What¿s the Buzz with Teenagers?

<p>Pre-teens and teenagers are faced with a continually changing and complex social world that not only involves face-to-face action, but also online and social media interaction. <i>What?s the Buzz with Teenagers?</i> offers a highly practical programme designed to explicitly teach young people to get along and maintain healthy relationships with their friends, family and the broader community. </p><p>Embracing current thinking on ?self-awareness and behaviour transformation? in adolescents, it uses highly interactive role plays, film-making, thinking exercises, quizzes, group discussions and confidence-building games to improve social skills and promote inclusion in a fun, effective and appealing way. Easy to implement in upper primary and middle schools, in healthcare settings and beyond, <i>What?s the Buzz with Teenagers?</i>:</p><p></p><ul><p><li>is a deeply structured resource to teach young people in the 12- to 15-year-old developmental range; </li><p></p><p><li>offers a connecting approach to bring young people together to learn without the pressure of ?getting social interaction right? all the time;</li><p></p><p><li>aims to normalise the anxieties, sensitivities and loneliness that many young people experience during adolescence by sharing thoughts and exploring this common ground;</li><p></p><p><li>explicitly teaches how to ?read? the emotional needs of others, show empathy and build relationships; and</li><p></p><p><li>uses a developmental model that ensures relevance and inclusion to young people with a broad range of backgrounds, abilities and challenges. </li><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></ul><p></p><p>The programme provides lessons that educators and health professionals can adapt to suit their individual circumstances and time frames, and creates a framework for a warm, engaging and interactive space in which learning is optimised.</p><p></p><p>The book is complemented by the website www.whatsthebuzz.net.au, which offers online downloadable resources and a further six lessons.</p><p></p><p>Also available are <i>What?s the Buzz?: A Social Skills Enrichment Programme for Primary Students </i>and<em> What?s the Buzz? For Early Learners</em><i>: A Complete Social Skills Foundation Course</i>.</p>