Calm Within Chaos by Paul DeRenzo

 

Genre:  Nonfiction

Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

As a middle school teacher I found this book to be a wealth of knowledge. The author has definitely done a lot of work with teens.  The first section talks about emotions and how to learn to regulate them.  The first thing is to understand emotions and how and why teens react to them the way they do. There is an entire section on how to deal with those emotions and a quiz at the end.

The fifth chapter talks about resiliency. This to me was one of the most important chapter. The reason I found this chapter so important is because we have resiliency lessons  every month at school. We are teaching them some of the same things that this book teaches. The book is far superior to the simple lesson we give once a month. The author explains what resiliency is and why it is important to our mental health.  This is a practical guide for teens, parents and anyone. I say anyone because teens aren’t the only ones who need to learn to regulate and deal with their emotions.  This should be used in every school.  Great book that every parent should have.