Adolescence category: 1257 books
Our Boys Speak
Adolescent Boys Write About Their Inner Lives
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2000
John Nikkah asked one simple question: What do the boys think? From the best-selling Ophelia Speaks to the "girl power" movement, teenage girls are speaking their minds and having their due. But what about the boys? Aside from the works of a few academics, there seems to be no outlet in...
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A Girl's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
For parents who do not know how or where to begin this discussion, here are ideas to get them started. A detachable Parent's Guide will lead them through the learning process for themselves and their daughters-and even their sons. The Parent's Guide can also be found in its entirety on the Book Peddlers...
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Campus Chronicles
101 Real College Stories from Real College Students
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Campus Chronicles is a book for any current or prospective college student who wants to know what really goes on in the dorms and in the classroom. Great high school graduation gift for kids going away to college, or taking classes in the community.
College life can...
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Tough Times
Stories about the Hardest Parts of Being a Teenager
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
Teens love reading about these challenges, either to support themselves, or to learn more about what their friends might be experiencing. The stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Tough Times offer support and encouragement to any teen.
Being a teenager is difficult even under idyllic...
Will's Choice
A Suicidal Teen, a Desperate Mother, and a Chronicle of Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
On March 11, 2001, seventeen-year-old Will ingested a near-fatal dose of his antidepressant medication, an event that would forever change his life and the lives of his family. In Will's Choice, his mother, Gail Griffith, tells the story of her family's struggle to renew Will's interest in life and...
by Kelly Townsend
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2010
How can parents keep their kids safe and healthy when it comes to drug and alcohol abuse? Not All Kids Do Drugs is a hands-on, accessible, step-by-step guide that tells parents exactly how to get the job done. The authors have spent 15 years refining their knowledge of families and drug abuse striving daily to simplify this complex subject.
"I'm, Like, SO Fat!"
Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices about Eating and Exercise in a Weight-Obsessed World
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2011
It’s hard to decide which is more frightening--the “food” teenagers enjoy, or the things they say about their bodies. Whether it’s your son’s passion for chips and soda or your daughter’s announcement that she “feels fat,” kids’ attitude about how they look and what they should eat...
How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder
A Simple, Plate-by-Plate Approach to Rebuilding a Healthy Relationship with Food
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
Help your child eat normally again
Parents are the first to know when their child starts behaving differently. Has your son stopped eating his favorite food, or does he refuse to eat out with friends? Has your daughter drastically increased her exercise regimen, or become obsessed with health...
Career Coach
A Step-by-Step Guide to Help Your Teen Find Their Life's Purpose
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2015
The tools every parent needs to help their teenager find the career of their dreams
In Ireland, one in six students drop out of their chosen college course feeling disillusioned about their career path and uncertain about their future. This can deal a major blow to their self-esteem, not to...
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Relationships
Stories about Family, Friends and Love
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Relationships supports and inspires teenagers, reminding them they are not alone as they read stories written by teens about friends, family, love, loss, and many lessons learned.
The teenage years are difficult. Old friends drift away, new friends come...
Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum
A Parent's Guide to the Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Transition Needs ofTeen agers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2006
From the award-winning author of Autism Spectrum Disorders, comes Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum, a complete guide to the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical needs of preteens and teenagers with autistic disorders, ranging from the relatively mild Asperger's Syndrome to more severe ability...
by Kristina Hernandez
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
Living A Double Life is a true story about a forbidden love between two teenage girls. What started out as a friendship developed into something much more I felt something that I have never felt before and I was confused I had feelings for a girl?... But the thing that really confused me was that...
All for the Love of Nathan
A Mother's Journey with Her Brain-Injured Child
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
Nathan suffered a brain injury at the hands of the doctor who delivered him. The family was told there was no hopehe would never eat nor drink, he would never walk nor talk, and he would die before he was seven.
Read his mothers thoughts as she finds out that her newborn baby has been hurt...
Teen Chat
One Mother's Hilarious Journey Through the Treacherous Waters of Parenting a Teen
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015
One mother's hysterical relationship with her bright and feisty teen named Jack. A coming of age story.