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No parent experienced their teen years the way children do today; children as young as eight-years-old are prematurely self-conscious, over-stressed, and overwhelmed. Dr. John Duffy, the regular parenting and relationship expert on Steve Harvey, is here to provide strategies and tips for actively learning the world of our children, so that when they need us, we can be there armed with understanding.
List of contents
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Note to Parents
Part One: Painting the Picture
Jason's Story: What Are We Missing?
You Were Never a Teenager
The New Teen
The New Early Teen
Self-Consciousness
Empathy
Social Media
Antidotes to Social Media
The Emotional Bank Account
About Your Disdain
Identity Traffic
The New Late Teen
Our Narrow Definition of Success
College Choices and Stressors
Their Other Social Media
Part Two: Addressing the Issues
Anxiety
Heightened Awareness
Awareness of Mental Illness
The Crisis Crisis
Alcohol
Drugs
Weed
Prescription Drugs
Video Games
Relationships and Sex
Sexual Identity and Orientation
Sexual Assault
Suicide and Suicidal Ideation
Part Three: Filling Your Toolbox
The Vibe in Your Home
Awe and Wonder
Doing Away with the Sedentary Days
Yeah, It Takes a Village
Can We Skip This Part?
Music
Sleep, from P.M. to A.M.
The Value of Money
What You Can Do Now
When Your Kid Seems Awful
Hope for the Future
A Note to Dads
Parenting as a Spiritual Practice
Acknowledgements
About the Author
About the author
Dr. John Duffy is a Chicago-based clinical psychologist, bestselling author, keynote speaker and national media expert. He has been in vigorous private practice for twenty-five years, specializing in work with adolescents, young adults and their parents. He has consistently provided the tools young people need to thrive through his empathy, knowledge, experience and practice. He has written three books intended to provide parents with the tools to help their teens and young adults thrive in this persistent age of anxiety. For more than a decade, Dr. Duffy has also spoken to thousands of parents internationally through PTAs, Fortune 500 corporate programs, and other parenting networks.
Dr. Duffy has written and contributed to articles for CNN, the
Washington Post,
The New York Times,
Your Teen and countless other media outlets. On television, he has been a regular contributing expert on
NewsNation and
Steve Harvey, and has shared his expertise through frequent appearances on CNN, the
Today show, the
Morning Blend, and hundreds of appearances on local outlets. On radio, Dr. Duffy is a regularly appearing expert on WGN, WLS and NPR. He has appeared as an expert guest on countless podcasts and has been the host of two popular podcasts himself.
Summary
Your Guidebook for Parenting Teens in the New Teenage Years
“If you are a parent―or have children in your life in any significant way and that you love―this book is required reading.” ―
Michael Hainey, author of
New York Times bestseller
After Visiting Friends#1 Best Seller in School Age Children, Parenting Teenagers, Child Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Anxieties & Phobias, and HyperactivityA parenting wake-up call that could change how you raise your child.Learn about the “New Teen” and how to adjust your parenting skills. Strategies for parenting teens are now beginning years too late. Kids are growing up with nearly unlimited access to social media and the internet, and unprecedented academic, social, and familial stressors. Starting as early as eight years old, children are exposed to information, thought, and emotion they are unprepared to process.
Unprecedented teenage depression and anxiety. Because of the exposure they face, kids are emotionally overwhelmed at a young age and often are continuing to search for a sense of self well into their twenties.
Urgent advice for parents of teens. Dr. John Duffy’s parenting book is a necessary guide that addresses the hidden phenomenon of the changing teenage brain. Dr. Duffy, a nationally recognized expert in parenting for nearly twenty-five years, provides a guidebook for parents raising children who are growing up quickly and dealing with unresolved adolescent issues that can lead to anxiety and depression.
Inside:- Realize the overwhelming circumstances of today’s teens and understand the changing landscape of adolescence
- Find a revised, conscious parenting plan that addresses the needs of the New Teen
- Discover the joy in parenting again by reclaiming the role of your teen’s ally, guide, and consultant
If you enjoyed parenting books such as The Yes Brain, How to Raise an Adult, The Teenage Brain, Untangled, or The Conscious Parent, Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety should be your next read.
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"I like how it is organized into manageable learning sections. I like the added exercises to help you really understand the topics. Very well presented." —Cassandra's Reviews
"I see the benefits of Dr John Duffy's work and for those who are raising teens or about to raise teens this could relieve some of the stress you feel in connection to that process." —Nerdy Girl Express