This workbook was useful as a parent of a teen. It taught me skills to deal with / understand the predominance of social media in the lives of todays teens.

Like the other books in this series, this is an excellent resource to use in community and school settings.

The Social Media Workbook for Teens has been useful. I love that it is set up as a workbook with topics that can be split for group lessons. As a school counselor, I have enjoyed implementing the materials and the students gave great feedback on it as well.

THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORKBOOK FOR TEENS by Goali Saedi Bocci is subtitled "Skills to Help You Balance Screen Time, Manage Stress, and Take Charge of Your Life." The use of social media is certainly a high interest topic for teens and, as educators, we clearly need to facilitate more conversations on benefits and consequences of social media use. I can envision this aptly named "workbook" being used in tandem with social workers and/or other therapists, but I am not sure that teens would independently find this to be very motivating. The author is clearly an expert since she is a licensed clinical psychologist, has several TedTalks, and has written extensively for Psychology Today. I am more intrigued, though, by the work of Gina M. Biegel, the foreword's author, and plan to investigate her Be Mindful Card Deck for Teens since it has a more "fun" approach that would likely get wider use in our advisories (homerooms).

Bocci TedTalk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRoKmxglYN4

An excellent workbook to help teenagers take an audit of their ‘virtual lives’ and the use of social media. I am very interested in life coaching for teenagers, and I found this book full of practical activities to try out with my students. I really like the way the book is rooted in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and is based on sound psychological principles of managing change and reducing stress and anxiety. The subject matter is extremely relevant to teenagers nowadays who often struggle with taking control of their online activities which have become an integral part of our life.
Thank you to NetGalley and New Harbinger Publications for the ARC provided in exchange for an honest opinion.

For the most part, this was not the book I was expecting. I feel that it useful for some teens, but the issues it tackles are mostly not the ones I experience. There was no mention of dealing with friendships that are solely online. The workbook does not acknowledge that some teens use the internet to form their main friendships due to disability or geographic isolation.

This is an amazing workbook that I will definitely start using with my tween. Thanks to New Harbinger Publications, Inc. and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was a really good read. I found it very beneficial in understanding the harmful effects of social media and what can be done to prevent that, although most of the topics were directed towards more serious social media users. The use of activities and thorough explanations really helped the points remain in my mind.

Great info all teens should have access to. The world is a scary place and teens often feel so invincible, so untouchable and feel so at ease and safe online that they forget the same dangers (or worse) lurk online just like in the real world. Every person should know what seem like such simple rules for staying safe online, but so many don’t even think about them. This book is a must read for kids and parents both on how to stay smart and hopefully protected by following these rules while interacting and posting online.

The author demonstrated the trade-off that's made with the time that spent online with social media. The advise proffered in this book applies to both teens and adults alike. The well-written tutorial takes the position that online activities within the myriad of social media websites should be counterbalanced with the rest of our lives. Essentially, the less time that's spent on social media websites could be better directed to other activities that take place in real life.

Slowly withdrawing from time spent online is the ultimate goal to establish a healthy relationship amongst the two worlds of the 21st Century - real life and the cloud. The aim is to bring those of us in touch with what's happening around us. This book provides helpful examples of the steps that can be made to gain better control of our particular place in the real world. It's worth taking a look at.

I offer my thanks to NetGalley and New Harbinger Publications, Inc./Instant Help for this ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.