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Your teen brain is amazing! These fun and easy "brain hacks" will help you make the most of your growing mind, deal with ALL the feelings, build friendships, and face life's challenges with confidence.As a teen, your brain is changing-a lot! Your feelings are bigger and more intense. Friends and peers are more important than ever before. You're discovering who you are as a person, and what matters to you. And you're also starting to understand how the world works-and not all of it is sunshine and roses. If you're like many other teens, you may feel overwhelmed by these changes. And that's okay!In Your Amazing Teen Brain, you'll find skills grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and neuroscience to help you take advantage of your growing mind, manage difficult emotions, build better relationships, and face all the challenges of growing up-from academic pressure to social drama. You'll also gain a better understanding of how your brain works and why the teen years are so intense, and find real skills you can use to stay cool when emotions take over.Life as a teen is exciting and challenging, and your brain is energized and ready for change. With this unique guide, you'll learn to make the most of your growing brain, so you can be your very best. What are you waiting for?

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A fun and engaging workbook to help kids ages 6-12 build resilience, perseverance, and a growth mindsetAs a parent, you want to give your child a solid foundation for living a happy, successful life. But if you have a child who is easily sidelined by obstacles, has trouble bouncing back from setbacks, who melts down easily, or gives up quickly when things get tough-you may worry about their ability to succeed in our competitive, high-pressure world. So, how can you help your child develop grit-a trait that embodies tenacity and self-control?Fortunately, grit can be learned. Written in a kid-friendly tone and grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), The Grit Workbook for Kids offers a unique approach for learning and practicing the tools, strategies, and skills that make up grit. These activities will help your child: ·Build stamina ·Keep perspective ·Be optimistic ·Solve problems ·Cope with change ·Practice mental flexibility ·Stick up for themselves ·Build good relationships ·And much, much more! Grit is key to helping kids succeed in what they want or need to do-whether that's getting good grades, making the sports team, or just building an awesome treehouse. By practicing the skills and activities outlined in this accessible workbook-whether on their own or with you-your child will gain powerful tools to help them thrive, well into adulthood.

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