08/27/2026
Who could you ask for help if you needed it?
It's a simple question. But it's an important one to ask our kids before they need the answer.
Maybe it's a teacher who makes things easier to understand. A coach who listens. A school counselor. A grandparent. A friend's parent. A sibling. A trusted adult who makes them feel safe.
When we help young people identify the people they can turn to, we're doing more than starting a conversation. We're helping them build a plan.
Because eventually, every young person will need help—with an assignment they don't understand, a friendship that's getting complicated, a mistake they don't know how to fix, or feelings that have become too heavy to carry alone.
Knowing how to ask for help is a skill. Knowing who you can ask makes that skill easier to use.
So sometime this week, ask:
Who could you ask for help if you needed it?
And then listen.
You might learn something important about the people your child already trusts—and you might help them realize their circle of support is bigger than they thought.
Find more questions to help start meaningful conversations in our Back-to-School Mental Health Guide at cathedralhome.org/back-to-school