Growing Up Powerful: A Guide to Keeping Confident When Your Body Is Changing, Your Mind Is Racing, and the World Is . . . Complicated

ISBN-13: 9781953424457 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023

Nona Willis Aronowitz

Spis treści

My Brain is Powerful:

• How your brain works and all the amazing things it can do
• Keeping your mind healthy
• Taking risks and making good decisions
• Handling mistakes
• Mental health and mindfulness
• Dealing with stress, anxiety, and depression
• Sidebar: Freaking out about a big test at school? Don't panic! Here's how to prepare and calm your mind.
• Therapy: What it's like, finding a therapist, etc.
• Sidebar: What to expect from a first therapy appointment
• Strong emotions-from frustration and fear to joy and pride
• Overview of neurodivergence
• Quiz: Are You a Perfectionist?

My Body is Strong:

• Body 101: Facts about growing, how to take care of your growing body, self-care
• Body image
• Sidebar: Need a boost? These mantras and power poses will have you feeling your best.
• Puberty and body changes
• Diet and exercise
• Hygiene
• Sidebar: How to take care of your unique hair
• Quiz: What Physical Activity is Right for You?

I am a Valuable Member of My Family:

• Different kinds of families (step-parents/siblings, adoption, fostering)
• Communicating with your family
• Sidebar: Thorns and roses, gratitude lists, knock-knock jokes, and more! Here are some fun ways to make your family's dinner conversations special every night.
• Celebrating your family's traditions, memories, and fun times together
• Handling disagreements with parents and siblings
• Sidebar: How to ask your grown-up for something out of the ordinary... and understand if the answer is still "no."
• Creating a calming space in your home
• Pets/pet care
• Helping out around the house
• Sidebar: Time to ditch the piggy bank! Here's how to manage your allowance.
• Quiz: What's Your Communication Style?

I Can Create Community:

• Welcome to the Rebel sisterhood!
• Introverts and extroverts and why they're both super special
• Making new friends
• How to be a good friend
• Sidebar: 10 Questions to get to know your friends better
• Navigating group dynamics
• Staying true to yourself
• Social media and messaging dos and don'ts
• Bullying: what to do if you are being bullied/if you see someone being bullied
• Sidebar: Someone called me "bossy." What's up with that?
• Navigating friend fights
• Handling a friend break-up
• More than friends: an overview of gender identity, preferences, crushes, and consent
• Quiz: Is it Time to Move on From a Friendship?

I Can Make the World a Better Place:

• Coping with scary news
• Sidebar: Hmm...is that article real or fake?
• Finding causes that are important to you
• How to make your voice heard
• Small ways to make a big difference
• What do you want your future to look like?
• Sidebar: See it to believe it! Let's make a vision board.
• Quiz: What's Your Superpower?

O autorze

Nona Willis Aronowitz is an acclaimed feminist writer, editor, and author. An expert at talking to adolescents with humor and heart, she pens a bi-weekly advice column for Teen Vogue. She has also written for publications including the New York Times, The Cut, Elle, and VICE. She lives with her partner and daughter in New York. Caribay Marquina is a freelance illustrator born and raised in Mérida, Venezuela and currently based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She studied graphic design and now works as an illustrator, exploring and developing a personal style that refers to the current fashion trends, personal experiences, and a love for nature.