The Grit Guide for Teens: A Workbook to Help You Build Perseverance, Self-Control, and a Growth Mindset

The Grit Guide is a brilliant, accessible and supportive guide for teens and for adults who are challenged to achieve certain goals in their daily lives. As a Director of Counseling for Scarsdale High School and then Director of College Counseling for SAR High School as well as a college consultant in private practice in Scarsdale, I know that the biggest obstacles teenagers face are those they impose on themselves by underestimating their ability to identify and surmount challenges. I have long equated academic success with the dedication and commitment to practice that teens undertake in athletics. This guides expands the concept of success to include academic, social, wellness, extracurricular and emotional achievement, all elements of a well integrated and successful adolescent and developing adult. While 'grit' may at first seem a simplistic response to life challenges, this guide to developing 'the ability to accomplish, in the face of setbacks and challenges, the long-term goals that are important to you' is truly a work of art, capitalizing on the desire for achievement in all important domains, identifying areas to address and undertaking realistic, encouraging steps to achieve goals. I recommend that educators build this into the counseling curricula presented to every high school student; it could be a gift for a lifetime of success and the effective persuit of happiness. Marjorie Jacobs

Easy to follow and use. Bite size chapters that allow easy progression. The problem is only getting the teen to engage.

Really great books.

A very accessible activity book that is truly teen-friendly. Dr. Baruch-Feldman draws upon authentic examples to which real teens can relate. The exercises are thought-provoking and not too overwhelming for teens to complete. The tone is optimistic and Dr. Baruch-Feldman provides the evidence-based research upon which this book is based in plain English and in a way that is meaningful and motivating. As a parent, I found this workbook to be very practical and realistic, and would definitely recommend purchasing this for your teenager!

Great read for teens!