Supporting Teens & Tweens
Websites
- Child Mind Institute: Positive Parenting - Thriving Kids
- Child Mind Institute: Tweens, Teens & Young Adults
- Making Caring Common (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
- American Academy of Pediatrics: Mental Health Resources for Families
- Administration for Children & Families: Mental Health Resources for Parents & Caregivers
- Mental Health America: Mental Health Resources for Parents
- Boston Children's Digital Wellness Lab
- Center for Parent & Teen Communication
Books/Authors
- Lisa Damour, Ph.D., "The Emotional Lives of Teenagers," "Under Pressure," "Untangled"
- Frances Jensen, M.D., "The Teenage Brain"
- "Parenting Teens with Love and Logic," by Jim Fay and Foster Cline
- "Raising Mentally Strong Kids," by Daniel G. Amen, MD; and Charles Fay, PhD
- "The Psychology of the Teenage Brain," by John Coleman
- "Healthy Kids, Happy Kids: An Integrative Pediatrician's Guide to Whole Child Resilience," by Elisa Song, MD
- "You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type," by Daniel G. Amen, MD
- "The Anxious Generation," by Jonathan Haidt
Podcasts, Videos & Online Courses
- The Happiness Lab | Dr. Laurie Santos, Yale professor and Scientist
- The Science of Well-Being for Teens (free, 6-week course), Dr. Laurie Santos
- TED Talk: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, one of the most comprehensive longitudinal studies in history
- The Psychology of Parenting, Dr. Lisa Damour & Reena Ninan
- The Teen Brain, directed by Tiffany Shlain (10-minute short film with discussion questions for families)