
Help Me Help My Teen
Supporting our teens through tough times
Maggie Dent(Author)
Macmillan Australia (Publisher)
Published on 30. July 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-1-76126-894-6 (ISBN)
Description
'I love Maggie's style. Quite simply, when she talks, we should listen.' Hamish Blake A masterpiece ... this book is the answer we've been waiting for.' Dr Vanessa Lapointe Australia's favouite parenting expert on how to understand and help our teens so they can thrive. Adolescence has always been a time of huge transformation, but today's teens deal with challenges that parents may never have imagined. An increasingly digital world filled with social media, gaming and harmful content, along with changing cultural norms, has intensified the pressure to excel and 'fit in' - leading to heightened levels of stress, anxiety and depression. Maggie Dent, Australia's queen of common-sense parenting, believes that teens can handle these pressures with resilience and strength when they are supported by stable, loving connections with family, teachers and other caring adults. Drawing on up-to-date research, a survey of modern teens and her own experiences as a teacher, counsellor and mother, and her memories of being a teen, Maggie provides clear and compassionate 'what to do' advice for some of the most difficult, sensitive topics-such as technology use, sex, drugs and alcohol, dropped school grades, mental health and identity-and shows us how we can provide a safe and supportive environment for all our teens. Help Me Help My Teen is a reassuring, practical guide for parents to help teenagers navigate adolescence and grow into confident, capable adults.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan Australia
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 154 mm
Width: 233 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-76126-894-6 (9781761268946)
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Person
Commonly known as the 'Queen of Common Sense', Maggie Dent has become one of Australia's favorite parenting authors, educators and podcasters. Maggie is the author of 10 major books, including the bestselling 2018 release Mothering Our Boys, her 2020 release From Boys to Men and her 2022 release Girlhood. She has hosted six seasons of the award-winning ABC podcast, Parental As Anything, and in July 2021 released a book of the same name. Maggie is also the host of The Good Enough Dad podcast. Maggie's experience includes teaching, counselling, working in palliative care/funeral services and suicide prevention. She is a dedicated advocate for quietly changing lives in our families and communities. She is a proud ambassador for mental health not-for-profit Gotcha4Life Foundation, mindfulness app Smiling Mind, and The Sanctuary. Maggie is the mother of four sons and a very grateful grandmother to a growing tribe of precious little boys and girls.