Resources:
Caring for the Caregiver: The Critical Link Between Parent and Teen Mental Health (Making Caring Common)
Featured Experts:
Dr. Lisa Damour: Clinical Psychiatrist and author specializing in adolescents
Cindy Pierce: Speaker, Author and Sexual Health Educator
Dr. Daniel Siegel, M.D.: Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and founder of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA
Dr. Jean Twenge: Author (I-Gen), Speaker, Professor and Consultant
Cath Hakanson: Registered Nurse, Health Educator and founder of Sex Ed Rescue
Gail Dines, Sexual Heath and Anti-Porn Educator; President and CEO of Culture Reframed
Charis Denison, Youth Advocate, Teacher, National Consultant, Prajna Consulting
Maureen Healy: Award-winning author, speaker, and leader in the field of children’s emotional health
Recommended Ted Talks:
The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself by Dan Harris
An ER Doctor on Triaging your "Crazy Busy" Life by Darria Long
The Power of Vulnerability by Brené Brown
What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the Longes Study on Happiness by Robert Waldinger
Books:
The Whole-Brain Child: Twelve Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
Duct Tape Parenting, A Less is More Approach to Raising Respectful, Responsible, and Resilient Kids by Vicki Hoefle
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions to Adulthood by Lisa Damour Ph.D.
Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour Ph.D.
Freeing Your Child From Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome your Child’s Fears, Worries, and Phobias by Tamar E. Chansky, Ph.D.
Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of the Boy World by Rosalind Wiseman
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, Ph.D.
iGen: Why Today’s Super -Connected Kids are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood by Jean M. Twenge Ph.D.
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Sexploitation: Helping Kids Develop Healthy Sexuality in a Porn-Driven World by Cindy Pierce
Sex, Teens and Everything in Between by Shafia Zaloom
Websites:
Child Mind Institute's Family Resource Center (and Youtube Channel) Find information to help you support children who are struggling with mental health, behavior or learning challenges.
Tilt Parenting: For Parents raising differently wired kids
Understood: For Learning and attention issues
Stop, Breathe, Think: Check in with how you’re feeling and try short activities tuned to your emotions
Greater Good Science Center: At the forefront of a new scientific movement to explore the roots of happy and compassionate individuals, strong social bonds, and altruistic behavior—the science of a meaningful life.
9 Popular Parenting Websites for Successfully Raising Teenagers