Understanding Teen Stress & Anxiety
And Form Positive Connections
"This is a brilliant book and one that I feel is essential reading for parents, caregivers, teachers and health professionals. It is easy to read and packed with science, case studies and practical exercises. Emer provides great insight into the challenges today's teenagers face and provides useful practical tools that can be applied to everyday life. She uses her experience as a mother, psychologist and coach to produce a much-needed book that will empower parents, teachers and caregivers to improve their connection and understanding of teenager's stress and anxiety."
Dr. Jacqueline Brickley,
BSc.MB.ChB.MRCGP.DipSEM.MDCH
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Discover Connection Blockers:
What we often say we want and subsequently create in our lives can be at odds with each other, and we can struggle to figure out why. This is because 95% of our daily behaviour is unconscious and can sometimes be driven by our hidden fears, beliefs, thinking errors, biases, and outdated values. These drive our actions, and ultimately, our actions create our results.
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Understand The Teenage Brain:
You should know about the teenage brain because what you see in the physical changes of a growing teenager on the outside often makes you believe they are more grown-up on the inside. Getting to the facts of what is going on in the brains of teenagers and how it impacts their behaviour, makes this journey of their development easier for you to understand.
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Stress, Anxiety, Sleep and Addiction, Why it matters:
The bottom line is, many young people are stressed and feel isolated with rock bottom well-being, which impacts their ability to learn, perform and thrive. Many cannot connect meaningfully or have the necessary empathy for positive relationships with their peers. Spending a lot of time in the virtual world and the pandemic has exacerbated social disconnection even more.
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Home is where the heart is:
Build new skills and discover how to be the 'Good Adult' teenagers now need. This will help them to build confidence and feel safe and secure to succeed in today's world. Whether you are a parent, a significant adult, a caregiver, a youth worker or a teacher, you will discover how you can make a difference to create the best life for teenagers so they can feel at home within themselves first.
What else people say on
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Lots of families will relate to what is in the book - Sue A
"Emer O'Donnell's years of experience shone through in her words. I am a specialist family support foster carer on a project in Northern Ireland to prevent children from going into care. This isn't just another parenting book. The top tips will be so useful to put into practice and also for me to help parents/carers understand teen stress and anxiety. Emer's lived experiences were helpful to read and made it more relatable and accessible. One of those books that I didn't want to put down. The flow and wisdom was incredible. Gets a strong recommendation from me."
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An absolute must-read for parents and school leaders alike - MGH
"An incredible book which captures beautifully the ‘how to’ with teenagers. In a world where being connected has never been more important, this book easily shines a very bright light on strategies for parents and educators. A great read and readily accessible. If this isn’t on your bookshelf, it should be."
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A practical and comprehensive support for parents of teenagers - E. Feehan.
"Emer O’Donnell's book is an emotional and practical support for all parents... In her coaching work with teenagers, Emer has gained many insights into the stresses and struggles of their lives. She shares these along with her vast knowledge of the science and psychology behind the teenage mind, but what stands above all else is her passionate belief in what teenagers have to offer...As I read this book, it was obvious to me that by using the resources and worksheets provided, we can improve not only our relationships with our teenagers but also our relationships with others and with ourselves. As I put some of O'Donnell’s top tips into practice, my 15-year-old immediately rewarded me with a hug and a ‘Thanks for hearing me out!’ I have a bit to go, but it's certainly a good start!"
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Invaluable for parenting today's teenagers - Marian Feilding-Crawley
"Today's teens are up against unprecedented pressure from all angles, with little knowledge of how to fill their own tanks enough to ward off stress and anxiety. We, as parents, are better prepared when we know more about what's going on for them, and concrete ways that we can help them. This is the handbook :)."
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Should be made available to all schools and given to every parent free of charge - Andree Selner
"As someone who has worked closely with teenagers over the last 10 years... this book is invaluable to parents today but also as a tool for self-awareness in all relationships... in life. The difference I found with this...is its readability. The imagery and links to videos and other resources are also incredibly useful... and it was never too text-heavy...this book is genius and should be made available to every parent in the country for free, funded by the government!! Prevention is our biggest cure, and with mental health services nowhere near coping, this would be a simple way of helping countless broken connections in families with those parents who need support and are willing to seek it out!"
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