Chicken Little The Sky Isn't Falling (raising Resilient Adolescents In The New Age Of Anxiety)

By (author) Komisar, Erica
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This is a comprehensive guide for parents who want to raise emotionally healthy, resilient adolescents in a time of great stress when anxiety and mental health disorders are epidemic.
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This is a comprehensive guide for parents who want to raise emotionally healthy, resilient adolescents in a time of great stress when anxiety and mental health disorders are epidemic.

In these times of great stress for our kids, resilience is not a given. The epidemic of mental health disorders in adolescents has made parenting even more challenging, but parents can still have an enormous impact on the health and well-being of their child. This book offers parents the tools they need to navigate this tumultuous time of change and create a continuous deep connection with their child. With covered topics such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioral issues, and addiction, parents will learn how they can recognize mental health disorders as well as obtain compassionate and practical advice on how to address these issues if they occur.
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“Chicken Little may be the most important resource for parents of kids struggling with anxiety and depression. While other books describe these illnesses, Erica shows us what to do. Brilliantly written and clear, she calms worried parents. If you are concerned about your kids at all, you must read this book.”

—Meg Meeker, MD, pediatrician, parenting expert, podcast host, and best-selling author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters
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“Raising adolescents today is tougher than ever. With science, wisdom, and heart jumping out of every page, Chicken Little is the ‘owner’s manual’ parents can’t be without.”

—Randy Tobler, MD, ob/gyn and host of The Randy Tobler Radio Show
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“Chicken Little, the Sky Isn’t Falling will help any parent navigate our anxious age. Everything seems to be stacked against the mental health of our children and teenagers. But, in reality, there is hope. Read this excellent book to learn what power you have as a parent to raise them to be resilient, happy, and free.”  

—W. Bradford Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project, senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, visiting scholar at The American Enterprise Institute
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“Kids have more material advantages and less spiritual advantages than any previous generation. Erica helps parents navigate between these two poles. Her insights are both practical and inspiring. They very well might save your child, your marriage, and, at the very least, your sanity.”

—Dennis Prager, nationally syndicated radio talk show host, founder of Prager University, New York Times bestselling author
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“Erica Komisar brings science, common sense, and humanity to bear on the question of how to raise children in our crazy time.”

—James Taranto, editor for The Wall Street Journal
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“Erica Komisar’s highly readable overview of the challenges adolescents face in our modern world gives insight, encouragement, and hope to parents who struggle with their teens and young adult children. Her kind and gentle wisdom are palpable on each page and point families toward a plan for success.”

—Robert C. Hamilton, MD, pediatrician, podcast host, author of 7 Secrets of the Newborn
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“Look no further! Erica has once again provided parents and educators with a vital playbook to help adolescents navigate the challenges of today’s world. If you have had difficulty communicating with or felt disconnected from the teens and pre-teens in your life, then this book is for you. Erica explores many import