<p><strong>Nautilus Gold Award Winner: Parenting & Family</strong></p><p>A practical guide to understanding teens from bestselling author and global youth advocate Josh Shipp.</p><p>In 2015, Harvard researchers found that every child who does well in the face of adversity has had at least one stable and committed relationship with a supportive adult. But Josh Shipp didn’t need Harvard to know that. Once an at-risk foster kid, he was headed straight for trouble until he met the man who changed his life: Rodney, the foster parent who refused to quit on Shipp and got him to believe in himself. </p><p>Now, in <em>The Grown-Up’s Guide to Teenage Humans</em>, Shipp shows all of us how to be that caring adult in a teenager’s life. Stressing the need for compassion, trust, and encouragement, he breaks down the phases of a teenage human from sixth to twelfth grade, examining the changes, goals, and mentality of teenagers at each stage. </p><p>Shipp offers revelatory storie