Tweens & Teens Parenting Resources

 

Books

Tweens/Teens

Superpowered: Transform Anxiety into Courage, Confidence and Resilience by Renee Jain & Shefali Tsabary 

After the Fall by Dan Santat

What Do You do With a Problem by Kobi Yamada

What Do You Do With a Chance by Kobi Yamada

What Do you Do With an Idea by Kodi Yamada

Hey, Warrior by Karen Young

Hey, Awesome by Karen Young 

For Parents

SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens: Get the Answers You Need, Keep Them Safe and Enjoy Your Kids Again by Sheryl Gould 

The Developing Mind, Third Edition: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are by Daniel J. Siegel

Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence by Daniel J. Siegel

Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. SiegelBurnout: The Secret

To Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski 

Permission To Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive by Marc Brackett Ph.D.


Articles

New York Times:

What Parents Are Feeling is More Than Just Stress by Sandi Villarreal 

Teens in Covid Isolation: ‘I Felt Like I Was Suffocating’  by Emma Goldberg

Lesson of the Day: ‘Teens in Covid Isolation: “I Felt Like I Was Suffocating’’’ by Katherine Schulten

Videos/Website

Substance abuse—Smartmovessmartchoices.org

Hey Sigmund—a website for help understanding anxiety

Podcasts

The Talking to Teens Podcast - Hosted by Andy Earle

Brene Brown: Unlocking Us

AT Parenting Survival Podcast | Parenting, Child Anxiety, Motherhood, Kids & Family - Hosted by Child Therapist Natasha Daniels


Apps

Sanvello

Dalio Journal

Braintap 

Calm 

Kingdom 

Headspace