Communication Skills for Teens: How to Listen, Express, and Connect for Success (The Instant Help Solutions Series)

Overall the books was fine. I bought for my 13 year old and you have to keep in mind that a teenager is up to 19. The sex chapter may be appropriate for some teenagers but it wasn't for mine. The book would have been just as effective with out it..in my opinion.

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For training.

This workbook has good information I can share with my clients. As an older therapist, it is sometimes difficult for teens to trust what is reviewed during sessions. This book helps to reinforce the information since it is written in the voice of being from one teen to another.

This book is a perfect guide for both teens and parents to understand necessary skills to navigate these confusing years. I loved the perspective of both mother and daughter with Dr. Skeen mainly contributing and incorporating her own daughter who writes parts of the book as well! How cute! If you are struggling at all with this communication issue, I strongly recommend keeping this book around the house as a resource for you and your teen.

My daughter (13) finds it good! I also use it in my practice! Double bonus!!

This is not a workbook but a co-authored book between parent and child. Therefore, I found it difficult to apply as a therapist for teens as they would have to read on their own or we would have to read during a session. I was looking for something for activity or skill based and this was more narrative/advice giving style writing. Not many teens want to read "self-help" books.

This book is part of a series of teen-targeted help books on topics like communication, anxiety, self-esteem, depression, etc. The book explains the still highly needed skill of communication even in today's highly digital and technological age. Skills like active listening, self-disclosure, expressing your needs, recognizing your hidden agendas, clarification, assertive communication, making new connections, sexual communication, family communication, and interviewing skills. The book can be read according to need, flipping to the desired chapter or as preferred read all the way through as most skills are needed. I liked that the book not only explained what the different types of communication include but also how to achieve them. Active listening for example would entail listening to understand them, to enjoy and appreciate the other person, to learn more about them, and to help via assistance or support. This is contrary to most of the cultures way of listening and getting distracted, just to let the other talk or wait for their turn to talk and voice their opinion. It also helps that there is excerpts from a teenager (Kelly Skeen) on the application of each concept and exercises for the reader to apply the newly learned skill. I really liked the layout. Very user-friendly with its organization into bullet points, subheadings, explanations, applications, exercises, etc. It made for a much more clear and quick read because it lost the fluff and was to the point. I was a little suspicious about sexual communication chapter, but in this day and age, or rather with how people in general are, it laid out some very important topics about when, why, knowing the emotional consequences as well as the physical consequences, going to parents about questions and examining if your actions match your values or the values you want to have. Still I would have liked more on the consequences and the importance of both age and maturity. I once was given the advice of don't do anything you are comfortable talking about. Are you old enough to handle and support any possible outcome of your actions? this question was not asked, but still for a non-religious resource it gave a lot of good advice on all aspects of communication and is practical for people of all ages, not just teens.