BodiMojo Parent Resources
Parents, if your teenager is participating in a BodiMojo Study and you have any questions about it, contact us!
Teen Health Study Personnel:
Tara Cousineau, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, CEO/Founder of BodiMojo:
Debra Franko, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, Northeastern University:
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Cool Reads & Parent Tools!
The good news is that there are many wonderful books on mindfulness, self-care, parenting, and well-being. It can be hard to weed through the choices. Below are a few of our favorites. These picks emphasize an understanding of the culture we live in and how to find moderation, calm, compassion and joy. For serious concerns about your child’s well-being, please consult the resources on Ask Figg, our FAQ page for youth.
Girls
Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches From the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture – Peggy Orenstein
Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls – Rachel Simmons
Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World – Rosalind Wiseman
Stressed Out Girls: Helping Them Thrive in the Age of Pressure – Roni-Cohen Sandler, PhD
The Female Brain – Louann Brizendine, MD
The Mother-Daughter Project: How Mothers and Daughters Can Bond Together, Beat the Odds, and Thrive Through Adolescence – SuEllen Hankins, MD & Renee Schultz
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Boys
Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World – Rosalind Wiseman
Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys – Dan Kindlon, PhD & Michael Thompson, PhD
Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons From The Myths of Boyhood – William Pollack
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Kids & Technology
iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind – Gary Small, MD and Gigi Vorgan
It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens – danah boyd
Talking Back to Facebook – James P. Steyer
The App Generation: How Today’s Youth Navigate Identity, Intimacy, and Imagination in a Digital World– Howard Gardner and Katie Davis
The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age – Catherine Steiner-Adair
Website Resources on Parenting, Kids and Digital Media
- CommonSenseMedia.org – Family Education Resources
- Center on Media and Child Health
- The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds
- American Academy of Pediatrics: Media and Children
- SafetyNet.org (AAP Resources)
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Compassion, Mindfulness, and Self-Care
A Still Quiet Place – Amy Salzman, MD
Daring Greatly – Bren Brown, PhD, LMSW
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think Your’e Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are – Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW
I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn’t) – Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW
Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm and Confidence – Rick Hanson, PhD
Making Grateful Kids – Jeffrey J. Froh and Giacomo Bono
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion – Christopher Germer, PhD
Mindsight: The New Science of Transformation – Dan Siegel, MD
Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind – Kristen Neff, PhD
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Parenting
Nurture Shock – Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids – Madeline Levine, PhD
Too Much of A Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age – Dan Kindlon PhD
The Secrets of Happy Families – Bruce Feiler
The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive – Dan Siegel, MD, & Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
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Teenagers
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain – Dan Siegel, MD
The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries About The Teenage Brain Tells Us About Our Kids – Barbara Strauch
The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers – Gary Chapman
What Are They Thinking: The Straight Facts about The Risk Taking, Social Networking, Still Developing Teen Brain – Aaron. M. White, PhD & Scott Swartzwelder, PhD
