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The emotional lives of teenagers : raising connected, capable, and compassionate adolescents / Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
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- ISBN: 9780593500019
- ISBN: 0593500016
- Physical Description: xxiv, 226 pages : illustration ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Group, [2023]
- Copyright: ℗♭2023.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-212) and index. |
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| Subject: | Emotions in adolescence. Teenagers > Social conditions. Parent and teenager. Parenting. |
| Genre: | Self-help publications. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pease Public Library | P 155.5124 DAMOUR
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The Emotional Lives of Teenagers : Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents
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Table of Contents
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers : Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | xv | |
| Chapter 1 | Adolescent Emotion 101: Getting Past Three Big Myths | 3 |
| Myth #1 | Emotion is the Enemy of Reason | 5 |
| Helping Teenagers Learn to Trust Their Gut | 8 | |
| A Caveat: Teen Judgment Can Be Context-Dependent | 11 | |
| Myth #2 | Difficult Emotions Are Bad for Teens | 15 |
| Emotional Discomfort Promotes Growth | 17 | |
| When Should Teens Be Shielded from Emotional Pain? | 21 | |
| Myth #3 | With Their Amped-Up Emotions, Teens Are Psychologically Fragile | 24 |
| Emotional Does Not Mean Fragile | 27 | |
| When Is Professional Support in Order? | 31 | |
| Chapter 2 | Gender and Emotion | 36 |
| Why Gender Differences Matter | 38 | |
| Gender Rules Start Early | 40 | |
| Gender Differences in Empathy and Aggression | 41 | |
| Girls and Anger | 46 | |
| Gender and the Adultification of Black Teens | 49 | |
| Gender Differences in Psychopathology | 51 | |
| Helping Girls Handle Anger | 53 | |
| Helping Boys Talk About Their Feelings | 55 | |
| How Peers Reinforce Gender Rules (and What to Do About It) | 58 | |
| The Roots of Harassment | 64 | |
| Teens and Self-Esteem | 67 | |
| Beyond the Traditional Gender Binary | 70 | |
| Chapter 3 | Seismic Shift: How Adolescence Puts a New Emotional Spin on Everyday Life | 74 |
| A Brain Under Major Construction | 76 | |
| Why Your Teen Hates How You Chew | 80 | |
| Heightened Friction, and How to Deal with It | 86 | |
| Risk Seeking, and How to Keep Teens Safe | 91 | |
| Starting Life Online | 95 | |
| Keeping Technology in Its Place | 98 | |
| Peer Relationships, Both Romantic and Not | 100 | |
| Why Teenagers Dislike School | 106 | |
| Chapter 4 | Managing Emotions, Part One: Helping Teens Express Their Feelings | 111 |
| Talking About Feelings Works | 114 | |
| Listening, Really Listening, Matters | 117 | |
| Empathy Goes Further than We Think | 119 | |
| Helping Teens Get Specific About Feelings | 121 | |
| Getting Teens to Open Up | 123 | |
| Letting Teens Set the Terms of Engagement | 127 | |
| Taking and Making Conversational Openings | 130 | |
| Owning and Repairing Parenting Mistakes | 132 | |
| Valuing Nonverbal Expression | 138 | |
| Recognizing Unhealthy Emotional Expression | 142 | |
| Chapter 5 | Managing Emotions, Part Two: Helping Teens Regain Emotional Control | 145 |
| When Emotions Need to Be Brought Under Control | 148 | |
| Distraction-An Important Tool for Emotion Regulation | 150 | |
| Small Pleasures, Big-Time Mood Control | 155 | |
| Taking Sleep Seriously | 158 | |
| Deliberate Breathing-Sounds Absurd, Works Great | 162 | |
| How to Give Advice to a Teenager | 165 | |
| Changing Feelings by Correcting Thinking | 167 | |
| Helping Teens Adopt a New Vantage Point | 172 | |
| As Parents, Managing Our Own Emotions | 175 | |
| Recognizing Harmful Emotional Control | 179 | |
| Conclusion | 183 | |
| Acknowledgments | 185 | |
| Notes | 187 | |
| Recommended Resources | 213 | |
| Index | 217 |
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