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Investigates the latest psychology and neuroscience findings in the unique features and architecture of the teenage and adolescent brain. Offers parents and educators advice on using this new information to develop strong communication and relationships with the teenagers in their lives through which teens can bee supported to develop, grow, and learn. Highlights particularly the nature of teen mental health and the importance of a growth mindset...
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"Socially, mentally, and spiritually, teenagers face a variety of pressures and stresses each day. Despite these pressures, it is still parents who can influence teens the most, and The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers equips parents to make the most of that opportunity. In this adaptation of the [original bestseller The 5 Love Languages], Dr. Gary Chapman explores the world in which teenagers live, explains their developmental changes, and gives tools...
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Provides answers to questions about the consequences of internet use and overuse, and explores how social media, online gaming, texting, and messaging apps can impact adolescent mental health. Discusses how teenagers can navigate online life in a healthy way and avoid long-term problems associated with the internet, and highlights the dangers of cyberbullying. Includes color photographs, sidebars, text-related questions, research projects, a glossary,...
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Offers tips, tricks, and encouragement for introverted teenagers to develop their unique abilities, their inner lives, and their innate intelligence to find success in their social lives, schooling, and future careers. Argues that introverted teens do not need to try to exhibit extroverted traits to find success in life.
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"Essential reading. " - Dr. Vivek Murthy "This book should be at the bedside of every parent. " - Kirkus Reviews. Greatly expanding his award-winning New York Times series on the contemporary teen mental-health crisis, Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter Matt Richtel delivers a groundbreaking investigation into adolescence, the pivotal life stage undergoing profound-and often confounding-transformation. The transition from childhood to adulthood...
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"Acclaimed developmental psychologist David Yeager-who has worked alongside Angela Duckworth (Grit), Carol Dweck (Mindset), and Paul Tough (How Children Succeed)-reveals the new science of motivating young people ages ten through twenty-five in an illuminating and practical book that is a must-read for managers, parents, educators, coaches, and mentors everywhere. Imagine a world in which Gen Xers, millennials, and boomers interact with young people...