Tanith Carey – författare

Parenting just got tougher. As the teenage brain rewires, hormones surge, and independence beckons, a perfect storm for family conflict emerges. But help is at hand.This uniquely practical parenting audiobook for raising teenagers in today''s world is grounded in evidence-based psychology, exploring the science at work during this period of child development and showing how your behaviour and response as a parent has never been more important.Taking over 100 everyday scenarios, the audiobook tackles real-world situations head-on, from what to do when your teenager slams their bedroom door in your face to how to handle concerns such as online safety and sex. You''ll discover how you can create a supportive environment at home and what you can say and do to help your teenager manage whatever life brings. Get through the tough times together and emerge with a relationship based on mutual respect and understanding.About the authors:Tanith Carey is a journalist and author who writes on the most pressing challenges facing today''s parents. Her writing has featured in The Telegraph, The Times, New York Daily News, and more. She also appears on TV and radio, such as Radio 4''s Woman''s Hour, ITV''s This Morning, and Good Morning Britain. She has two teenage daughters. Dr Angharad Rudkin is a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and has worked with children and families for over 15 years. She has an independent therapy practice and teaches Clinical Child Psychology at the University of Southampton. She regularly contributes to national press and appears on TV and radio. She has three children.© 2020 Tanith Carey; Dr Angharad Rudkin © 2020 DK Audio

Parenting just got tougher. As your child''s brain rewires, hormones kick in, and independence beckons, a perfect storm for family conflict emerges. But help is at hand.Divided into two sections - aged 8 to 10 and aged 10 to 12 - this practical parenting book is grounded in evidence-based psychology, exploring the science at work during this period of your child''s development.Taking 75 everyday scenarios, the book tackles real-world issues head-on, from sibling clashes and sulks to more serious concerns as your child edges towards their teenage years, such as handling anger, body consciousness, online safety, and self-harm.Discover how to create a supportive environment at home and how your behaviour can help your tween manage whatever life throws at them.Building a strong relationship based on mutual trust and respect will ensure a smooth transition into your child''s teenage years.

''Fascinating'' Psychologies ''A brilliant read'' Happiful ''A really, really, really, really good book'' Liz Jones, You magazine podcastHow much do you enjoy your life?Does life feel dull? A bit grey?Do you feel as if your emotions have flatlined?This is anhedonia – a word only a few of us have heard of but one that explains why so many of us feel we are sleepwalking through life.Anhedonia is from the Greek word for ''without pleasure'' and describes a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. It explains why many of us spend our lives in a fog, feeling neither happy nor sad, just not very much at all.In the first book to tackle this missing piece in mental health, writer Tanith Carey joins the dots on how convenience culture, stressful lifestyles, modern diets and both female and male hormonal changes can dial down our ability to feel excitement and joy.With the help of world-leading experts and by digging into the latest research, Tanith shows you how your brain''s dopamine reward system works and provides strategies to help you bring colour back into your life.Groundbreaking, accessible and often surprising, this is the book that will teach you how to kickstart your feel-good chemicals and start loving life again.

Mozart in the womb, Baby Einstein DVD''s for newborns and i-pad learning apps for toddlers. From the moment the umbilical cord is cut, today''s parents feel trapped in a never-ending race to ensure their child is the brightest and the best. But while it''s completely natural for us to want our kids to reach their potential, at what point does too much competition become damaging?With constant testing in schools also raising the stakes, how can we tell when hot-housing children is actually doing more harm than good? In this ground-breaking and provocative book, award-winning journalist and parenting author Tanith Carey presents the latest research on what this contest is doing to the next generation. She explains why, far from making our children more go-getting and successful, it can back-fire with life-long repercussions, damage their emotional well-being and fracture their relationships with the very people who love them most: their parents.In this essential manual for today''s modern parent, Tanith offers parents practical, realistic solutions that will give them permission to take their foot off the gas and reclaim a more relaxed family life. Packed with insights, experts'' tips, real experiences and resources, this book is a timely guide to safeguarding your child''s well-being in a competitive world - so they can grow into the happy, emotionally balanced people they really need to be.''I''ve hardly been able to put the book down . . . as I turned each page I''d find something else that resonated with me. . . Tanith has the ability to challenge your thinking without it being judgmental or preachy. She shares lots of real life case studies and draws on her own experience as a parent and combines this with solid research to make a really readable book. mummyfromtheheart''An impassioned book appealing to other parents to rethink all the relentless competitiveness - before it''s too late.'' Psychologies ''A highly readable, well-balanced, well-argued contribution to the rapidly-growing mountain of parenting books, with plenty of practical, achievable advice for anyone who wants to escape from the tiger race.'' Sue Palmer, author of Toxic Childhood ''A fantastic new book by Tanith Carey which gives children back their childhood.'' Dr David Whitebread, Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Education at Cambridge University