The Parent's Guide to the Modern World

For parents the modern world is scary!

In this book, behaviour expert Richard Daniel Curtis gives parents, carers and professionals practical advice about how to steer their teenager or preteen through the minefield that is the modern world.

Starting with an overview of the life-altering changes in the brain during puberty, this book takes you on a tour of the biggest causes of stress and worry for parents, concluding with some tips for helping your child have the skills they need as an adult in tomorrow's world.

Covering:

- Having difficult conversations

- Peer pressure

- Gangs and weapons

- Sexuality and gender identity

- Terrorism, radicalisation and grooming

- Phones

- The dark web

- Trolling and online bullying

- Social media

- Immersive technology

It's like a shopping list of things every parent needs to know.

Richard Daniel Curtis is respected internationally for his understanding of psychology, behaviour and mental health. He is known as The Kid Calmer and his work is said to have influenced over half a million children's lives. He has written several books, including A.W.O.L.: The missing teenage brain and the companion to this book The Young Person's Guide to the Modern World.