232: Chatting about How to Help Adolescents Navigate Change With Erica Komisar

Adolescence is a notoriously complicated time for kids as well as their parents. Plus, the epidemic of mental health disorders in young people has made parenting today even more challenging. But it’s not too late. Parents of adolescents can still have a profound impact on the health and well-being of their children. Parenting expert Erica Komisar knows the struggles many parents face as their children enter adolescence and have written a new book as a reference for anyone struggling to find answers. According to Komisar, “Although the first three years are critical to the social-emotional development of children and their ability to cope with adversity, the good news is that parents have another opportunity in adolescence, due to right brain development, to have a great impact on their child’s ability to regulate their emotions and build resilience.” Chicken Little the Sky Isn’t Falling is a comprehensive guide that offers the tools you need as a parent to navigate tumultuous times and create a continuous, deep connection with your child. Covering topics such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioral issues, and addiction, to name just a few, it will help readers learn how to help prevent, recognize and address mental health disorders. Komisar offers compassionate and practical advice to parents on how to help their children with these issues if they occur. The book includes important information about navigating academic and social pressure, social media and technology usage, increased social isolation, and family pressures. With Komisar’s guidance and support, parents will learn how to be beacons of hope and change, as well as how to raise emotionally healthy, resilient adolescents.

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