The Mindful Teen: Powerful Skills to Help You Handle Stress One Moment at a Time (The Instant Help Solutions Series) Paperback – Illustrated, April 1, 2015

I am a mom to an almost 12 year old and a stepmom to two 14 year olds. I was looking for a book that would help explain the stress response to them in a way that they would be able to understand. This book does a great job of explaining how the primitive "lizard" part of your brain works. It also provides teens with coping tools that they can use to control the "lizard" brain's responses. Each section is presented in a way that allows teens to relate their own experiences to those of the author. I think that the examples from real teens will help my kids connect without feeling that they are being judged. I love that it walks the reader through specific exercises so they can start to put their new tools to use immediately. I'm hoping that this will help my kids understand that they are fully capable of handling whatever life brings them. They don't have to cling to the past or constantly fret about the future. I'm actually planning to pay them $20 each to read this book. That's how much I beleive that this can help them.

It took me awhile to read through, The Mindful Teen. It's an immense guidebook complete with teaching, research, practices, vignettes, and in essence, lesson plans that can help do exactly what the title infers. As a counselor-in-training, I have found, The Mindful Teen, to be beneficial as I begin work in the field as a therapist and specifically with adolescents. It helped me to bridge what I already knew about mindfulness practice and helped me to apply it as a body-centered mindfulness practice facilitator. I think it could be a generous addition to helping professionals' library, and a resource for teens who might want to learn more about themselves and what has been helpful for other teens who have benefited or could benefit from a mindful approach.

Very good book and I hope more teenagers read this book as it will help them as they move forward on their journey to adult hood

We are using this amazing book with my 9th-12th grade students this upcoming year! I love the way the information is organized and presented. I had several of my students look it over late spring of last year. They liked it so much, that I actually had more students sign up for my classes this year because of it. The author is a complete delight as well. He offered to skype with my classes as we progress through the chapters. They are going to be thrilled. Can't wait for the school year to begin! It is going to be great.

I have two daughters (10 and 13) and we've been practicing meditation and mindfulness for about 6 weeks now via an iPhone app. I decided to purchase this book because it is directed at teens (and appropriate for my 10 year old as well) and does a wonderful job of explaining the benefits of mindfulness and offers realistic suggestions about how to incorporate it into the life of a busy teenager. I'm so glad that I found this book and highly recommend it!

Being a teenager can be really stressful -- and as the author says, being an adult can be stressful too. This is an incredible book for teens -- and really people of all ages -- to learn how to use the power of mindfulness to tame stress and to learn to appreciate being in the here and now. Mindfulness is like having a super power and this book teaches it to you.

As an Adolescent Medicine MD, I prioritize approaches that focus on positive youth development and resilience vs. targeting risky behavior. That's what I love about this book. Dr. Vo provides a roadmap for how to give adolescents the life skills they need to manage stress in a positive, centered way, vs. mal-adaptive avenues. Parents, teens, and professionals will all find practical information here to apply to their work and life with teens. Thanks Dr. Vo!

I read this book with the intension of helping my mentoring of teens. It was excellent for that. But I also found it very helpful for myself. I recommend this book for people of all ages.

Great book

celar, direct, connects with teens. i hope they soon translate it to Spanish so more teens can Benedicto from it.

Straightforward, positive advice for teens. My son found this book really helpful to understand his thoughts and feelings. He read it from cover to cover within a few days. For the next few weeks, he dipped in and out of it, just when he needed to. After a few weeks he seemed to have it all sorted out and was much better at coping with peer issues and any worrying thoughts or concerns. He told me that this was the most worthwhile money I had ever spent. I agree 100%.

Wowsers what a fantastic book! Fantastic scientific information paired with practical holistic self care. Written in a way everyone can access. My only concern is that the layout isn't that exciting so might not be visually exciting for teenagers. The content is second to none though!

Lo he comprado por accidente y quiero devolverlo no se como hacerlo ya que no se me da la opción. No quiero pagar por este producto. No entiendo como han podido hacerme este cargo a mi cuenta. Como es en versión kindle no me da la opción de "devolución". Tampoco encuentro la forma de enviar un mensaje a Amazon. Espero que alguien lea esto y me ayude a solucionarlo.