The Innovating Minds series 1 Global Guide is a story of empowerment about a teenager, Grace, who is deeply engrossed in her world, and her parents struggle to raise her. It is a story of every other home where an adolescent is growing up. The guide illustrates how the age of adolescents affects their mental development and capabilities. Shaping the development of teenagers, the role of parents is crucial. The guide focuses on parents and teenagers, helping them navigate and thrive together. The Guide is a fun book that presents simple tools based on scientific facts in a simplified manner, allowing readers to apply them in their daily lives. Dr. Neelam Bhardwaj, MBBS, MD, DRH, PGDHHM, is a Medical doctor and a global public health expert with over 30 years of experience in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH), with 20 years of work with United nation, UNICEF and UNFPA. Her global experience of working with young people in the countries in conflict and war in west and East Africa, merits her work in Sierra Leone, Uganda, Malawi, Sudan, Indonesia and now in New York has inspired her to write this book.