For Grown-ups | Featured Books
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Our book spotlight “For Grown-Ups” offers fresh insights and key takeaways from today’s impactful books, keeping parents, educators, and librarians in the know.
Decoding Boys offers new insights on raising today’s sons
By Kate Morris, Ed.D.
As a mother of three boys, I am continually seeking resources to help navigate the challenges of parenting teenagers. In Decoding Boys, Cara Natterson, M.D., draws on both her expertise as a pediatrician and her perspective as a parent to offer an insightful and empathetic exploration of male puberty.
Natterson provides practical tools and perspectives that help parents navigate the complexities of raising sons with confidence and compassion.
What to know about the “Anxious Generation”
By Kate Morris, Ed.D.
In his timely and urgent book, renowned social psychologist Jonathan Haidt presents a compelling examination of how smartphones and social media are fundamentally reshaping childhood—and not for the better. Through rigorous research and data analysis, Haidt illuminates the growing crisis of mental health among young people, directly linking it to what he calls our "phone-based childhood" era.
How living “with intention” is within your reach
By Kate Morris, Ed.D.
Drawing on personal experiences, author and entrepreneur Gina Boedeker offers readers practical strategies for clarifying priorities, establishing boundaries, and implementing decisive actions to counterbalance the all-too-common work-life imbalance.
We all possess the agency to reshape our lives. By eliminating what no longer serves us and cultivating a future filled with purpose and fulfillment, we can transcend burnout and create a life that is authentically our own.