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The Anxious Generation
by Jonathan Haidt • 2024
A global teen mental health crisis started in 2012. The culprit fits in a pocket.
4.30
207k+
The Anxious Generation Summary
The Anxious Generation 97%
A global teen mental health crisis started in 2012. The culprit fits in a pocket.
by Jonathan Haidt 2024
4.30
207k+ ratings
Reset Your Child's Brain
by Victoria Dunckley • 2015
Kids' screen time mimics ADHD, bipolar, and autism. Removing it for a month heals the damage.
4.08
823
Reset Your Child's Brain Summary
Reset Your Child's Brain 97%
Kids' screen time mimics ADHD, bipolar, and autism. Removing it for a month heals the damage.
by Victoria Dunckley 2015
4.08
823 ratings
Digital Detox
by Molly Defrank • 2022
The two-week family screen reset that restores calm, creativity, and connection.
4.42
244
Digital Detox Summary
Digital Detox 97%
The two-week family screen reset that restores calm, creativity, and connection.
by Molly Defrank 2022
4.42
244 ratings
Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety
by John Duffy • 2019
Your adolescence is irrelevant. New rules for raising resilient teens in the age of anxiety.
4.08
801
Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety Summary
Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety 97%
Your adolescence is irrelevant. New rules for raising resilient teens in the age of anxiety.
by John Duffy 2019
4.08
801 ratings
Generation Sleepless
by Heather Turgeon MFT • 2022
Five percent of seniors sleep enough. Biology, not laziness, is the culprit. The no-nagging fix.
4.05
170
Generation Sleepless Summary
Generation Sleepless 95%
Five percent of seniors sleep enough. Biology, not laziness, is the culprit. The no-nagging fix.
by Heather Turgeon MFT 2022
4.05
170 ratings
How to Raise a Healthy Gamer
by Alok Kanojia • 2024
Video games meet real psychological needs. A clinical guide to replacing screen battles with trust.
4.13
1k+
How to Raise a Healthy Gamer Summary
How to Raise a Healthy Gamer 95%
Video games meet real psychological needs. A clinical guide to replacing screen battles with trust.
by Alok Kanojia 2024
4.13
1k+ ratings
Bad Therapy
by Abigail Shrier • 2024
Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.
3.95
16k+
Bad Therapy Summary
Bad Therapy 94%
Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.
by Abigail Shrier 2024
3.95
16k+ ratings
A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens
by Joani Geltman • 2014
The brain science behind your teen's worst decisions, and the conversations that survive them.
3.46
72
A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens Summary
A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens 94%
The brain science behind your teen's worst decisions, and the conversations that survive them.
by Joani Geltman 2014
3.46
72 ratings
The Parent Compass
by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick • 2020
Teens need less pressure and more sleep. A practical guide for parents ready to stop overmanaging.
4.56
140
The Parent Compass Summary
The Parent Compass 94%
Teens need less pressure and more sleep. A practical guide for parents ready to stop overmanaging.
by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick 2020
4.56
140 ratings
The Tech-Wise Family
by Andy Crouch • 2017
Daily, weekly, and yearly tech fasts that recover sleep, conversation, and family worship.
4.25
9k+
The Tech-Wise Family Summary
The Tech-Wise Family 94%
Daily, weekly, and yearly tech fasts that recover sleep, conversation, and family worship.
by Andy Crouch 2017
4.25
9k+ ratings
How to Break Up with Your Phone
by Catherine Price • 2018
The 30-day plan that unhooks your brain from the device designed to keep it hooked.
3.91
22k+
How to Break Up with Your Phone Summary
How to Break Up with Your Phone 94%
The 30-day plan that unhooks your brain from the device designed to keep it hooked.
by Catherine Price 2018
3.91
22k+ ratings
Stolen Focus
by Johann Hari • 2022
You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.
4.22
80k+
Stolen Focus Summary
Stolen Focus 94%
You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.
by Johann Hari 2022
4.22
80k+ ratings
Parenting a Teen Girl
by Lucie Hemmen • 2012
When your teenage daughter pulls away, here's how to stay close without pushing harder.
3.90
249
Parenting a Teen Girl Summary
Parenting a Teen Girl 94%
When your teenage daughter pulls away, here's how to stay close without pushing harder.
by Lucie Hemmen 2012
3.90
249 ratings
The Disengaged Teen
by Jenny Anderson • 2025
Four modes that explain teen disengagement and the coaching moves that restore curiosity.
4.01
952
The Disengaged Teen Summary
The Disengaged Teen 94%
Four modes that explain teen disengagement and the coaching moves that restore curiosity.
by Jenny Anderson 2025
4.01
952 ratings
Kindness Wins
by Galit Breen • 2015
Your kids know the safety rules. Here is how to teach them the kindness ones.
4.73
111
Kindness Wins Summary
Kindness Wins 94%
Your kids know the safety rules. Here is how to teach them the kindness ones.
by Galit Breen 2015
4.73
111 ratings
The Teenage Brain
by Frances E. Jensen • 2014
The brain's emotion and reward centers mature early; the prefrontal cortex arrives a decade later.
3.77
6k+
The Teenage Brain Summary
The Teenage Brain 94%
The brain's emotion and reward centers mature early; the prefrontal cortex arrives a decade later.
by Frances E. Jensen 2014
3.77
6k+ ratings
The Collapse of Parenting
by Leonard Sax • 2015
Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.
4.29
6k+
The Collapse of Parenting Summary
The Collapse of Parenting 94%
Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.
by Leonard Sax 2015
4.29
6k+ ratings
Decoding Boys
by Cara Natterson • 2020
Boys go silent at puberty. Accepting that is the trap. The biology says talk anyway.
3.92
2k+
Decoding Boys Summary
Decoding Boys 94%
Boys go silent at puberty. Accepting that is the trap. The biology says talk anyway.
by Cara Natterson 2020
3.92
2k+ ratings
Middle School Matters
by Phyllis L. Fagell • 2019
Ten skills that make or break middle school. Concrete ways parents can build every one.
4.02
750
Middle School Matters Summary
Middle School Matters 94%
Ten skills that make or break middle school. Concrete ways parents can build every one.
by Phyllis L. Fagell 2019
4.02
750 ratings
Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen
by Michelle Icard • 2021
Fourteen talks before high school: side-by-side conversations that work when lectures fail.
4.16
4k+
Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen Summary
Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen 94%
Fourteen talks before high school: side-by-side conversations that work when lectures fail.
by Michelle Icard 2021
4.16
4k+ ratings
Reclaiming Conversation
by Sherry Turkle • 2015
Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.
3.80
5k+
Reclaiming Conversation Summary
Reclaiming Conversation 94%
Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.
by Sherry Turkle 2015
3.80
5k+ ratings
How to Raise an Adult
by Julie Lythcott-Haims • 2015
Stop doing it all for them: a former Stanford dean's playbook for raising a self-sufficient kid.
4.07
13k+
How to Raise an Adult Summary
How to Raise an Adult 94%
Stop doing it all for them: a former Stanford dean's playbook for raising a self-sufficient kid.
by Julie Lythcott-Haims 2015
4.07
13k+ ratings
The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans
by Josh Shipp • 2017
Quit micromanaging. The coaching-based playbook for earning your teen’s trust and raising an adult.
4.22
804
The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans Summary
The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans 94%
Quit micromanaging. The coaching-based playbook for earning your teen’s trust and raising an adult.
by Josh Shipp 2017
4.22
804 ratings
24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
by Tiffany Shlain • 2019
One day offline each week. The science says your attention, empathy, and sleep all improve.
3.80
3k+
24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week Summary
24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week 93%
One day offline each week. The science says your attention, empathy, and sleep all improve.
by Tiffany Shlain 2019
3.80
3k+ ratings
8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success
by Michelle Icard • 2023
Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.
4.10
180
8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success Summary
8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success 93%
Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.
by Michelle Icard 2023
4.10
180 ratings
Hold On to Your Kids
by Gordon Neufeld • 2004
When friends matter more than parents, curiosity fades and aggression rises. The way back.
4.15
12k+
Hold On to Your Kids Summary
Hold On to Your Kids 93%
When friends matter more than parents, curiosity fades and aggression rises. The way back.
by Gordon Neufeld 2004
4.15
12k+ ratings
Raising Mentally Strong Kids
by Daniel G. Amen • 2024
Build the brain first, and mental strength follows. The playbook for raising resilient kids.
4.15
5k+
Raising Mentally Strong Kids Summary
Raising Mentally Strong Kids 93%
Build the brain first, and mental strength follows. The playbook for raising resilient kids.
by Daniel G. Amen 2024
4.15
5k+ ratings
Irresistible
by Adam Alter • 2017
The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.
3.85
13k+
Irresistible Summary
Irresistible 93%
The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.
by Adam Alter 2017
3.85
13k+ ratings
Teach Your Children Well
by Madeline Levine • 2012
Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.
3.93
1k+
Teach Your Children Well Summary
Teach Your Children Well 93%
Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.
by Madeline Levine 2012
3.93
1k+ ratings
Generation Z Unfiltered
by Tim Elmore • 2019
Gen Z has endless information but almost no wisdom. Nine ways adults can close the gap.
4.06
540
Generation Z Unfiltered Summary
Generation Z Unfiltered 93%
Gen Z has endless information but almost no wisdom. Nine ways adults can close the gap.
by Tim Elmore 2019
4.06
540 ratings
Free-Range Kids
by Lenore Skenazy • 2009
Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.
3.88
8k+
Free-Range Kids Summary
Free-Range Kids 93%
Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.
by Lenore Skenazy 2009
3.88
8k+ ratings
Voice Lessons for Parents
by Wendy Mogel • 2018
What to say when your toddler screams, your tween clams up, and your teen shuts the door.
3.97
790
Voice Lessons for Parents Summary
Voice Lessons for Parents 93%
What to say when your toddler screams, your tween clams up, and your teen shuts the door.
by Wendy Mogel 2018
3.97
790 ratings
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life
by Katherine Ormerod • 2018
Social media promised connection; it gave us loneliness, debt, and a fractured democracy.
3.49
801
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life Summary
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life 93%
Social media promised connection; it gave us loneliness, debt, and a fractured democracy.
by Katherine Ormerod 2018
3.49
801 ratings
Nurture Shock
by Po Bronson • 2008
Much of what parents believe about raising children turns out to be wrong. Here's the science.
4.03
27k+
Nurture Shock Summary
Nurture Shock 93%
Much of what parents believe about raising children turns out to be wrong. Here's the science.
by Po Bronson 2008
4.03
27k+ ratings
A Good Childhood
by Judy Dunn • 2009
More stuff, sadder kids: how self-interest became a public health crisis for children.
3.67
61
A Good Childhood Summary
A Good Childhood 93%
More stuff, sadder kids: how self-interest became a public health crisis for children.
by Judy Dunn 2009
3.67
61 ratings
The Self-Driven Child
by William Stixrud • 2018
Control is the key to a child's well-being, not pressure. How to give it without chaos.
4.33
8k+
The Self-Driven Child Summary
The Self-Driven Child 93%
Control is the key to a child's well-being, not pressure. How to give it without chaos.
by William Stixrud 2018
4.33
8k+ ratings
Brainstorm
by Daniel J. Siegel • 2011
The teen brain isn't broken, just remodeling. Those maddening traits are the keys to adult vitality.
3.89
5k+
Brainstorm Summary
Brainstorm 93%
The teen brain isn't broken, just remodeling. Those maddening traits are the keys to adult vitality.
by Daniel J. Siegel 2011
3.89
5k+ ratings
Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain
by Nicola Morgan • 2005
Mood swings, risk, late nights. Not rebellion. Brain remodeling. Here's what's happening upstairs.
3.88
1k+
Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain Summary
Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain 93%
Mood swings, risk, late nights. Not rebellion. Brain remodeling. Here's what's happening upstairs.
by Nicola Morgan 2005
3.88
1k+ ratings
The Happiness Effect
by Donna Freitas • 2017
A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.
3.31
265
The Happiness Effect Summary
The Happiness Effect 93%
A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.
by Donna Freitas 2017
3.31
265 ratings
Getting Ahead of ADHD
by Joel T. Nigg • 2017
ADHD isn't destiny. Epigenetics shows how food, exercise, and sleep reshape developing brains.
4.09
178
Getting Ahead of ADHD Summary
Getting Ahead of ADHD 93%
ADHD isn't destiny. Epigenetics shows how food, exercise, and sleep reshape developing brains.
by Joel T. Nigg 2017
4.09
178 ratings
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers
by Lisa Damour • 2023
Teen emotions aren't pathology, they're development. How to stay steady when your adolescent can't.
4.46
7k+
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers Summary
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers 93%
Teen emotions aren't pathology, they're development. How to stay steady when your adolescent can't.
by Lisa Damour 2023
4.46
7k+ ratings
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media
by Carrie James • 2009
Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.
3.53
112
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media Summary
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media 93%
Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.
by Carrie James 2009
3.53
112 ratings
Until the Streetlights Come On
by Ginny Yurich • 2023
The childhood your kids actually need: more boredom, more dirt, fewer screens, less you.
4.30
4k+
Until the Streetlights Come On Summary
Until the Streetlights Come On 93%
The childhood your kids actually need: more boredom, more dirt, fewer screens, less you.
by Ginny Yurich 2023
4.30
4k+ ratings
Raising Girls
by Steve Biddulph • 2011
Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.
3.93
2k+
Raising Girls Summary
Raising Girls 93%
Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.
by Steve Biddulph 2011
3.93
2k+ ratings
Assassination Generation
by Dave Grossman • 2016
Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.
3.71
351
Assassination Generation Summary
Assassination Generation 93%
Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.
by Dave Grossman 2016
3.71
351 ratings
The Myth of the Perfect Girl
by Ana Homayoun • 2012
Straight A's and a hollow feeling: why achievement culture fails girls, and what replaces it.
3.76
160
The Myth of the Perfect Girl Summary
The Myth of the Perfect Girl 93%
Straight A's and a hollow feeling: why achievement culture fails girls, and what replaces it.
by Ana Homayoun 2012
3.76
160 ratings
How to Thrive in the Digital Age
by Tom Chatfield • 2012
Your phone rewired your brain. The repair is a humanist reset, not a detox.
3.08
598
How to Thrive in the Digital Age Summary
How to Thrive in the Digital Age 93%
Your phone rewired your brain. The repair is a humanist reset, not a detox.
by Tom Chatfield 2012
3.08
598 ratings
I Can Fix This
by Kristina Kuzmic • 2024
Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.
4.65
2k+
I Can Fix This Summary
I Can Fix This 93%
Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.
by Kristina Kuzmic 2024
4.65
2k+ ratings
Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen
by Robert J. MacKenzie • 2015
Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.
4.09
58
Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen Summary
Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen 93%
Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.
by Robert J. MacKenzie 2015
4.09
58 ratings
Teaching Kids to Think
by Darlene Sweetland • 2015
Every rescue teaches dependence. How stepping back builds the critical thinking kids need to thrive.
3.77
359
Teaching Kids to Think Summary
Teaching Kids to Think 93%
Every rescue teaches dependence. How stepping back builds the critical thinking kids need to thrive.
by Darlene Sweetland 2015
3.77
359 ratings
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