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rekastormborn's review against another edition
4.0
This was a very well done book. It was presented and explained in a way that was easy to read for someone outside the field, but it also laid out all the research that supports the ideas he presents in the book. The research findings themselves were fascinating, but the advice for how to use that information to benefit yourself, your children, and your other loved ones is the most useful part of the book. This book gave me a better framework for thinking about social interactions at work and in my personal life, my own social media usage, and things I'll want to think about for helping to raise a child or support family members doing so. I highly recommend this to parents, teenagers, and anyone dissatisfied with how their social life has turned out in adulthood.
boatemaa's review against another edition
3.0
Overall, this was a very interesting book. I found it to offer quite a bit of insight to both childhood and adult psychology. Especially, as a recent high school graduate, this felt timely and resonate. I generaly appreciated that Prinstein simplified terminology in order to keep the science accessible to his reader-demographics, however, as the book went on his explanations became a little exhausting. Much of the book became repetitive of ideas that had already been well established. Still, I would recommend this book to teenagers entering/within/leaving high school, those in the workforce, or to parents wondering how to raise resilient, happy, and likable children.
ckporier's review against another edition
3.0
Some interesting insights, but would have made a more interesting article than a book.
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