The Mindful Teen
Description
In this powerful book, a pediatrician specializing in teen and adolescent medicine offers a breakthrough mindfulness program to help you deal with stress in healthy ways, improve communication, and reduce conflicts with family and friends.
Being a teen is stressful! Whether it's school, friends, or dating, the teen years are full of difficult changes--both mentally and physically. If you're like many teens, you may have difficulty dealing with stress in effective ways. You aren't alone, and there are things you can do to stay calm, no matter how stressful life becomes. All you need to do is stop, breathe, and be mindful and aware in the present moment.
offers a unique program based in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to help you deal with stress. The simple, practical, and easy-to-remember tips in this book can be used every day to help you handle any difficult situation more effectively--whether it's taking a test at school, having a disagreement with your parents, or a problem you are having with friends.
If you're ready to uncover your own inner strength and resilience through mindful awareness and take charge of your life, this book will show you how.
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Reviews
--Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catastrophe Living and Wherever You Go, There You Are
--Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Master, poet, scholar, activist, and author of Being Peace
--Meena Srinivasan, author of Teach, Breathe, Learn
--Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH, director of the Ohio State University Center for Integrative Health and Wellness, and author of Mental Health, Naturally
--Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, author of Building Resilience in Children and Teens
--Mark Bertin, MD, developmental pediatrician and author of Mindful Parenting for ADHD
--Steven D. Hickman, PsyD, founder and executive director of the University of California, San Diego Center for Mindfulness, and associate clinical professor at the UC San Diego School of Medicine
--Chris McKenna, program director at Mindful Schools, http://www.mindfulschools.org
--Shimi Kang, MD, psychiatrist and author of the national bestseller, The Dolphin Way
"If you are a teenager who wants to live a less stressful, more enjoyable life, I encourage you to read The Mindful Teen. This book offers powerful mindfulness exercises in a clear, simple, friendly, easy-to-use format. Start reading and experience the benefits, now."
--Amy Saltzman, MD, author of A Still Quiet Place
--Christopher Willard, PsyD, Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, author of Child's Mind and Mindfulness for Teen Anxiety
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