Zero to 60: A Teen's Guide to Manage Frustration, Anger, and Everyday Irritations

by Michael A. Tompkins

High performance cars can go from zero to sixty in just a few seconds. Anger can feel a lot like that for teens. One minute they are calm, but the next, something sets them on a course to speed out of control. Getting to anger's edge too fast can get teens in trouble. Michael Tompkins offers tips and tricks to help stall anger and leave it by the side of the road. Teens will learn how to calm their body, derail thoughts that fuel anger, and learn how to communicate and de-escalate situations.

Genres: Young Adult

288 pages, Hardcover

Published November 10, 2020

About the author

Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D. is co-founder of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy, Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Diplomate and Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. He is the author or co-author of numerous articles and chapters on cognitive-behavior therapy and related topics, as well as six books. He is a certified supervisor for the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and serves on the Advisory Board of Magination Press, the children’s press of the American Psychological Association. He has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and on television (The Learning Channel, Arts & Entertainment) and radio (KQED, NPR).

Reviews

[Stephanie Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actual rating: 4.5 stars
When I first picked up this book, I didn't think that I would enjoy it as much as I did. As someone who suffered from anger as a child, I found this book to be very educational and insightful. I really wish this book was around when I was younger as it would have saved me from making a lot of mistakes because of my angry outbursts. The only thing that I didn't like about this book was how it was very repetitive on certain things. Other than that, it was a very phenomenal read and I recommend it to everybody who suffers from anger!

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really nice resource to give teens the tools to manage anger in a healthful way. It's kind of a workbook and would be good to belong to a single teen. The illustrations of people are all very young, though, and I fear that will make older teens reject it as 'kid's stuff.' Otherwise, totally recommend.

[Teghan Copeland · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book and I would have loved to read it when I was a young teenager. I would recommend this book to middle school and high schoolers who have trouble with their anger and frustration. I think that this book provided a lot of great examples of how to work on those things which is very important. It was written in a very fun way that made it easy to read.