Skip The Drama

by Dr Sarah Hughes
Published by Penguin
ISBN 8781760894085

Making the big leap from being in the senior class at primary school to the entry class in high school can be quite daunting as leaving childhood behind and venturing into the next stage the teenage world. This book deals with one of them most significant stages of school life, both for the child and parents.

For some kids it can be a huge shock, finding themselves in frankly a minefield of serious issues that have to be dealt with such as peer and study pressures to mobile phones, an issue within itself, then there are the, parties, developing new social contacts, a different way of learning in secondary schools and so much more. It is no wonder it can become all too much for some students.

Authors Michael Carr-Gregg, an adolescent psychologist and one of Australia's leading authorities on teenage behaviour., and Sharon Witt who immersed in teen world for almost three decades a secondary teacher, author and presenter to adolescents and their parents around the country, provide all the tools and information you need for entering this turbulent and sometimes testing time

Some of the topics covered are the adolescent brain, the structure of secondary school, first day nerves, changes, perfectionism, gossip, bullying, staying healthy, the power of setting goals, homework, exams, teachers, what to do when school isn't working for your child and mental health.

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