Hot Stones and Funny Bones: Teens Helping Teens Cope with Stress and Anger [Paperback]

Brian Luke Seaward Ph.D. (Author), Linda Bartlett (Contributor)

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Product Description

An Inside Look at How Teens Feel and Deal with Life

More than seventy-five teens from across the country were interviewed on a range of topics and issues: parents, friends, sports, clothes, school violence and peer pressure. With the passion and frustration expressed by teens in their narratives, as well as in their artwork and poetry, this book is a unique combination of original teen contributions and effective stress- and anger-management techniques from a mental-health professional. Most important, it was designed expressly for teens.

Hot Stones and Funny Bones is divided in three sections. "Telling It Like It Is" highlights problems and issues that nearly every teen faces in the middle- and high-school years, expressed in their own voices. The second section, "The Best Way to Cope with Stress", offers a host of coping skills and relaxation techniques for teens to utilize, ranging from ways to boost self-esteem and effective anger-management skills, to meditation and creative expression. The third section, "Final Comments From Teens", reveals opinions, lessons learned and advice to parents and teenagers about the struggles and triumphs of teen years. In addition, every chapter includes "Thoughts, Reflections and Action Plans", where teens can process what they've learned, using the information to make healthy behavioral changes.

With all the stress and gamut of emotions in our hectic-and at times chaotic-world, this book will be a hit with teens trying to make sense of it all and stay sane at the same time.

About the Author

Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D., is a health psychologist with an international reputation in the fields of stress-management, human spirituality and mind-body-spirit healing. He serves on the faculty of the University of Colorado-Boulder and is the author of Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like Water; Managing Stress; and The Art of Calm. Linda Bartlett, M.S., is an eighth-grade English teacher at Sunset Middle School in Longmont, Colorado. She has worked in the public school system for twenty-six years, and is the creator of Health Quest, a course designed to teach life skills, with the main objective of helping teens reach optimal health.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: HCI Teens (October 21, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757300367
• ISBN-13: 978-0757300363
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #121,895 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot Stones and Funny Bones, November 19, 2002

By	M. Clow "M C. Denver" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Hot Stones and Funny Bones: Teens Helping Teens Cope with Stress and Anger (Paperback)

Everyone should read this book as a way to understand our youth culture. Young people want to be heard (even when they shut us out); often, they are crying out for help. This book presents a starting point for talking to teens about how they see the world and, more important, how they feel about their place in the world.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Honest and Intriguing, November 20, 2002

By	S. Jones (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot Stones and Funny Bones: Teens Helping Teens Cope with Stress and Anger (Paperback)

This book gives insight to the real teenager and thoughts they may not normally share in a verbal manner. It is honest and expressive in a way that kids can relate to. What a wonderful reading for both adults and kids.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a MUST READ!, November 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Hot Stones and Funny Bones: Teens Helping Teens Cope with Stress and Anger (Paperback)

This book is fabulous. I'm not in the habit of writing reviews but felt I couldn't resist in this circumstance. Teenagers are such a mystery! This book really helped me develop a better appreciation and understanding of what it is like to be a teenager in today's world. I also felt it provided an honest conversation from teens in their own words rather than lecturing to us absently about the topic. I feel I have a much better handle on what's going on with my teenagers.

The author writes in a very candid, down-to-earth style and I found myself unable to put the book down. I recommend this book to teens and parents alike!