| Description |
xvi, 363 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Generation next |
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Generation next.
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| Note |
"Expert advice on the mental health and wellbeing of young people, includes information on: resilience, depression and anxiety, drugs and alcohol, eating disorders, self-harm, bullying"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
The challenges that young people face in today's world can sometimes seem overwhelming, not just to them but to the adults in their lives. Help is at hand: Growing Happy, Healthy Young Minds is a collection of expert advice on key topics of importance for young people and those who care for them. |
| Contents |
Foreword. How to use this book. Where to get help. How to help: 1. Helping young people get help for mental health problems -- 2. What to do in a mental health crisis. Common mental health concerns: -- 3. Bullying basics -- 4. Anxiety in young people -- 5. Depression in young people -- 6.Understanding self-harm -- 7. Suicide and attempted suicide -- 8. Towards prevention: understanding child sexual assault. Alcohol and drugs: -- 9. Talking about alcohol and drugs -- 10. Supporting a young person in their decision not to use alcohol or other drugs -- 11. Teens, parties and alcohol: a practical guide to keeping them safe. Body image and eating disorders: -- 12. Understanding eating disorders in young people -- 13. Excessive dieting and exercise -- 14. Anorexia nervosa -- 15. Bulimia and binge eating -- 16. Bigorexia: muscle dismorphia in young people -- 17. Fostering a postive body image. Resilience, positive psychology and a healthy lifestyle: -- 18 What is resilience and how to do it -- 19. Harnessing the Minecraft mindset for success -- 20. Using positive psychology -- 21. Food, mood and mental health -- 22. Understanding the teenage brain -- 23. Online time management. Endnotes. The mental stillness app. |
| Subject |
Child development.
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Bullying -- Prevention.
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Depression in children.
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Child mental health.
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Child sexual abuse.
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Children -- Nutrition -- Psychological aspects.
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Bullying -- Prevention.
(OCoLC)fst00841558
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Child development. (OCoLC)fst00854393
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Child mental health. (OCoLC)fst00854485
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Child sexual abuse. (OCoLC)fst00854640
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Children -- Nutrition -- Psychological aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00855086
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Depression in children. (OCoLC)fst00890918
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| Added Author |
Manocha, Ramesh, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780733638336 (paperback) |
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0733638333 (paperback) |
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