For many families, spring brings relief that winter is over. The change in weather and increased daylight can end seasonal depression and provide ample opportunities for outdoor activities. Spending time outdoors and engaging in physical, mental, and mindful activities outside can provide healing for teenagers. Here are some great activities to get your teen engaged outdoors this spring.
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Spring Break Outdoor Activities the Whole Family Will Love
A change in weather brings the perfect opportunity to get outside and get moving. Physical movement can release emotions, reduce stress, and release chemicals like dopamine and endorphins to balance mood. Physical activity is also a great way to ensure a good night’s sleep. Studies show time outdoors reduces stress, boosts endorphins, and promotes deep healing. Try some of these activities with your family this spring break:
- Hiking: Find a gentle or more challenging trail near your home that you and your teen can enjoy together. You can pack water, snacks, and necessary clothing to ensure a safe adventure.
- Outdoor dining: Plan and cook a meal together to eat outside. This could be a picnic or backyard barbeque. Either way, family meals can enhance communication and connection while promoting healthy eating habits.
- Camping: Camping is an excellent way for teens to build resilience, learn new skills, and get in touch with the great outdoors. Have them leave their phones in the car or at least on airplane mode for a truly disconnected experience. If you don’t have a campsite nearby, camping in the backyard is always an option.
- Volunteer on a farm: Whether it’s a vegetable farm or farm with barnyard animals, physical labor, connecting with food and animals, and time outside can help teens destress and build meaningful connections with the world around them.
There are only a few ways to disconnect from social media and screens and spend time outside this year’s spring break. Time outdoors will increase levels of Vitamin D and help your teenager balance their mood and mental health.
Benefits of Holistic Healing for Teenagers
If these outdoor activities aren’t enough to get our teen out of seasonal depression or winter blues, it might be time to seek professional help. Holistic therapies help teens engage with their minds and bodies, often outdoors. These types of treatment can be structured or more casual, helping teens cope with peer pressure and social expectations. Then, they can discover what they want in life.
Holistic healing modalities help teens build routines and find activities they love. Holistic modalities range from equine-assisted therapy to yoga, running, and ti-chi. Every teen needs their own approach to stress management, treatment, and healing. Providing your teen with tools for holistic health is the first step in independence and lifelong success.
Start Outdoor Holistic Healing for Your Teen in North Carolina Today
If you’re ready to help your teen with outdoor approaches to holistic healing, the team at Foothills at Red Oak Recovery can help. We focus on holistic healing for teen boys struggling with addiction and co-occurring disorders. Today, at least half of people living with process addictions, substance use disorders, and disordered eating have co-occurring mood disorders. Holistic healing rooted in outdoor engagement can help teens heal from addiction and co-occurring disorders.
Teen boys at Foothills at Red Oak Recovery love our equine-assisted therapy. Working with animals outdoors allows clients to put tools from individual, group, and family therapy into action. When riding horses, connecting with the outdoor world helps our clients build resilience and prioritize their lives. By disconnecting from screens, social media, and peer pressure, the teens at Foothills at Red Oak Recovery find themselves in nature.
Learn More Now at Foothills at Red Oak Recovery
If you’re ready to learn more or need more resources to help your son over spring break, call Foothills at Red Oak Recovery now at 866.300.5275 to learn how we can help.
