Title:
Your amazing teen brain : CBT and neuroscience skills to stress less, balance emotions, and strengthen your growing mind
Author:
Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
Oakland : New Harbinger Publications, 2021.
Physical Description:
x, 174 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781684038046
Abstract:
"Teen brains are primed to learn and grow. In Your Amazing Teen Brain, teen readers will find fun and easy "brain hacks" grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and neuroscience to help them make the most of their growing minds, manage difficult emotions, build better relationships, and face all the challenges of growing up"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: A user's guide to your brain -- Your brain is a little crazy right now...but that's okay -- Your emotions feel bigger -- CBT can help -- Stress: The good and the bad -- Risk, excitement, and drama: Your brain wants it all -- Peers: they matter a lot -- "School is your job right now" -- Procrastination: The villain -- Meditation and mindfulness -- Why am I doing all this? Finding Meaning -- Telling your story.
Language:
English
Audience:
Ages 13-19
Grades 10-12
