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Raising Global Teens: A Practical Handbook for Parenting in the 21st Century
Globalization has given many of us unparalleled opportunities to work, travel, fall in love, and raise kids all over the world. But it has made being a teen more complicated than ever. Imagine having to discover your identity and place in the world when you keep having to move communities, your parents are from different backgrounds, you're exposed to multiple cultures daily or faced with challenges such as global warming and pandemics. How can we help these teens be happy, healthy, and resilient. Raising Global Teens explores the hot topics adolescents experience identity, social media, body image, traumatic events, puberty, drugs and stress all in the context of our modern, mobile world. In this easy-to-read handbook, Dr. Anisha combines real-world examples with practical solutions, drawing on the latest research, her own experience and that of the many cross-cultural teens she has worked with over the last 25 years. Raising Global Teens enables busy families, health providers, and educators apply powerful tools to help today's adolescents thrive.
424 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 2020
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September 22, 2020
Raising a Global Teen was an incredibly useful and timely book. While I was reading this from a caregiver standpoint, and not as a parent, in working with teens I can say for certain I would go back and reflect on several passages that I read. I also appreciated the addition of COVID-19 as I know many are looking for guidance in this area.
I very much so enjoyed the introduction lesson to what a Global Teen is, but I do believe this ended up leading me to believe there would be a stronger focus on teens living in foreign countries, and instead it seemed we got a much broader look at teens today, their behaviors, and new approaches depending on their development.
This book was easy to read and intuitive. I found the passages in the “Communicating With Global Teens” chapter to be my favorite. I will definitely be referring back to the “50% rule” when speaking with parents on the subject of communication.
I also loved the layout of creating contracts. Are use contracts in an educational setting, but having those normalized in the home I think could be a really great addition to a family structure.
I would definitely recommend this book to parents however I think for caregivers and childcare professionals it might be a bit too fundamental, though essentially and can work as a reminder on some key ideas when working with teens.
Thank you to both Netgalley and the publishers for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I very much so enjoyed the introduction lesson to what a Global Teen is, but I do believe this ended up leading me to believe there would be a stronger focus on teens living in foreign countries, and instead it seemed we got a much broader look at teens today, their behaviors, and new approaches depending on their development.
This book was easy to read and intuitive. I found the passages in the “Communicating With Global Teens” chapter to be my favorite. I will definitely be referring back to the “50% rule” when speaking with parents on the subject of communication.
I also loved the layout of creating contracts. Are use contracts in an educational setting, but having those normalized in the home I think could be a really great addition to a family structure.
I would definitely recommend this book to parents however I think for caregivers and childcare professionals it might be a bit too fundamental, though essentially and can work as a reminder on some key ideas when working with teens.
Thank you to both Netgalley and the publishers for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
August 24, 2020
Since I'll be raising global teens a month from now, this title really grabbed me. This info is up to the minute, it's a great collection of resources and advice, well written and organized, and I'll be highly recommending it to friends and family.
A global teen is more likely to demonstrate tolerance, cultural sensitivity, empathy, adaptability, openness to change, and the ability to speak different languages. While they may be more sophisticated in working with individuals from other backgrounds and cultures, they may also have a more prolonged adolescence and difficulties with conflict resolution and handling grief, which may affect their emotional development.
Here's some examples of good advice: Encourage them to start seeking help and making appointments for teachers and health providers; and to that end, have them take a picture of their vaccination record to have on hand. Ask open-ended questions about what friends or peers are doing, rather than interrogating them personally. Listen and be attuned to yr teen's body language. Pause if things get heated.
Forget about Helicoptering or Tigering, Dolphin parenting is all about rules and expectations but also valuing autonomy, creative pursuits, communications skills and critical thinking. As children grow up, Dolphin Parents gradually encourage them to make decisions for themselves, yielding more self-confident and self-motivated young adults.
Don't avoid topics like porn, sexting, consent, body image, domestic violence, perfectionism. Young people whose parents discuss sex and sexual identity openly and honestly with them are more likely to delay having sex, avoid early pregnancy, have fewer partners, and have more positive relationships.
I read this "How do you think that your cross-cultural background and skills can help you to be a bridge builder, create change, and/or improve the world around you?" and immediately thought, "Hello, winning future college/scholarship application essay question!"
A global teen is more likely to demonstrate tolerance, cultural sensitivity, empathy, adaptability, openness to change, and the ability to speak different languages. While they may be more sophisticated in working with individuals from other backgrounds and cultures, they may also have a more prolonged adolescence and difficulties with conflict resolution and handling grief, which may affect their emotional development.
Here's some examples of good advice: Encourage them to start seeking help and making appointments for teachers and health providers; and to that end, have them take a picture of their vaccination record to have on hand. Ask open-ended questions about what friends or peers are doing, rather than interrogating them personally. Listen and be attuned to yr teen's body language. Pause if things get heated.
Forget about Helicoptering or Tigering, Dolphin parenting is all about rules and expectations but also valuing autonomy, creative pursuits, communications skills and critical thinking. As children grow up, Dolphin Parents gradually encourage them to make decisions for themselves, yielding more self-confident and self-motivated young adults.
Don't avoid topics like porn, sexting, consent, body image, domestic violence, perfectionism. Young people whose parents discuss sex and sexual identity openly and honestly with them are more likely to delay having sex, avoid early pregnancy, have fewer partners, and have more positive relationships.
I read this "How do you think that your cross-cultural background and skills can help you to be a bridge builder, create change, and/or improve the world around you?" and immediately thought, "Hello, winning future college/scholarship application essay question!"
November 2, 2021
This is a book about parenting in the 21st century. Anisha is an 'on-the-move' expat pediatrician and teen health specialist and the book is a 'must read' for global expat families.
However, it is so much more than that. You don't need to be a global parent to benefit from its advice. And you don't need to be a parent either.
As a cheerleader of Distance Families I am aware that when distance grandchildren become teenagers, relationships can become both distance and distant for the grandparents. It's not that the grandchildren don't care - they just have a lot of other stuff happening in their worlds. Good to remember this can happen if teenage grandkids live down the road also!
I recommend grandparents read this book. It gives them a very balanced insight into so many aspects of 'being a teenager' in a way that no one is going to sit down and explain to them.
If you are a distance son or distance daughter with teenagers, and your parents are struggling to understand your children or even feeling a little left out, have a read of this book yourself and then maybe give them a copy.
However, it is so much more than that. You don't need to be a global parent to benefit from its advice. And you don't need to be a parent either.
As a cheerleader of Distance Families I am aware that when distance grandchildren become teenagers, relationships can become both distance and distant for the grandparents. It's not that the grandchildren don't care - they just have a lot of other stuff happening in their worlds. Good to remember this can happen if teenage grandkids live down the road also!
I recommend grandparents read this book. It gives them a very balanced insight into so many aspects of 'being a teenager' in a way that no one is going to sit down and explain to them.
If you are a distance son or distance daughter with teenagers, and your parents are struggling to understand your children or even feeling a little left out, have a read of this book yourself and then maybe give them a copy.
September 21, 2020
As a teacher this book was really interesting, we have always known about the struggles young people have with identity but this really looks at issues for the 21st century teen. The summaries and questions for parents and teens at the end of the chapters were particularly good, helping to apply the issues discussed in the chapter, I would recommend this not only for parents, but also anyone who works with young people.
November 27, 2020
I love the title of this book because it immediately identifies an aspect of parenting that is not usually a focus of a parenting book. In that respect, this should be useful for families that are themselves global or envision a global experience for their kids. The focus on teens is also appreciated because there are different and crucial issues that must be addressed. There are so many possibilities and this book helps illuminate the issues.
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