Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens: A Workbook to Break the Nine Thought Habits That Are Holding You Back

I used this book to make a lesson for my seventh grade students on changing their mindsets. Some mindsets in the book seemed to overlap each other or be similar. This made it hard when kids were trying to figure out the difference between the mindsets. However, most students were able to find at least one mindset that they connected with and applied to them. I used the book to define the mindsets in the book, talk about how to break or shift the mindset, and then gave students a scenario and asked them how to apply and shift the mindset. This ended up being my favorite lesson this year and it was one of the lessons I received the most positive feedback from students and staff. I also used the book during my girls' self esteem group to connect how these mindsets can affect their self esteem. This book was definitely worth the money and I will reuse it a lot in the future.

Love it!

Yup I have a teen. I did a quick look over and glancing before giving it to my teen. I think Cognitive thought would have been better term than mind reading or mind reading replaced that term with “assuming you know what one is thinking”. Other than that the quick scanning I gave the book appears to give my teen some good advisement.

This workbook is a *must* for clinicians and their teen clients, as well as for families who aren't working with a professional. Well organized, accessible and informative, this guide provides valuable explanations and activities that tweens/teens can easily understand, without sounding condescending and without the excessive wordiness so often found in self-help resources. Addressing negative thinking habits can be one of the most valuable -- and challenging! -- issues for teens, and this workbook not only breaks that process down into manageable steps, but also illustrates why the process itself is worth it. Straightforward organization allows adolescents to move through the workbook independently if they choose, and the activities are relevant and thorough without being overly time-consuming. It's also a terrific resource for parents trying to support and connect with their teens, and a wonderful adjunct for therapists looking for effective clinical tools. I applaud Dr. Alvord and Ms. McGrath for creating this gem!

As a graduate student in a clinical psychology doctoral program, I have found this book extremely helpful not only in my work with clients, but also as a clinician in training. This book provides solid coverage of the cognitive distortions that contribute to negative thinking patterns, as well as a step by step action plan for how to switch these thinking patterns. The examples provided in each chapter have been very relatable to the clients I've used this book with (including adult clients!), but it also includes room for the client to self-reflect and come up with their own examples. I would definitely recommend this book to any clinician interested in learning more about CBT and how to actually implement the skills into sessions. I'd also recommend this book to any adolescent or adult as a self-help book.

As a clinical psychologist working in childhood anxiety and OCD, I am always on the look out for good workbooks. Many times kids and teens dismiss workbooks that are available because the examples do not reflect their experience or their complexity. In Dr. Alvord's books and workshops, you can tell she is someone who talks with kids, likes kids, and works with kids. So she knows how they think when in distress and how to help them find their way out. Dr. Alvord and her co-author Ann McGrath add a book that is really needed. Many kids or teens have negative thinking that is a source of their difficultlies either with no diagnosis or in the context of anxiety and depression. By offering separate sections on the different thinking traps kids, teens, parents or therapiist can focus their work with practical suggestions. A really helpful and useful resource

As a psychologist in practice for over ten years who specializes in treating teens with anxiety disorders and depression, I know first hand how difficult it is to find resources that are both accurate and readable. This book is great. The authors have done an excellent job of outlining and teaching the tools to help teens understand the thinking traps that they can get caught up in, which can impact mood and anxiety. We know that how we think impacts how we feel, and by changing our thinking to be more positive we can feel less stressed and happier - this book really helps guide teens on how to do this. Highly recommend for teens and parents of teens to read.

As a psychotherapist who works primarily with parents and as a parent myself, I am so grateful for Mary Alvord's new book, 'Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens: A Workbook to Break the Nine Thought Habits That Are Holding You Back.' One teen I know who struggles with anxiety and negative thinking told me, "It's like the person who wrote this book knows exactly how and what I worry about. Now I can remember the activities and what I learn in each chapter so I can try to approach my worries in a different way." High praise from a teen who is using the lessons from this workbook to effect change in their own life. I will definitely be recommending this book to clients, parents and their teens. Excellent resource for teens!

For anyone with a teen who is struggling and either is resistant to going to therapy or needs something in addition to therapy to work on at home, this is for you. It’s an accessible, relatable Introduction to cognitive behavioural therapy for teens. What I like most is that the writer did not underestimate the readers. Intelligent wording is used, there is no condescending tone or patronizing language. The examples have been amended to be more relevant to teens,, and some of the psychological lingo has been put into more plain language, but it is still an accurate and helpful CBT workbook.

Great resource

Really good, very helpful

Looks like a good workbook with good information

Quick delivery My daughter loves these books it's our 3rd one