Resources

Some of my favorite books related to parenting teens (available at your favorite bookstore or through Bookshop*

Untangled by Dr. Lisa Damour,

Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls, by Dr. Lisa Damour,

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents by Dr. Lisa Damour,

Smart but Scattered by Dr. Peg Dawson

Building Boys, Raising Great Guys in a World that Misunderstands Males by Jennifer L. W. Fink

Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World by Jenn Granneman & Andre Solo

The Emotionally Intelligent Child, Rachael Katz, MS. ED and Helen Shwe Hadani, PhD

7 Steps to College Success Elizabeth C. Hamblet

Screenwise by Devorah Heitner

The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults, by Frances E. Jensen & Amy Ellis Nutt

How to Be the “Perfect” Mother-in-Law: A Lighthearted Guide for Moms of Married Sons, by Lesley Koeppel

The Scaffold Effect: Raising Resilient, Self-Reliant and Secure Kids in an Age of Anxiety by Harold Koplewicz

The Sleep-Deprived Teen, Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive, by Lisa Lewis

Wise Decisions: A Science-Based Approach to Making Better Decisions  by Dr. Jim Loehr and Dr. Sheila Ohlsson

Living Full: Winning My Battle With Eating Disorders, by Danielle Sherman-Lazar

You’ll Make It (and They Will Too): Everything No one Talks About When You’re Parenting Teens by Amy Betters-Midtvedt 

You’re Not a Failure: My Teen Doesn’t Like Me Either by Whitney Fleming

Loving Hard When They’re Hard to Love by Whitney Fleming

What Do I Want to Be When They Grow Up? by Karen Johnson

*affiliate link

Some helpful websites:

American Academy of Pediatrics: https://www.aap.org//

Child Mind Institute: https://childmind.org/

Grown and Flown: https://grownandflown.com/

Parenting Teens and Tweens: https://parentingteensandtweens.com/

Raising Digital Natives https://devorahheitner.com/

Your Teen for Parents: https://yourteenmag.com/