“Smile & Succeed for Teens is a fantastic resource to help teens be successful at work.”  -Temple Grandin, Author, Thinking in Pictures, The Autistic Brain, ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD

Are your kids glued to their phones and out of touch with the real world? Do your teens slouch and have poor eye contact? Do you worry that their inability to communicate will keep them from getting a good job?

If so, then it’s time for a crash course in the social and career skills that will lead to their success. Let award-winning author Kirt Manecke be your guide.

Developed by a team of teens, parents, and educators, the proven methods in Manecke’s book provide your kids with the people skills and confidence they’ll need throughout their lives.

Whether your teen or young adult is looking for work, holding down a job, making friends, or taking part in leadership or service positions, Smile & Succeed for Teens will give them the education he or she needs to thrive. Perfect for special education, ADHD, Down Syndrome, and Autism too.

Each lesson is presented in an entertaining style, with quips, tips, and easy-to-adopt strategies that will teach your teenager the critical elements of good communication. Easy to read and one of the shortest books for teenagers, it’s filled with fun and informative illustrations with educational captions. And the best part is, teenagers enjoy reading it!

Parents, you can help your teens learn the skills in Smile & Succeed for Teens by using the book in conjunction with the Parent’s Guide for Smile & Succeed for Teens (sold separately on Amazon) to give your teens the edge.

In this book, your teen will discover how to:

• Develop self-esteem and beat crippling social anxiety
• Make new friends and speak with confidence
• Sail through the most difficult of interviews for scholarships, programs, and jobs
• Improve their school programs and community through effective fundraising
• Become an effective volunteer
• Master customer service and sales skills to be an effective employee
• Succeed at work and stand out to their employer, and much, much more!

The winner of the Mom’s Choice Gold Award for excellence, and the Teachers’ Choice Award, Smile & Succeed for Teens is an attention-grabbing, easy-to-use course that has already supplied hundreds of teens with the skills to do better in school, develop meaningful relationships, and establish fulfilling careers. If you want to equip your teenager for success in work and life, then you can’t afford to miss Manecke’s essential guide.

Order on Amazon.

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A new book, ReThink the Internet, by Trisha Prabhu is a must have (read) for all tweens and teens!

Yes, parents absolutely should read it too! It’s time to:

Stop hate. Promote Kindness. Be an Upstander.
ReThink the Internet.

Do you have to ask someone’s permission before posting their photo?
How can you tell if something on the internet is true?
What should you do if you see someone bullying a friend online (or #IRL)?

In a series of fun stories, innovator, inventor, social entrepreneur and upstanding digital citizen, Trisha Prabhu, goes through the hows, the whats, an the whys of digital citizenship, showing readers how to lead with kindness and stop internet hate.

For people who are just getting their first phone to others who have been scrolling, swiping, clicking and posting for years, this book makes us all think what our role is in the digital world and how, together, we can make it a force for good.

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Many young people today are attached to their phones, devices and especially their social media. The truth is, technology is not going way, we need to help our children to navigate the digital world safely and respectfully. Just because we are behind a screen doesn’t give us a right to be mean or inconsiderate to others. ReThink the Internet is the perfect guide to help young people manage their online world.

Take a moment to watch Trisha’s empowering TEDx Teen Talk:

If your teen is a victim of bullying or cyberbullying (or possibly is the bully) and they are emotionally struggling, and you have exhausted your local resources — contact us to learn about the benefits of residential treatment for teen that are hurting.

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Life is full of tough stuff — from bullying to body image issues, friendship stress to family struggles, panic attacks to pandemics.

This book tackles a lot of hard to discuss topics including:

 

anxiety and depression (including cutting and suicidal ideation)

how to help a friend in need

perfectionism and pressure

eating disorders

caring for yourself

bullying and cyberbullying

too much social media

gender identity and sexual orientation

saying no to vape and alcohol

racism and discrimination

sexual harassment

building a positive mindset

being an upstander

grief, loss, divorce…

This book shows girls how to get through tricky times and come out on the other side even stronger. It provides tons of tips on how to bounce back and find enough resilience — a real-life skill that can be learned — to withstand the toughest challenges. In these pages, girls will find ideas on dealing with specific challenges and can read quotes from girls who’ve been there. Resilient girls face their hardest days head-on, look for the positives, and recover from disappointments. This book shows the way!

Order on Amazon today!

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In just one day, a 17-year-old goes from being a kid whose ignorance about grown-up topics may be excused to an adult who should have known better. It is a dynamic that plays out across the country every day as young people reach their 18th birthday. So where exactly are newly minted adults supposed to get the knowledge expected to accompany their recently gained status? 

Parents may seem like the obvious choice to teach their children about adulthood, but with so many competing priorities the topic may not get much attention in homes. Even for parents who make the time to discuss grown-up stuff, the subjects can be so boring and seemingly irrelevant to teens that the conversations may sometimes be met with complete disinterest.

Schools, friends, and society in general may be able to teach our youth about adulthood, but those options are not without their own challenges and shortcomings. In other words, young people tend to enter adulthood without much of the information they’ll need to succeed in their journey. Many waste much of their twenties and even early thirties trying to figure things out on the fly.

I was one of those 18-year-olds who was completely oblivious about most of the details that make adulthood work. I knew virtually nothing about lease agreements, at-will employment, a W-2, credit reports, bank accounts, or any type of insurance. It wasn’t that things were difficult to learn, but rather the fact that I didn’t know what I didn’t know. How are you supposed to ask questions about stuff you are not aware is relevant to you?

In an effort to help my own teenager avoid having to learn about adulthood through trial and error, I ended up writing a teen-friendly book on the topic. Grown-Up Stuff Explained: 75 Topics 18-Year-Olds Should Know grew out of the need to present the information in a way that was concise, efficient, and at least mildly entertaining. 

The book is designed to answer three main questions about each of the items it covers: 

• When is it relevant? 
• What is it?
• Why it matters? 

In order to keep readers engaged, the book gets to each point quickly and succinctly. Every subject is limited to one page and is accompanied by a cartoon that summarizes the main idea. 

The purpose of the book is simply to make young people aware of topics that they may want to further explore on their own. It covers important details related to civic responsibilities, employment, living arrangements, paying off debt, owning a car, saving and investing, traveling, and others.

Parents can use the book as a catalyst to initiate their own adulthood related discussions with their older teens or young adults. Similarly, young people can use the book as a resource to reference when needed. In either scenario, it is my hope that the book can be a useful tool in getting soon-to-be and new adults to understand grown-up stuff. There is certainly much of it to learn, so we can all use a little help.

By Witty Ryter

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Read: Help For Your Struggling Young Adult.

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Author Megan MacCutcheon

It has been an extremely challenging time for young people, especially teenagers. Since the pandemic, we have seen a rise in depression, anxiety, stress and (sadly) self-harm and suicide ideation.

Helping our young develop self-worth and coping skills can also help them make better choices in this difficult world.

Inside The Ultimate Self-Esteem Teen Workbook:

Take on the world with confidence and positivity―a guide to self esteem for teens

Sometimes, feeling self-confident and secure seems impossible, especially if you’re a teen dealing with school, friends, family, and other challenges that can affect how you see yourself. This workbook helps you build up your self esteem and confidence with creative activities and advice that show you how to think positively, release self-doubt, and start loving who you are.

This supportive self esteem workbook includes:

• More than 50 different exercises―Get to know yourself with quizzes, journal prompts, checklists, and more that help you set goals, work through insecurities, and find out what makes you feel strong.
• True stories from other teens―Feel less alone when you read real-life anecdotes from your peers, along with a Q&A section full of bonus advice.
• The power to change―Self esteem is like a muscle, and practicing with this workbook will help you build your confidence, stay resilient, and focus on the future.

Strengthen your self esteem and overpower insecurity with the exercises in The Ultimate Self-Esteem Workbook for Teens.

You may also be interested in The Teen Depression Workbook for Teens by Katie Hurley.

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If you are struggling with your teenager’s behavior (maybe due to low self-worth) and have exhausted your local resources, learn more about how residential treatment can help your troubled teen through emotional growth. Contact us today for a free consultation.

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