Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff Part of growing up is learning how to deal with difficult issues. The pressures of life can be overwhelming for teens. You worry about schoolwork, competitive sports, family responsibilities, dating, and sometimes more serious problems, such as school violence, drugs, pregnancy, eating disorders and suicide. This book gets to the heart of these issues in the following chapters: On self-acceptance, Family matters, Tragedy, On courage, Growing up etc.,