Failosophy for Teens

Bought as present. Recipient very pleased with it

Full disclosure I am not familiar with Elizabeth Day's previous works and I haven't read the book in full. However from the genre and what I have read of it I am able to make a reasonable assessment.Elizabeth Day is best known for her book Failospophy and podcast How to Fail. Failosophy for Teens is a self help book in a similar vein aimed at....you guessed it....teens. The book is paper back and dimensionally A5 with over 140 pages. The print is clear and easy to read with some simple monochrome illustrations. A quick skim of the pages reveal that the target audience maybe teens, but it's clearly been designed to encompass from pre-teens through to young adults.The primary focus of the book is about normalising failure by learning how to cope with it and grow from it. It also explores the societal pressures on teens for success in both academia to even their romantic relationships. The author comes across as very approachable and engaging. It would be so easy for the tone to appear patronising, potentially disengaging a difficult audience. For the most part she avoids this.This is an interesting book. It's worth a read(and I will continue to do so) for teens, parents or anyone that regularly interacts with the teens. Even if you're not a teen the fundamental principals remain the same.

Bought this for my new teen. It’s a great book that opens conversations.

This illustrated book is aimed at children aged 12 and up, and provides an engaging and informative look at how to turn failure into success.From the moment I opened the book, I was impressed with the illustrations and the thoughtful message. Elizabeth Day does a wonderful job of presenting the concept of 'failure' in an understandable and relatable way. She explains the concept of 'failure' in a way that children can easily grasp, and provides various strategies to help children handle failure in a positive way.One of the things I appreciate most about this book is the way it encourages children to look at failure as a learning experience, rather than a negative outcome. The illustrations help to convey this message, as well as providing a visual aid for the concept.I also appreciate the way Elizabeth Day encourages children to take risks and to be brave enough to make mistakes. She explains that failure can lead to growth and success, and she provides a variety of tools to help children achieve this.Overall, I highly recommend Failosophy for Teens to any parent looking to help their child grow and learn from failure. The illustrations, message, and tools included in the book are all wonderful and sure to help any child learn to think positively and constructively about failure.

Failure is not always a bad thing and this book, Failosophy for Teens, provides the thinking behind using failing as a positive.The fact is that everyone, no matter how good we are, fails or is worried about failing. Teens are at the point where they are going through exams and this is possibly the first point in their life where failing feels like it will have big consequences. But by using examples of where others have failed and then used it to their advantage or, at least, as a life lesson it does help to show the idea of failure in a different light.It's a well written and easy to read book with some humour and feels like it's written with the audience in mind rather than talking down to them.