{"product_id":"humanaissance-igniting-courage-in-our-teens-and-ourselves-paperback","title":"Humanaissance: Igniting Courage in Our Teens and Ourselves - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer S. Med Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImagine the power of shifting the next generation's focus from technology to humanity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe loneliness, anxiety, and depression teens and parents feel urgently point to the need for change. We require a \"humanaissance,\" a rebirth of heart, human spirit and connection, learning, and wisdom. Just as the Renaissance brought fresh, innovative ideas about cultural and human potential--bringing enlightenment to dark times--our families need to meet today's uncertainty and divisiveness with a pathway toward wholeness and contribution. This pivot is only made possible with courage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When nearly three out of four parents worry that their teen will struggle with mental health challenges, we need everyday tools and strategies to move from darkness into the light. In \u003ci\u003eHumanaissance: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIgniting Courage in Our Teens and Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e, Jennifer S. Miller, MEd uses the science of adolescent and adult development, the heart of storytelling, and the practices of mindfulness to infuse this often intense, painful, and anxiety-ridden time of life with agency, purpose, and well-being. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e You and your teen will learn to\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify which of the six kinds of courage you already use and which ones you need to acquire.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssess your family's unique sources of strength and grow them as assets.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHarness threat emotions like anger, anxiety, and fear as courage.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlter patterns from your upbringing that you want to change in your parenting.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTranslate your deepest family values into everyday actions and bigger life choices.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecalibrate your family's relationship with technology for efficiency, learning, well-being, connection, and innovation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssert boundaries with kindness and confidence to sustain healthy relationships.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCultivate your teen's sense of purpose and meaning in life.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We cannot wait for a time of greater stability to set our teens on a trajectory to success. Now is the moment to discover our own inner heart-led courage and cultivate it in our teens to not only thrive but lead the way to a better world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than thirty years, Jennifer S. Miller, MEd, has collaborated with educators and families to help them become more effective with children and teens by learning how to support their development. She authored and illustrated the book \u003ci\u003eConfident Parents, Confident Kids: Raising Emotional Intelligence in Ourselves and in Our Kids from Toddlers to Teenagers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003enamed as Top Parenting Book of 2020 by the Greater Good Science Center. She founded the organization by the same name growing an international platform through her blog with more than 24,000 followers in 152 countries world-wide. She has served as an expert contributor to NBC's TODAY Parenting, PBS WNET, and Fred Rogers Productions. She has written and offered expertise for numerous publications including \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eParent Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e She conducted and published original peer-reviewed research with partner scholars entitled, \"\u003ci\u003eParenting for Competence and Parenting with Competence.\"\u003c\/i\u003e She consults with schools, conducts research, and creates tools on parenting with partners at the National Parent Teacher Association, National University, Montana State University, and at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Research in this book was supported by the M.I.T. Presencing Institute. She frequently speaks at conferences, offers coaching to parents, and conducts workshops in Ohio and nationally. She has a master's degree in Instructional Leadership with a focus on child and adolescent development and lives with her husband and eighteen-year-old son in Columbus, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 8.41 x 5.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67844463296664,"sku":"9780757325595","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/1uQoGuA0vS9780757325595.webp?v=1793353847","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/humanaissance-igniting-courage-in-our-teens-and-ourselves-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}