"Things Have Changed is a common-sense guide for parents and educators to navigating mental health and substance misuse to improve the odds of their children's (and students') joy and success"--
Written with a parentβs passion and empathy, Things Have Changed offers a clear road map for navigating painful struggles that many modern children and students face, including mental health issues, substance abuse, and more.
Todayβs world can be a daunting one for parents. Anxiety, depression, addiction, eating disorders, loneliness, social media; the list goes on. Award-winning author, student wellbeing activist, and creator of The William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing at the University of Mississippi, David Magee offers guidance on raising teens amid increasingly common challenges.
Magee shares research-backed insights on how to:
Commended for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (Self-Help) 2024
"""Thoroughly 'parent friendly' in style, organization, and presentation, Things Have Changed must be considered essential reading for the parents (and teachers) of children growing up in the age of Social Media, cyber-bullying, misinformation, economic inequality, racial prejudice, substance addiction, gun crimes, and all the ordinary 'slings and arrows of outrageous fortune' that are a part of modern life today.""
βMidwest Book Review
""A must read for all (student) caregivers.""
βStaff Pick, Square Books (Oxford, MS)"
David Magee is the author of Dear William: A Fatherβs Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love and Loss, a Publisherβs Weekly bestseller, named a Best Book of the South, and featured on CBS Mornings, and other non-fiction books. A changemaker in student and family mental health and substance misuse, heβs creator and director of operations of The William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing at the University of Mississippi and a frequent K-12 and university educational and motivational speaker, helping students find and keep their joy. Heβs also a National Recovery Advisor for the Integrative Life Network.
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