{"product_id":"mindfulness-and-self-compassion-for-teen-adhd-build-executive-functioning-skills-increase-motivation-and-improve-self-confidence-9781684036394","title":"Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD: Build Executive Functioning Skills, Increase Motivation, and Improve Self-Confidence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful and compassionate guide for cultivating self-confidence, independence, and the executive functioning skills you need to live your best life \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing a teen with attention deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) doesn't stop you from wanting what almost every other teen wants: independence, good grades, and a healthy social life. But ADHD also presents obstacles that can keep you from reaching your goals. At times you may become frustrated, sad, or even angry at your inability to achieve the things you want. This book can help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unique guide will help you develop the skills you need to strengthen your executive functioning, foster the self-compassion essential to overcoming self-criticism often caused by ADHD, and gain the confidence and resilience necessary to take control of your ADHD--and your life. You'll also learn how to manage your emotions, focus, practice flexible problem solving, change habits, and improve communication skills. Finally, you'll learn how these skills can improve your relationships with friends and family, and help you succeed in school--and life \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour ADHD doesn't have to define you, and it certainly doesn't have to determine your life. This book will allow you to step off the path of self-criticism, and guide you on the path toward self-compassion, self-confidence, and success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Bertin, MD\u003c\/b\u003e, is a developmental pediatrician in private practice in Pleasantville, NY. He is author of \u003ci\u003eHow Children Thrive \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMindful Parenting for ADHD\u003c\/i\u003e, which integrate mindfulness into the rest of evidence-based pediatric care; and a contributing author for \u003ci\u003eTeaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens\u003c\/i\u003e. He is on faculty at New York Medical College and The Windward Institute, on advisory boards for Common Sense Media and Reach Out and Read, and on the board of directors for APSARD (the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders). His blog covering topics in child development, mindfulness, and family is available through PsychologyToday.com, Mindful.org, and elsewhere. For information about his online mindfulness classes and other resources, visit https: \/\/developmentaldoctor.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Bluth, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is on faculty in the department of psychiatry and a research fellow at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she is founder of the Frank Porter Graham Program on Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Families (https: \/\/selfcompassion.web.unc.edu). She is a certified instructor of Mindful Self-Compassion, an internationally acclaimed eight-week course created by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer; and is a codeveloper of Self-Compassion for Educators, a self-compassion program offered through Mindful Schools. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bluth is also cocreator of the curriculum Making Friends with Yourself: A Mindful Self-Compassion Program for Teens, the teen adaptation of Mindful Self-Compassion; and Embracing Your Life, the young adult adaptation. She is also author of \u003ci\u003eThe Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Self-Compassionate Teen\u003c\/i\u003e. As a mindfulness practitioner for more than forty years, a mindfulness teacher, and an educator with eighteen years of classroom teaching experience, Bluth frequently gives talks, conducts workshops, and teaches classes in self-compassion and mindfulness in educational and community settings. In addition, she trains teachers in Making Friends with Yourself internationally.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Instant Help Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50724736499986,"sku":"9781684036394","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dec68477-efe3-4a72-89fc-0a5ce824a726.jpg?v=1734806872","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mindfulness-and-self-compassion-for-teen-adhd-build-executive-functioning-skills-increase-motivation-and-improve-self-confidence-9781684036394","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}