What Your Teen is Trying to Tell You by Stella O'Malley
Synopsis
Leading psychotherapist Stella O’Malley has walked many miles on Planet Teen. She understands difficult teenagers – she was one herself, and as a psychotherapist, she has spent many hours working alongside unhappy adolescents. Stella takes parents inside the teenage brain and provides practical advice for each of the key milestones teenagers need to tackle to become happy, healthy adults.
You will learn how to navigate many issues, including obsession with technology, anxiety, body confidence, and the sexual self. You will be empowered to know when and how to intervene and when to allow your teen to work it out. Ultimately, you will understand your teen better and learn to rekindle the joy in your relationship.
Reviews
'Stella O’Malley is the voice of compassion and reason needed by anyone helping a child to navigate the rocky teenage years. This invaluable book is packed with wise advice and evidence-based hints and tips, organised by theme for ease of reference. A book you’ll turn to again and again' - Helen Joyce
'Parenting teenagers has never been harder: Stella O’Malley offers parents a humane, loving template for navigating the storm. Encouraging parents to be confident with their boundaries, but also generous with their patience and affection, this book shows that you can be good enough ? and its practical good sense will help you to achieve just that' - Sarah Ditum
'A warm, wise, and compassionate voice that will reassure any parent struggling with the teen in their life' - Kathleen Stock, author of Material Girls
'An essential parenting manual for complex times. Utterly brilliant – Stella’s voice is reassuring and she covers absolutely everything. Every parent of teens needs this book. A much-needed book for a generation of children under pressure, and the parents who love them' - Milli Hill, Author of The Positive Birth Book
About the Author
Stella O'Malley is a psychotherapist, writer, public speaker and parent, with many years’ experience working as a mental health professional. Her three books, Cotton Wool Kids, Bully-Proof Kids and Fragile have all been bestsellers in Ireland. Born in Dublin, she now lives in County Offaly with her husband and two children and runs her private practice.