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Why Smart Teens Hurt: Helping Adolescents Cope with the Consequences of Intelligence

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SKU 9781642509977

Get the Inside Scoop on Teenage Psychology

Our teens are our future so it’s only right that we invest in understanding them! This guide book provides solutions to improve teenage issues and interpersonal communication. 

Helpful guide to understanding teenage psychology. In Why Smart Teens Hurt, Dr. Eric Maisel, best-selling author of Why Smart People Hurt, and one of the world’s leading experts on the issues of childhood, shares a unique exploration of the teen problems adolescents face. Maisel guides us on what it’s like to inhabit the racing, often troubled realm of teenage psychology, and he provides powerful strategies to help parents and smart teens alike.

Healthy ways to address teenage issues. Teen parenting books usually look at teenagers as objects. But Why Smart Teens Hurt empowers parents to be empathetic towards their teens while also understanding the struggles of adolescence and teenage behavior. Parents will gain a new level of understanding and a new appreciation of their smart teen’s reality.

Inside, you’ll find:

  • A comprehensive breakdown of teenage psychology
  • Strategies and solutions to help your smart teen reach their full potential
  • A uniquely crafted reading experience for both parents and teens

If you liked books such as Smart but Scattered Teens, Focus and Thrive, or Scattered to Focused, you’ll love Why Smart Teens Hurt.

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Book details

Author
Eric Maisel, PhD
Imprint
Conari Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
Published
Pages
234
Formats
Paperback
Subjects
Family & Relationships › Life Stages › Teenagers
Psychology › Developmental › Adolescent
Family & Relationships › Reference
Psychology › Psychopathology › Depression
ISBN-13
9781642509977

About the author

ERIC MAISEL, PhD, is a retired family therapist, active creativity coach, and developer of the philosophy of life known as kirism, and the author of more than 50 books. His recent books include Redesign Your Mind, The Great Book of Journaling and Transformational Journaling for Coaches, Therapists and Clients.

Maisel writes the "Rethinking Mental Health" blog for Psychology Today, which has received 3 million views, and three weekly blogs for The Good Men Project, including "Redesign Your Mind" and "Kirism Today." He is widely regarded as America’s foremost creativity coach.

When he’s not writing, Maisel trains creativity coaches, leads workshops for writers online and in locations including London, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Dublin, Rome and Prague, and provides keynotes for organizations including the American Mental Health Counselors Association.

Eric lives in Walnut Creek, California, with his wife.

Format: Paperback