Adolescence category: 1257 books
The Teen Whisperer
How to Break through the Silence and Secrecy of Teenage Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Mike Linderman is a teen therapist unlike any other. A real-life cowboy, he wakes up at the crack of dawn, works the cattle on his ranch, and then counsels some of the country's most troubled teens, approaching them with a unique blend of down-home honesty, straight-talk discipline, and pure intention...
The Available Parent
Radical Optimism for Raising Teens and Tweens
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Teenagers are left feeling unheard and misunderstood, and parents are left feeling bewildered by the changes in their child at adolescence and their sudden lack of effectiveness as parents. The parent has become unavailable, the teen responds in kind, and a negative, often destructive cycle of communication...
by Michael Riera
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
This perennial bestseller (with more than 100,000 copies sold) has been completely revised and updated for a new generation of teenagers and their parents.
Since its initial publication in 1995, Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers has ushered countless families through the trying years...
by Jennifer Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2010
The teen years can be awkward and confusing for your child and you, but you can weather the storms. If you find dealing with your own teens difficult, imagine handling a classroom filled with adolescents! An educator who taught high school for 20 years and who is also a mother who survived – and enjoyed – the adolescence of her now-grown children shares her experience and wisdom.
9 Ways We're Screwing Up Our Girls and How We Can Stop
A Guide to Helping Girls Reach Their Highest Potential
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
By the ripe old age of 9, the average girl will feel as good as she's ever going to feel about herself. After that, her self-esteem starts to take a nosedive, from which she may never fully recover. Why does her self-esteem follow this disheartening trajectory? Why are so many girls and women plagued...
Girls on Track
A Parent's Guide to Inspiring Our Daughters to Achieve a Lifetime of Self-Esteem and Respect
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
During adolescence, if a girl isn’t careful, she can fall into a trap called the Girl Box—a place where the way she looks is more important than who she is, where having a boyfriend is worth giving up a piece of her identity. This is a very serious problem, one that can lead to substance abuse,...
by Paul C. Reisser
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
With almost everything you need to know to care for your family available on the Internet or at the library these days, how do you sort through the wealth of information available? How do you narrow down your web search? And how many pages are in that reference guide? It can be overwhelming to look...
The Available Parent
Expert Advice for Raising Successful, Resilient, and Connected Teens and Tweens
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
We have a tendency today to over-parent, micro-manage, and under-appreciate our adolescents. Dr. John Duffy's The Available Parent is a revolutionary approach to taking care of teens and tweens. Teenagers are often left feeling unheard and misunderstood, and parents are left feeling bewildered by...
The Grieving Teen
A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2001
In this unique and compassionate guide, renowned grief counselor Helen Fitzgerald turns her attention to the special needs of adolescents struggling with loss and gives teens the tools they need to work through their pain and grief.
Although the circumstances surrounding a death are difficult...
Helping Your Troubled Teen: Learn to Recognize, Understand, and Address the Destructive Behavior of Today's Teens and Preteens
Learn to Recognize, Understand, and Address the Destructive Behavior of Today's Teens and Preteens
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
The first "adolescent primer" on the marketDestructive trends among today's youth are growing, making life very different from when their parents were growing up. The primary four self-destructive behaviors in adolescence today are excessive alcohol and substance abuse, promiscuity, self...
The Rollercoaster Years
Raising Your Child Through the Maddening Yet Magical Middle School Years
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
For the 20 million parents of 10- to 15-year-olds, The Roller-Coaster Years is a lively guide to mastering the ups and downs of early adolescence. Every parent knows about the terrible twos and the brooding teens, but few have anticipated the wild ride of these magical yet maddening years that can...
7 Things Your Teenager Won't Tell You
And How to Talk About Them Anyway
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
REVISED AND UPDATED 2011 EDITION
The essence of adolescence hasn't changed since this book was first published in 2005. Their brains haven't skipped a growth spurt; their search for identity hasn't been called off or even detoured; they haven't forgotten how to speak with the ease of attitude....
Mom, sex is NO big deal!
Becoming your daughter's ally in developing a healthy sexual identity
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2010
“But Mom, it’s not the same as when you were a teenager….”
Your daughter is right. Never before have teenage girls been so inundated with the idea that sex is a natural part of teenage relationships. The media, the Internet, and your daughter’s peers reinforce this myth daily. In...
The Road to Whatever
Middle-Class Culture and the Crisis of Adolescence
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2005
From the Pulitzer Prize finalist, a sharp and compassionate investigation of the root causes of the epidemic of drug abuse, violence, and despair among "mainstream" American teenagers
In the past few years, it has become painfully clear that all is not well with the children of middle-class...