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Raising Global Teens: A Practical Handbook for Parenting in the 21st Century
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Product Description Globalization has given many of us unparalleled opportunities to work, travel, fall in love, and raise kids all over the world. But it has made being a teen more complicated than ever. Imagine having to discover your identity and place in the world when you keep having to move communities, your parents are from different backgrounds, you’re exposed to multiple cultures daily or faced with challenges such as global warming and pandemics. How can we help these teensbe happy, healthy, and resilient?Raising Global Teens explores the hot topics adolescents experience today: identity, social media, body image, traumatic events, puberty, drugs and stress all in the context of our modern, mobile world. In this easy-to-read handbook, Dr. Anisha combines real-world examples with practical solutions, drawing on the latest research, her own experience and that of the many cross-cultural teens she has worked with over the last 25 years. Raising Global Teens enables busy families, health providers, and educators apply powerful tools to help today’s adolescents thrive. Review "I highly recommend this book to not only parents, but to all educators, social service professionals, medically related personnel, and anyone else who loves and works with this population. You will be glad you took the time to read it, I promise you!" Ruth E Van Reken, Hon DLitt Co-author, Third Culture Kids, 3rd ed. "This masterful work will enable you to build the resilience in your children that will prepare them to thrive in both good and challenging times." Dr. Ken Ginsburg, Author of Building Resilience in Children and Teens, and Raising Kids to Thrive "Raising Global Teens has the essential information any parent needs who is raising children in today's increasingly complex international world." Rosalind Wiseman, Co-founder of Cultures of Dignity and author of Queen Bees and Wannabes "Dr. Abraham has compiled valuable insights into an easy-to-read guide based on the wisdom she has gained from her professional training and personal cross-cultural experiences." Geeta R ao Gupta, Executive Director, 3D Program for Girls and Women, Former Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF "Raising Global Teens will enlighten all parents, regardless of their geography." Dr. Cara Natterson Author of Decoding Boys and The Care and Keeping of You series About the Author Anisha Abraham, MD, MPH, is a pediatrician and teen health specialist based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and on faculty at the University of Amsterdam and Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. She grew up in the US as the daughter of South Asian immigrants and has lived with her husband and two sons in Asia, Europe, and the US. Anisha helps cross-cultural teens manage a wide range of issues from body image to substance use, social media, and stress. She also leads seminars for teens, parents, faculty, and organizations using her 25 years of global experience as a practicing clinician, military physician, public health researcher, TEDx speaker, and health educator. She has been interviewed by NPR, CNN, NBC, Voice of America, RTHK, and The Washington Post. For more information, see www.dranishaabraham.com
