A Teen's Guide to Accepting What You Can't Change and Committing to What You Can

Bought for my son who is going through stuff and thought this book would help

Excellent book. As a psychotherapist who works with tweens and teens I recommend this. Adolescents want to be heard, not necessarily 'treated' and this book names so much that could be going on inside of someone. It's not preachy nor does it offer any big fix. It can offer some hope but what I'm really finding is it offers an opportunity for my clients to expand on their emotions...which leads to exploration and some self discovery. If read by child and parent, it could open up a way to learn how your child is feeling and generate some conversations on that topic. If you're looking for an answer or quick fix this might not meet your needs. It might open up the door for a youth to realize that they're hurting and would like some professional help.

I have bought a lot, and I mean a lot, of self-help type books for my 12yr old son over the last year. He has been having a lot of emotional and behavioral problems. I have seen this book laying open in his room for few days now. I'm giving it a four star review because I'm not sure if it is actually helping, but he's been reading it and he rarely reads any of the books I get from him. The book has caught his interest enough for him to be looking through it and that itself means a ton to me. It's the little things in life now and the message in the book will be beneficial if he can try to apply it to his life.

As a student therapist, this was exactly what I was looking for. I've recommended this book to many clients including adults. Worth every cent.

I really appreciate the content and the wording

I bought this for a middle school student that has been struggling emotionally in my classroom. It is a self help book definitely geared toward a teen audience, however I think a high school student might scoff at it. Unfortunately it has some curse words in it (d,b,h) and I won’t be able to give it to the student I purchased it for.

This is a good book for changing your attitude or perspective to help avoid negative thinking. My 13 y.o. Grand daughter liked it and I had my 93 y.o. mother read it too.Our brains need to be told to stop thinking like cavemen!

This is a great, easy to read, helpful book for kids and others about dealing with the stuff that sucks in our lives..It combines sensible explanations with practical steps and ideas to enable us to manage the sucky stuff , and good suggestions about how to talk to others when you are feeling overwhelmed.I think it's an important book in this field, and think it should be in every school library, counsellor's office, youth worker's collection. Get it and share it with kids you know.