Ellen's New Book
The Breakthrough Years
This book challenges assumptions about teenagers, offering new ways for parents to understand and interact with them. Galinsky's framework and mindset turn conflicts into problem-solving opportunities, encourage positive risk-taking, and promote essential skills for success. This book recasts adolescence as a time of possibility, offering breakthrough opportunities for connection between teens and adults.
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Praise for The Breakthrough Years
"A tour de force! Finally a science-based instruction manual for the adolescent brain that parents, educators, policy-makers, and teens themselves will benefit from reading and living by! The Breakthrough Years combines amazing insights on what teens want adults to know with an outstanding and easy to digest review of current findings in psychology and neuroscience. Don’t attempt to raise a teenager without reading this book first!"
“A true treasure trove of EVIDENCE-BASED WISDOM on adolescent development. I loved it.”
“A MASTERPIECE […] the Breakthrough Years offers us all a practical path to cultivating resilience and well-being for our next generation.”
“THIS BOOK SMASHES COMMON STEREOTYPES OF TWEENS AND TEENS. Ellen Galinsky marshals extensive evidence to reveal what adolescents today are really like—and how to help them grow and flourish.”
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Ellen Galinsky
Ellen Galinsky, co-founder of Families and Work Institute (FWI) in 1989, serves as its President. Additionally, she is the elected President of the Work and Family Researchers Network and holds advisory roles with various organizations including AASA. Prior to her current positions, she served as the Chief Science Officer of the Bezos Family Foundation and spent over two decades at the Bank Street College of Education. Galinsky's lifelong pursuit involves identifying societal questions, conducting research, and translating findings into actionable insights, focusing on work-life, children's development, and parental relationships. She is the author of numerous publications, including the best-selling book "Mind in the Making," and her recently published book on adolescence, "The Breakthrough Years," has received acclaim from notable figures in psychology and education.