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  • The Emotional Lives of Teenagers

  • Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents
  • By: Lisa Damour
  • Narrated by: Lisa Damour
  • Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (12 ratings)

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An urgently needed guide to help parents understand their teenagers' emotional highs and lows—and how to support their sons and daughters through this critical development stage—from the New York Times bestselling author of Untangled and Under Pressure.

In teenagers, powerful emotions are the rule, not the exception. Unfortunately, many of today's parents now regard their teens' negative feelings as disruptive, dangerous, or diagnosable, thanks to the rise of the wellness industry and the widespread use of psychotropic drugs. To make matters worse, the global pandemic, academic pressure, social media stress, and a bleak environmental future have left today's teenagers feeling overwhelmed.

Parents who listen to this book will learn:

a teenager's mental health isn't just about feeling good, it's about having the appropriate feelings at the appropriate time. Parents can help their teens regulate those feelings to avoid emotional floods.

strategies to keep teens from being overwhelmed by their emotions, so that kids aren't at the mercy of their moods

how to connect with their teens to facilitate open, honest conversations

how to deal with their teens' arguments, risk taking, romance, friendships, social media, and much more

With concrete, relatable explanations embedded in vibrant, real-life anecdotes, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers gives parents the science-based information they need to guide their teens through a challenging developmental phase during challenging times.

©2023 Lisa Damour (P)2023 W.F. Howes Ltd

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A must read for parents with teenage children

Clinical cases shared in the book are very commonly seen and the author explained how she dealt with them.

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Sensational and very practical. Dr Damour’s professional and personal insights are wonderful and helpful for therapist and carer

I really liked Dr Damour’s gentle recommendations that were based on her professional experience, research, and personal experience.

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Must read for parents with tweens and teens!!

This is hands down the best parenting book I have read in a long time. Thank you Dr Damour for your clear and concise guidance and advice on how to better parent our tweens and teens. I would highly recommend this book!

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Must read

Must read if you are raising a teenager. My kids are 18 & 20 years old and I wish I’d read this earlier

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So helpful

So many great tips and insights into the emotional rollercoaster that seems to come with the teenage years. Nice to hear it in the author’s own voice too and benefit from her clinical experience. Thanks for all the valuable information.

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A must read for parents

This book is a must read for all parents. I’ve recommended it to many friends already.

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Some helpful insights

There are some good reflections and insights for helping your teenager in this book but was often plagued with the unnecessary political statements and virtue signalling

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