Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions
Pat Harvey
Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
DBT Skills to Help Your Teen Navigate Emotional and Behavioral Challenges
by Pat Harvey
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Here’s a secret: sometimes, teens feel like their emotions are wild storms that no one can calm. What if you had a special map to help you navigate those stormy feelings and find peace? But that’s only the beginning of the journey.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book offers practical guidance for parents of teens struggling with intense emotions, using dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) techniques to foster emotional regulation and constructive communication. It is suitable for parents seeking compassionate, effective strategies to support their adolescent through challenging mood swings and emotional outbursts. The content is appropriate for parents of middle-grade readers and does not contain graphic material.
Why we rated Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions 11ME
Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions is written at a Level 6 reading level across 224 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions as 11ME ("Moderate — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. The strongest signals come from emotional weight — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions explores emotional problems of children, behavior disorders in children, adolescent psychotherapy, and parenting — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about emotional problems of children, behavior disorders in children, adolescent psychotherapy.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11ME — Moderate — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781626251885
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- New Harbinger Publications
- Published
- 2015
- Type
- Fiction