Mitch R. Abblett, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and clinical director of the Manville School, a therapeutic day school program in Boston, MA, serving children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral and learning difficulties. He maintains a private practice, and has written regarding mindfulness, clinical work, and youth mental health needs. He conducts national and international trainings on mindfulness and its applications.
"Helping Your Angry Teen offers clear, useful tools for parents,
therapists, and other caregivers to help the angry teenagers in
their lives. Adults new to mindfulness might find the tools
developed by Mitch Ablett to help angry teens feel better will help
them feel better, too."
--Susan Kaiser Greenland, author of Mindful Games and The Mindful
Child
"A compassionate, easy-to-read book providing practical guidance
while supporting parents who are almost certainly suffering along
with their struggling teens."
--Mark Bertin, MD, developmental pediatrics; author of Mindful
Parenting for ADHD
"Few challenges of parenting are more daunting than dealing with an
angry teen. Having experienced moments like the ones that Mitch
Abblett describes here, I can relate to the periodic clouds of
utter hopelessness, despair, and frustration that arise when our
deep love and devotion to our children is challenged by their
behavior and their emotions. This book not only provides a rational
and scientifically grounded framework for understanding the often
mystifying and bewildering expression of teen anger, but it pairs
that understanding with the deep and timeless wisdom of mindfulness
practice that can allow us to step outside the anger cloud and
maintain some presence to reconnect with ourselves. By practicing
mindfulness, we can reclaim our compassion, our inner wisdom, and
the practical skills that Abblett teaches here."
--Steven D. Hickman, PsyD, executive director of the University of
California, San Diego's Center for Mindfulness; executive director
of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion; clinical psychologist;
and associate clinical professor at the UC San Diego School of
Medicine
"This gem of wisdom from Mitch Abblett is about way more than teen
anger. Mitch wisely recognizes that the openhearted quality of your
own unconditionally loving presence is the greatest gift that you
can offer your teen. By starting with cultivating your own embodied
mindfulness, this book guides you toward the kind of authentic and
transformative relationship with your teen that every parent
aspires to."
--Dzung X. Vo, MD, pediatrician, adolescent medicine specialist,
and author of The Mindful Teen
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