Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety: A Complete Guide to Your Child's Stressed, Depressed, Expanded, Amazing Adolescence (Parenting Tips, Raising Teenagers, Gift for Parents)

by John Duffy

Overview

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 Hyperactivity

A 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642500493
Publisher:	Mango Media
Publication date:	09/15/2019
Pages:	228
Sales rank:	174,425
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword 8

Preface 10

Note to Parents 12

Part 1 Painting the Picture 16

Jason's Story: What Are We Missing? 17

You Were Never a Teenager 20

The New Teen 23

The New Early Teen 26

Self-Consciousness 29

Empathy 31

Social Media 33

Antidotes to Social Media 47

The Emotional Bank Account 51

About Your Disdain 55

Identity Traffic 58

The New Late Teen 62

Our Narrow Definition of Success 72

College Choices and Stressors 78

Their Other Social Media 85

Part 2 Addressing the Issues 92

Anxiety 93

Heightened Awareness 104

Awareness of Mental Illness 109

The Crisis Crisis 120

Alcohol 123

Drugs 130

Weed 138

Prescription Drugs 147

Video Games 151

Relationships and Sex 155

Sexual Identity and Orientation 165

Sexual Assault 169

Suicide and Suicidal Ideation 173

Part 3 Filling Your Toolbox 179

The Vibe in Your Home 180

Awe and Wonder 183

Doing Away with the Sedentary Days 186

Yeah, It Takes a Village 188

Can We Skip This Part? 192

Music 196

Sleep, from P.M. to A.M. 199

The Value of Money 204

What You Can Do Now 207

When Your Kid Seems Awful 212

Hope for the Future 216

A Note to Dads 218

Parenting as a Spiritual Practice 221

Acknowledgements 224

About the Author 226

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Dr. Duffy's latest book gives parents insight and practical advice they won't find anywhere else for restoring calm to the frenzied pace of growing up today. Anxiety, stress, and depression are commonplace in teenager's lives now, but they don't have to be. You'll find comfort and wisdom in these pages. A must-read for every parent.”

—Michelle Icard, author Middle School Makeover: Improving the Way You and Your Child Experience the Middle School Years

Interviews

"Any parent of any child should read this book and learn from Dr. John Duffy," -H. Prather, author of The Mindful Parent

“Today’s parents grew up in a world that looks and feels nothing like the one our kids inhabit. Dr. Duffy’s book is like a travel guide to help us navigate this foreign land we’ve never visited and know nothing about, but desperately want to help our kids understand and thrive in, and maybe even love. This is a must-read I will return to often.”
-Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune

Editorial Reviews

"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

From the Publisher