Being a teenager has never been easy, but the digital age has brought with it unique challenges for young people and the adults in their lives. Nurturing Young Minds: Mental Wellbeing for the 21st Century collects expert advice on how to tackle the terrors of the twenty-first century and is a companion to Growing Happy, Healthy Young Minds.
A comprehensive and easily accessible guide for parents, teachers, counsellors and health care professionals, this book contains important advice about managing online behaviour, computer game addiction and cyberbullying, as well as essential information on learning disorders, social skills and emotional health, understanding anger and making good choices.
This volume includes up-to-date information on:
Understanding Teen Sleep and Drowsy Kids
How Emotions and Relationships Shape the Brains of Children
Understanding the Teenage Brain
Could it be Asperger's?
Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties
Friendship and Social Skills
Helping Young People Make Good Choices
Healthy Habits for a Digital Life
Online Time Management
Problematic Internet Use and How to Manage It
Computer Game Addiction and Mental Wellbeing
Sexting: Realities and Risks
Advice for Parents: Be a Mentor, Not a Friend
Cyberbullying, Cyber-harassment and Revenge Porn
Gamblification of Computer Games
Online Grooming and Cyber Predators
Violent Videogames and Violent Behaviour
Talking to Young People about Online Porn and Sexual Images
Commercialisation of Childhood
Sexualisation: Why Should we be Concerned?
Porn as a Public Health Crisis
How Boys are Travelling and What They Most Need
Understanding and Managing Anger and Aggression
Understanding Boys' Health
E-mental Health Programs and Interventions
