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Product Description 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, 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. Read and: Realize the overwhelming circumstances of today’s teens and better understand the changing landscape of adolescence Find a revised, conscious parenting plan suited to addressing 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. Review "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 Review “If you are a parent―or a grandparent, an aunt or uncle, or have children in your life in any significant way and that you love―this book is required reading. Dr. John Duffy shows us how being an adolescent in the 21st century brings an entirely unique set of pressures that our generations never knew. Fortunately, Dr. Duffy gives us clear, concrete, wise advice for how we *all* can be the best adults and parents for our children, and make the difference we seek to be in their lives.” ―Michael Hainey, author of New York Times bestseller After Visiting Friends “It’s no big secret that modern teens face unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety. Depression, anxiety disorders, and suicidal ideation hover in the backdrop of their lives. What parents of modern teens need is a roadmap to learn how to help teens thrive (instead of simply survive), and John Duffy is here to help. In his signature empathic and straightforward tone, Duffy shines a spotlight on the many contributing factors to the rise in anxiety and depression among our teens and provides a clear plan to help parents understand their teens and give them the support they need. Duffy’s focus is right where it should be―on the importance of building the parent-teen connection. Highly recommended for parents, educators, coaches, and all other people who work with teens.” ―Katie Hurley, LCSW, author of The Depression Workbook for Teens and No More Mean Girls “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 wor