Surviving Year 12: A Sanity Kit for Students and Parents EUC

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Surviving Year 12: A Sanity Kit for Students and their Parents by Dr Michael Carr-Gregg (2012)

In this edition, Michael Carr-Gregg, Australia’s leading adolescent psychologist, gives advice on how to work smarter, de-stress, get enough sleep and enjoy the final year!

Every year, more and more emphasis is placed on achieving good results in the end-of-school exams. this can lead to students feeling extraordinary pressure and having unrealistic expectations. In this edition of Surviving Year 12, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, Australia’s leading adolescent psychologist, gives advice to students on how they can cope with the pressure, work smarter and actually enjoy their final year of high school.

Michael Carr-Gregg writes: ‘One of the new themes I incorporate in this updated edition is that essentially Year 12 is like a game-and once you know how to play the game, your chances of getting what you want out of the year increase rapidly.’ Dr Carr-Gregg includes advice on:

• how not to get trapped by social media like Facebook and Twitter
• the secrets of studying smarter
• overcoming anxiety and stress
• getting enough sleep (the best study tool of all!)
• setting goals
• dealing with procrastination
• ensuring exercise and diet regimes are good
• how to cope with the exams themselves

Most importantly Dr Carr-Gregg offers humorous encouragement to both students and their parents on how to maintain perspective and keep their sanity intact during this important year. With a special section just for parents, as well as words of wisdom from past students and teachers, Surviving Year 12 is a must-have for final year student and their families.

Dimensions: 21.5 x 13.5 x 1.5cm

Pages: 203

Age: Teenagers and parents