The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents
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- Create Date：2023-02-26 06:52:20
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Lisa Damour
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Summary
An urgently needed guide to help parents understand their teenagers’ intense and often fraught emotional lives—and how to support them through this critical developmental stage—from the New York Times bestselling author of Untangled and Under Pressure
In teenagers， powerful emotions come with the territory。 And with so many of today’s teens contending with academic pressure， social media stress， worries about the future， and concerns about their own mental health， it’s easy for them—and their parents—to feel anxious and overwhelmed。 But it doesn’t have to be that way。
Parents who read this book will learn:
• what to expect in the normal course of adolescent emotional development and when it’s time to worry
• why teens （and adults） need to understand that mental health isn’t about “feeling good” but about having feelings that fit the moment， even if those feelings are unwanted or painful
• strategies for supporting teens who feel at the mercy of their emotions so they can become psychologically aware and skilled at managing their feelings
• how to approach common challenges that come with adolescence， such as friction at home， spiking anxiety， risky behavior， navigating friendships and romances， the pull of social media， and many more
• the best ways to stay connected to their teens and how to provide the kind of relationship that adolescents need and want
With clear， research-informed explanations alongside illuminating， real-life examples， The Emotional Lives of Teenagers gives parents the concrete， practical information they need to steady their teens through the bumpy yet transformational journey into adulthood。
In teenagers， powerful emotions come with the territory。 And with so many of today’s teens contending with academic pressure， social media stress， worries about the future， and concerns about their own mental health， it’s easy for them—and their parents—to feel anxious and overwhelmed。 But it doesn’t have to be that way。
Parents who read this book will learn:
• what to expect in the normal course of adolescent emotional development and when it’s time to worry
• why teens （and adults） need to understand that mental health isn’t about “feeling good” but about having feelings that fit the moment， even if those feelings are unwanted or painful
• strategies for supporting teens who feel at the mercy of their emotions so they can become psychologically aware and skilled at managing their feelings
• how to approach common challenges that come with adolescence， such as friction at home， spiking anxiety， risky behavior， navigating friendships and romances， the pull of social media， and many more
• the best ways to stay connected to their teens and how to provide the kind of relationship that adolescents need and want
With clear， research-informed explanations alongside illuminating， real-life examples， The Emotional Lives of Teenagers gives parents the concrete， practical information they need to steady their teens through the bumpy yet transformational journey into adulthood。
Reviews
Carole Barker
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A must read for parents and others who have teenagers in their lives。Being a teenager has never been easy， but it has become so much harder in recent years。 The rise of social media， the lockdowns of COVID， increasingly competitive academic and extracurricular environments…it is no surprise that there has been a rise in mental health issues for our young people。 As a parent， I have seen what my daughter， her friends and her classmates have experienced。 And like so many others， I have struggled t A must read for parents and others who have teenagers in their lives。Being a teenager has never been easy， but it has become so much harder in recent years。 The rise of social media， the lockdowns of COVID， increasingly competitive academic and extracurricular environments…it is no surprise that there has been a rise in mental health issues for our young people。 As a parent， I have seen what my daughter， her friends and her classmates have experienced。 And like so many others， I have struggled to know how and when to intervene， and when to step back。 Dr。 Damour’s book offers some concrete guidelines and suggestions to help us navigate this challenging time。 One big takeaway for me was to realize that being emotionally healthy does not mean that someone feels good all of the time。 As a parent， I don’t want to see my child stressed， anxious， or sad…if she is， surely I’m not being a good enough parent， right？ Wrong。 Our children are going to feel these and other negative emotions， and being a good parent means helping them to learn to handle these feelings appropriately。 Whether there is a teen in your life who is experiencing the highs and lows of adolescence， or a child approaching those years…do yourself， and them， the tremendous favor of reading this book。 。。。more
Judith von Kirchbach
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Full disclosure - I have loved Lisa Damour‘s writing in her last two books Untangled and Under Pressure and listen to her podcast Ask Lisa every week so I was superexcited to be approved for an eARC through @netgalley 。All my high expectations were met， this book was full of research and facts while being highly readable and accessible and made me think about and reflect on my interactions with the four teens in my life - three still at home one of to school。 Now I will hand the book over to my Full disclosure - I have loved Lisa Damour‘s writing in her last two books Untangled and Under Pressure and listen to her podcast Ask Lisa every week so I was superexcited to be approved for an eARC through @netgalley 。All my high expectations were met， this book was full of research and facts while being highly readable and accessible and made me think about and reflect on my interactions with the four teens in my life - three still at home one of to school。 Now I will hand the book over to my husband and at the same time remember the wisdom contained in these pages - hoping to be a better sounding board and active listener。 I love my kids dearly and I myself feel sad that they are already so close to leaving the nest （or have left） but that doesn’t mean I can‘t strive to have the best relationship possible at this stage。 If you care for teens in any way shape or form this book will have you see yourself or them and nodding your head in agreement。 Lisa Damour is brilliant at explaining what's developmentally normal， what's not， when to worry （and what to do）， and when to just let it go ！ Emotions in teens - validating and normalizing all of them if appropriate to the situation - not shying away from bad or down emotions and not shielding our kids from them either， listening， always listening … After reading this I feel better equipped to talk to my daughter who is stressed about finals and my son who is worried about social interactions as well as my youngest who has special needs that impact her social interactions with her peers - off to talk to my teens， if that is what they want to do ！ I highly recommend this book to anyone who interacts with the 11 - 24 age set on a regular basis - not strictly just teens ！ 。。。more
Kimberly Yavorski
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This book will have you nodding your head at its descriptions of teenage behavior and sighing in relief at how easy some solutions can be。 It is nothing short of a toolkit for helping parents help their teens。
Jenny
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A must read for parents of tweens and teens。 Damour writes in an easy to understand， relatable and common sense manner。 Her advice is practical - we must make sure our kids are having the correct emotions at the right time vs trying to make them happy all the time。 Thank you NetGalley for the ARC。
Sara
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I received an e-arc of this book through Netgalley。I have read at least two other books by this author related to teenagers and found all of them to be very understandable and helpful。 This one has some common sense， but perhaps not as commonly-practiced methods of helping our teenagers manage their emotions。 I would definitely recommend it to everyone who has children in the 11-24 age span of adolesence or who works with young people in any capacity。
Sophia M。 Davis
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