Parenting
the New Teen
in the Age
of Anxiety
A Complete Guide to Your Child’s Stressed, Depressed, Expanded,
Amazing Adolescence
DR. JOHN DUFFY
Mango Publishing
Coral Gables
Copyright © 2019 by Dr. John Duffy.
Published by Mango Publishing Group, a division of Mango Media Inc.
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Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety: Complete Guide to Your Child’s Stressed, Depressed, Expanded, Amazing Adolescence
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication number: 2019944131
ISBN: (print) 978-1-64250-049-3, (ebook) 978-1-64250-050-9
BISAC category code PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adolescent
Printed in the United States of America
Note: When discussing parenting issues herein that are not gender-specific, I have chosen to use the female pronoun. Unless otherwise specified, stories and advice are not intended to apply to any one gender.
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