Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Teens : Simple Ways to Keep Your Cool in Stressful Times

Now the #1 bestselling author of the Dont Sweat the Small Stuff Series, Richard Carlson, Ph.D., offers teenagers simple, helpful wisdom for coping with everyday issues. Anyone who thinks teens have it easy hasnt been to a high school recently. As the headlines remind us almost daily, North Americas teenagers deal with stress in just about every facet of their lives: academics, sports, social situations, family life, money matters, even work. Now Richard Carlson, author of the Dont Sweat series, with sales of 12 million copies, applies the same techniques to teens that have made his other books required reading for anyone coping with lifes everyday challenges. In simple, straightforward language, Dr. Carlson addresses common teen concerns with chapters such as: Make Peace with Your Mistakes, Be Creative in Your Rebellion, Be Okay with Your Bad Hair Day, Turn Down the Drama Meter, and Notice Your Parents Doing Things Right. As with his other Dont Sweat the Small Stuff titles, teens and their parents will find that Richard Carlsons positive approach helps to minimize the impact stressful situations have on their lives.

During his life, Richard Carlson, Ph.D, was considered one of the foremost experts in happiness and stress reduction in the United States and around the world and was a frequent featured guest on many national television and radio programs. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff continued to be a publishing phenomenon with over twenty titles in the brand franchise, two of which were co-authored and authored with his beloved wife, Kris. He died of a pulmonary embolism in December 2006, at the age of forty-five.