NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An urgently needed guide to help parents
understand their teenagers' intense and often fraught emotional
lives--and how to support them through this critical developmental
stage--from the New York Times bestselling author of Untangled and
Under Pressure
In teenagers, powerful emotions come with the territory. And with so
many of today's teens contending with academic pressure, social media
stress, worries about the future, and concerns about their own mental
health, it's easy for them--and their parents--to feel anxious and
overwhelmed. But it doesn't have to be that way.
Parents who read this book will learn:
- what to expect in the normal course of adolescent emotional
development and when it's time to worry
- why teens (and adults) need to understand that mental health isn't
about "feeling good" but about having feelings that fit the moment,
even if those feelings are unwanted or painful
- strategies for supporting teens who feel at the mercy of their
emotions so they can become psychologically aware and skilled at
managing their feelings
- how to approach common challenges that come with adolescence, such
as friction at home, spiking anxiety, risky behavior, navigating
friendships and romances, the pull of social media, and many more
- the best ways to stay connected to their teens and how to provide
the kind of relationship that adolescents need and want
With clear, research-informed explanations alongside illuminating,
real-life examples, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers gives parents the
concrete, practical information they need to steady their teens through
the bumpy yet transformational journey into adulthood.
