Social Media and Mental Health: Handbook for Parents, Guardians and Teens

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Social Media and Mental Health: Handbook for Parents, Guardians and Teens
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Claire Edwards
SeriesPulling The Trigger
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 108,Width 178
Category/GenreParenting
ISBN/Barcode 9781912478255
ClassificationsDewey:302.231
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Welbeck Publishing Group
Imprint Trigger
Publication Date 27 September 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This social media book bundle offers tips on how parents and guardians can help their children navigate the tricky waters surrounding the internet, whilst also identifying ways that young people can keep themselves safe online. Written by a clinical psychologist experienced in the field of adolescent mental health, it will highlight the challenges of parenting in the digital age, and outline to teenagers how and why social media can affect their mental health. These quick and easy illustrated guides will explore the impact of social media from both the perspective of the parent, and that of the young person to facilitate the healthiest possible relationship with social media.

Author Biography

Dr Claire Edwards (BSc (Hons), PG Cert, PsychD, PG Dip) is a Clinical Psychologist based in London. She has been working as a clinical psychologist since qualifying in 2008. Claire has worked with families in a variety of settings, assessing and treating the mental health and behavioural difficulties that children and adolescents present with; working with individuals, parents/carers, families, groups and schools. Claire has had a long-standing interest in the broader factors which impact the lives of young people and their families and a passion for enhancing family relationships.