This is a great resource for parents….for all wide age range of kids and even parents themselves. The books itself was written and organized so well and explained things clearly in a way that a lot of other mental health books for kids do not. I like that there were separate sections for various issues and not everything just lumped together under the depression/anxiety umbrella. Also, the content about gaming, social media, etc was really helpful and a lot more detail given to these topics than there usually is. Will definitely be purchasing a hard copy for myself to use as a resource.

I love how informative this book is. As much as I try to gather knowledge about mental health and the various emotional issues teens have to go through through fiction, nothing compares to a well-researched and well-written non-fiction when it comes to such important, complex topics dealing with such an important age group.

I really liked how detailed and systematic the content is. Just reading the introduction gives you a wealth of ideas and information about the subject we are dealing with here.

It's just not about anxiety we are talking about. The book deals with certain other aspects to what might have led to such conditions and why it is more so in adolescents.

The information is scientific. It goes way back to the very beginning: the facts about adolescents, focusing on various aspects of their their development and the different stages of adolescence.

What I appreciate more is the detailed information on the chapter of gender and sexual identity.

Then the book dives into detailed discussion on anxiety and depression. No matter how we feel we have known enough on these topics, we never do. And this particular chapter gave me new information and insights that I was left in awe.

There's a whole chapter on ADHD, learning issues, social-developmental disorders which I feel is still being misunderstood by many.

The chapter on "Disordered eating and eating disorders" gave me so much to understand about these issues which I felt like was much needed. Adults misunderstand too much when it comes to eating disorders. High time we try to understand and stop focusing on harassing the young for it.

There's another chapter on drugs, alcohol and addiction. It gives you how you might possibly know if these things are being misused and how to prevent them.

And most importantly discussion on technology, social media, gaming and gambling! When we adults are addicted to these, how can we blame the teenagers? But it's not the dead-end. This chapter provides what we can do to prevent the possible mental health crisis resulting from their influence.

Bullying happens a lot in social media. Parents, teachers and guardians may find this hard to believe. Just read the chapter in this book to know how real and drastic it gets. And what we can do about it.

And ultimately, this book provides us with answers as we can do to know more about all these issues and what we can do as a family/friend/acquaintance.

You can also check out the relevant references given towards the end of the book.

Such a gem. I want a physical copy of this book as soon as possible. It would help a lot.

Thank you, author and Health Communications Inc EB, for the advance reading copy.