop-in.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
For parents worried about a teenager. Talk with people in Poland who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Poland circle: Weekly check-in ยท
Practical help for people dealing with parenting a struggling teen and family estrangement, plus a weekly drop-in.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
Run by people who have been through caregiver burnout and empty nest themselves.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
โIf you're at the start of this, I won't pretend it's easy. The first few months were the worst of my life. But I'm writing this from the other side, and some days now I forget to be sad. I had to ask for help and it nearly killed me, but it was the right thing. Go slowly.โ
โWhen your teen is struggling, you will feel like you are failing. You are not. The lying and the vaping and the closed door, it is not about you. Keep the small routines. For me it was Sunday hiking. One hour. It doesn't fix anything but it keeps you standing. Ask for help even if you are the one who usually gives it. And when they come out of their room for dinner, just say the food is good. Don't make it a big thing. They will come back when they are ready. In the meantime, you have to keep yourself well.โ
โto whoever needs this: i was where you are in august. a friend group i do not trust. last weekend i went to a friend's birthday and stayed till the end. it comes back slowly, like feeling in your fingers after the cold.โ
โDear stranger, i was in the same place nearly four years ago. It was a friend group I do not trust and I couldn't see past it. Last month I had people round for dinner. Praying for you.โ