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Discover why most attempts to fix teenagers fail and what to do about it
Anxiety, depression, self-harm, substance use disorders, and teen suicide—despite having more counselors, educators, experts, and medications than ever before, today's young people are said to be suffering from a mental health epidemic. Exploring a range of factors contributing to this wicked problem—from social media, overprotection, and environmental toxins to the erosion of connection—Kids These Days clearly identifies what works for raising happy and healthy youth, and what does not.
This essential guide is an unflinching examination of the failings of the mental health industry, and a call to action for adults to stand up against interference, harmful interventions, and ideologies negatively impacting our children. Both therapists, parents, and researchers, Will Dobud and Nevin Harper:
Engage leading voices in adolescent well-being—mental health professionals, scientists, doctors, and parenting gurus—to discover why most attempts to fix teenagers fail
Distill the last twenty years of research and clinical practice to identify the causes and potential cures for the growing youth mental health crisis
Show how social connection, mastery, gratitude, and independence promote emotional and psychological resilience in the next generation.
It's time to stop labeling youth and recognize them as the heroes of their own stories. Whether as parents, guardians, therapists, educators, or other role models, we need to build trust and foster relationships while helping the young people in our lives negotiate the adventure of adolescence. Our kids are not broken. What really needs to change is the adults these days.
Contents
Introduction: Wicked Problems
Part I: Interference
Chapter 1: The Kids These Days Effect
Chapter 2: Starving
Chapter 3: Gorging
Chapter 4: Lions, Tigers, and Bears
Part II: Intervention
Chapter 5: Identity Politics
Chapter 6: Teaching Zen to Five-Year-Old's
Chapter 7: The Talking Cure
Part III: Ideology
Chapter 8: Extinction of Experience
Chapter 9: The Safety Trap
Chapter 10: Simple Can Be Elegant
Epilogue: On Deviance and Uncooperative Systems
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