The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans: How to Decode Their Behavior, Develop Unshakable Trust, and Raise a Respectable Adult

The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans: How to Decode Their Behavior, Develop Unshakable Trust, and Raise a Respectable Adult

<p><strong>Nautilus Gold Award Winner: Parenting & Family</strong></p><p>A practical guide to understanding teens from bestselling author and global youth advocate Josh Shipp.</p><p>In 2015, Harvard researchers found that every child who does well in the face of adversity has had at least one stable and committed relationship with a supportive adult. But Josh Shipp didn’t need Harvard to know that. Once an at-risk foster kid, he was headed straight for trouble until he met the man who changed his life: Rodney, the foster parent who refused to quit on Shipp and got him to believe in himself. </p><p>Now, in <em>The Grown-Up’s Guide to Teenage Humans</em>, Shipp shows all of us how to be that caring adult in a teenager’s life. Stressing the need for compassion, trust, and encouragement, he breaks down the phases of a teenage human from sixth to twelfth grade, examining the changes, goals, and mentality of teenagers at each stage. </p><p>Shipp offers revelatory stories that take us inside the teen brain, and shares wisdom from top professionals and the most expert grown-ups. He also includes practice scripts that address tough issues, including: </p><ul><li>FORGIVENESS: What do I do when a teen has been really hurt by someone and it’s not their fault?</li><li>COMMUNICATION: How do I get a teen to talk to me? They just grunt.</li><li>TRUST: My teen blew it. My trust is gone. Where do we go from here?</li><li>BULLYING: Help! A teen (or their friend) is being harassed.</li><li>DIFFICULT AND AWKWARD CONVERSATIONS: Drugs. Death. Sex. Oh my.</li></ul><p>Written in Shipp’s playfully authoritative, no-nonsense voice, <em>The Grown-Up’s Guide to Teenage Humans</em> tells his story and unpacks practical strategies that can make a difference. Ultimately, it's not about shortcuts or magic words—as Shipp reminds us, it’s about investing in kids and giving them the love, time, and support they need to thrive. </p><p>And that means every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story.</p>