Book Review: Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers

Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., Steven E. Tobias, Psy.D., and Brian S. Friedlander, Ph.D.

In a world even more daunting and complex than the one we survived as teenagers, how can we work to raise responsible, caring and self-aware teenagers?

Features : Learning : BOOK REVIEWS : Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers

Applying the principles of good parenting and coupling them with the concept of development and growth through emotional intelligence, the authors present an uplifting and workable strateby for parent of teens.

Making a meaningful connection with a teenager and having the power to postively shape their growth is one of the most challenging responsiblities a parent tackles.

Here a few summary reviews of this book from readers and professionals who highly recommend Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers: Parenting with Love, Laughter, and Limits:

"A welcome help for any parent who seeks to raise a self-aware, responsible, empathetic, and effective teenager."

- Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence: 10th Anniversary Edition; Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

"Reading and integrating the messages ... will put you on the path to making a parent-teen connection that is ' 'cool' beyond compare."
- From the Foreword by Gotham Chopra

"... The authors offer sound advice, powerful vignettes, and strategies that parents can immediately put into action. This book is uplifting and confirming."

- Roger P. Weissberg, Ph.D., executive director, Collaborative to Advance Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL), and professor of psychology and education, University of Illinois at Chicago