The New Teen Age: How to support today's tweens and teens to become healthy, happy adults

by Ginni Mansberg, Jo Lamble

Why are today's parents feeling like failures, worried that their teens will 'go off the rails', won't get through school, won't find a job or will be overwhelmed by stress? With so many experts out there offering conflicting advice, how do parents know where to turn and who to trust?

As both clinicians and parents, Dr Ginni Mansberg and clinical psychologist Jo Lamble know first-hand how challenging it can be to raise adolescents. In THE NEW TEEN AGE, they team up to address both the physical and psychological issues faced by teens in this new age of social media and 24-hour devices, equipping parents and caregivers with sound strategies for navigating everything from parent-child tensions and peer pressure online and in the schoolyard to questions around food, sleep, exercise, screen time, body image, hormones, sexual development, skin, academic pressure and so much more. Packed with empathy and no-nonsense advice, THE NEW TEEN AGE is a comprehensive guide to raising happy, healthy humans in our rapidly changing world.

"Being a parent of a teenager can be daunting. How do we help them navigate the modern world while keeping them safe and happy? Their physical and psychological changes throw up a while range of issues that we aren't always equipped to handle. Here, finally, is a practical and direct guide for parents that covers the lot. Phew!" - Amanda Keller

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

368 pages, Paperback

Published November 16, 2021

Reviews

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was gifted a copy and decided to read it even though I'm not really the target audience. My kid is a lot younger and I work in young people's health research. So I would say I already knew 90% of what was in this book, but it was still worth reading for me, for the 10%. It's a good high level overview of the many health and wellbeing issues impacting teenagers and their parents.

[Liam Harding · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unfortunately this book doesn’t offer much more apart from ‘listen to your child and be empathetic’

Obviously fantastic advice but the way it is written just drags on and on and it really turns into repetition.

Whilst at best it gives generic advice unfortunately at worst it offers some disappointing and misleading information which is quite disappointing seeing as it is written by a GP and a clinical psychologist.

The book tells parents that they shouldn’t let their kid go vegetarian as it is detrimental to their health. An absolutely insane claim when we have a wealth of information that says that a correctly planned vegetarian diet is just as healthy if not healthier than a carnivorous diet.

The book then goes on to discourage high amounts of protein and even calls veganism ‘verging on an eating disorder’.

Skip this and just be kind and considerate to your kids

[Venus (Taylors Version) · Rating 3 out of 5]

i quite enjoyed this and got some great tips from it.
while i wasn’t reading from a parents pov, it was really insightful!
some parts bugged me, but i do highly recommend this, i’m gonna get my mother to read it, it’s an easy read.

[Han · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is very good and effective for parents. The book provided scientific information in conjunction with sensible, logical approaches to deal with the situations. It is a good insight for parents who want to know more about their kids and want to be better parents to them.

[Jodie Gale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought this would be middle of the road - it’s not! wish I’d read it before my teens started high school. A must read for all parents of teenagers.