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Crazy-Stressed

Saving Today's Overwhelmed Teens with Love, Laughter, and the Science of Resilience

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A guide for saving today's overwhelmed teens through love, laughter, and the power of resilience.

A little resilience goes a long way, peel back the cheerful facade that parents present, and you'll find that many are worried about their teens. Mood swings, impulsiveness, poor judgment, and other problems peak in these years. Add stressors such as screen addiction, cyberbullying, increasing academic demands, and time-consuming athletic commitments...and it's no surprise that today's teenagers rank as the most anxious in 50 years. Parents long to help, but how?

Based on a career counseling kids and their parents, psychologist Michael Bradley locates the most powerful protective trait: resilience. Teens with this crucial quality know how to handle difficulty, overcome obstacles, and bounce back from setbacks.

Packed with insights from neuroscience and psychology, real-life case studies, and a dose of humor, Crazy-Stressed sheds light on the teen brain and offers a wealth of resiliency-boosting strategies. In it, Dr. Bradley reveals:

  • What kids these days are really going through
  • Ways to strengthen the seven skills every teen needs to survive and thrive
  • What-to-do-when suggestions for common behavior, school, and social issues
  • Tactics for coping with conflict, teaching consequences, improving communication, staying connected, and more
  • It's not easy being a teen-and it's certainly not easy parenting one. Always frank and often funny, Crazy-Stressed will become your go-to guide...and your teens may even thank you for it.

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      • Library Journal

        June 15, 2017

        According to adolescent psychologist Bradley (Yes, Your Teen Is Crazy), teens are more stressed today than they have been in 50 years. Combine mood swings, impulsiveness, and lack of sleep with present-day triggers of increased academic demands and social media consumption, and many youths may feel like they are spiraling down a path of depression and anxiety. Bradley begins this work with a look at the neuroscience of a teenage brain, examining how this work-in-progress sometimes lapses into poor judgment and produces angry outbursts. Part 2 offers critical strategies for parents to help their kids build resilience. The final section is a veritable toolbox of approaches and contains phrases for parents to use that not only enable empowerment in youth but also help to pave the way for stronger communication and even greater sanity for mom and dad. VERDICT Bradley's work offers valuable case studies, quotes, and a bit of humor that guides readers through to the end. Recommended.

        Copyright 2017 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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