By Adam Carpenter (author)
"Wise, warm and honest, this shares invaluable information and techniques that’ll get teen boys talking, and on the road to maintaining good mental health"
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A Boy's Guide to Mental Health
Delivered in honest, engaging style, Adam Carpenter’s Let's Talk: A Boy’s Guide to Mental Health is packed with facts, and tools that’ll help boys learn to talk about their feelings. As the author explains in his introduction, “the aim of this book is to equip you with ways to make sure you stay in good mental health by talking openly about your feelings and being aware of your emotional needs”. Which is exactly what it does.
From the outset, the author smartly acknowledges the fact that many readers might be in a resolute “I don’t want to talk!” frame of mind. And that’s OK as a starting point, he agrees, because the first step to staying in good mental health is to learn to talk to yourself through, for example, listening an inner voice that tells you “I can do this!”
Alongside sharing digestible detail on the likes of hormones and brain chemicals, and explaining what various mental health disorders are (among them anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, self-harm and social anxiety), Let’s Talk equips readers with valuable techniques.
Straight-talking, and filled with warmth and knowledge, think of Let’s Talk as being a savvy uncle who’s on hand to share advice, and listen.
An invaluable tool to get boys talking.
Talking costs nothing but it can change your life for the better.
Growing up is hard work! You're expected to ace your exams, be responsible, keep up a hectic social life both online and IRL, make big decisions about your future, and somehow stay happy at the same time.
But, as we know, no one feels OK all the time, so what happens then? What happens when we don't feel great and don't know what to do about it or where to get help?
Let's Talk provides the tools to get boys talking about how they're feeling. Within this insightful guide you will find activities to figure out what help you might need, advice on where to get help, and case studies to show how others have voiced their feelings and found help.
Articulate how you're feeling
Build a support network
Create your own well-being toolkit
Bounce back from low mood
Help others who might be struggling
Remember: if you're not feeling OK, you have the power to do something about it and this book will show you how.
Adam Carpenter has worked as an editor and freelance writer on several leading national magazines. Among other titles he has written for Practical Parenting, Mother & Baby, Conde Nast Brides and Cornwall Today. He writes a regular column for Writers' Forum and has been a blogger on www.workingmums.co.uk. He also broadcasts a weekly show on CHBN Radio. He lives in West Cornwall with his wife and two young children.
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An invaluable tool to get boys talking. Talking costs nothing but it can change your life for the better.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Let's Talk and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
Let's Talk features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, PSHE: Health , Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Body and health, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s, Teenage and Educational, PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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Let's Talk was written by Adam Carpenter and published by Summersdale Publishers an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group
Let's Talk has 158 pages
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