Volume II — Formation, Launch, and Lifelong Belonging Launch without losing each other. Adolescence is motion within motion: new bodies, new peers, new platforms, new countries. Volume II completes the journey by focusing on teen formation, moral agency, vocation, and the art of launching well—without losing attachment. With the same Narrative–Handbook Fusion, you’ll move from gripping scenes to concrete practices that stabilize the nervous system and clarify identity in globally mobile years. What this book builds on: The regulation and school-belonging foundations of Volume I. Here we deepen agency, courage, and purpose—so teens can carry home into the world. Inside Volume II you’ll learn how to: Coach adolescent self-regulation (stress windows, HRV, “micro-recovery” rituals that actually stick). - Navigate digital attention and social media without shame—protecting sleep, empathy, and executive function. - Cultivate identity integration across cultures (name, story, language, and place) with evidence-based reframing. - Practice autonomy-supportive parenting for teens: boundaries + voice, consequences + repair. - Foster moral courage and prosocial risk in diverse classrooms and youth communities. - Support friendship, dating, and faith/worldview dialogue across difference—safely and sincerely. - Build a 90-day Launch Plan (academic, logistical, relational, financial, and spiritual scaffolds). - Map caregiver resilience : burnout prevention, support maps, and repair rituals for parents and mentors. - Sustain lifelong belonging after college, return, or third-culture adulthood. Distinctives you’ll appreciate Teen-ready scripts (“What to say when anxiety spikes,” “How to ask for help at school,” “Repair after rupture”). - A conflict-to-repair framework that honors honor-culture dynamics while normalizing apology and return. - Universal-design strategies for classrooms and youth groups serving mobile students. - Endnotes that keep it academically citable for graduate programs, trainings, and professional use. Who this helps Parents and guardians, educators and school leaders, counselors and pastors, international program directors, MK/TCK organizations—and adult TCKs seeking language for their own stories. How to use Read straight through as a formation arc, or jump to the chapter your student needs this month (identity, anxiety, friendships, launch). Pair with the companion prompts for small groups, faculty PD, or parent cohorts. Look for these gains Clearer identity narratives; steadier sleep and mood; braver conversations; healthier boundaries; a launch that honors both roots and wings. Evidence-informed. Story-honoring. Hospitable to all readers. Not a substitute for individualized clinical care. Your teen’s world is moving. Give them a home that moves with them—and a launch that lasts.