The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable and Compassionate Adolescents

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable and Compassionate Adolescents is an urgently needed guide for parents seeking to better understand the intense, and often fraught, emotional world of teenagers. It comes from the New York Times bestselling author of Untangled and Under Pressure, and is also described as a New York Times bestseller.

Recognising that powerful emotions are part of adolescence, the book addresses the pressures many teens face today, including academic demands, social media stress, worries about the future and concerns about their own mental health. With clear, research-informed explanations and illuminating real-life examples, it offers concrete, practical information to help parents support teenagers through this critical developmental stage and the bumpy yet transformational journey into adulthood.

Key details

• Parenting guide focused on teenagers’ emotional lives
• By the New York Times bestselling author of Untangled and Under Pressure
• Described as a New York Times bestseller
• Includes research-informed explanations and real-life examples
• Explores pressures such as academic demands, social media stress and mental health concerns

Synopsis

Teenagers experience powerful emotions, and modern pressures can leave both teens and parents feeling anxious and overwhelmed. This guide explains teenagers’ emotional lives and outlines ways to support them through a critical developmental stage.

Using research-informed explanations and real-life examples, it provides practical information designed to help parents steady their teens as they move towards adulthood.