Adolescence category: 1257 books
A Tribe Apart
A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2013
For three fascinating, disturbing years, writer Patricia Hersch journeyed inside a world that is as familiar as our own children and yet as alien as some exotic culture--the world of adolescence. As a silent, attentive partner, she followed eight teenagers in the typically American town of Reston,...
by Karen Kropf
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2012
I’ve spoken to hundreds of parents who were completely unprepared for the anarchy of adolescence. They usually sought me out when things were on fire. Navigating an unexpected pregnancy, reeling from an abortion decision, dealing with sexual infections, or obsessive behavior.
In every single...
by Judith Brook, Barry Stimmel
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
This timely volume explores the possible reasons that young people turn to drugs, the most effective methods to manage those who are afflicted, and ways to educate youth to prevent their initial drug involvement.
by Patricia Jamie Lee
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2010
A beautiful exploration of how our culture has failed to maintain meaningful rites of passage for our young. As a result, they create their own destructive subcultures. Offers a strong vision for change.
Preparing for Adolescence Family Guide and Workbook
How to Survive the Coming Years of Change
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 1999
What do you say to an adolescent who's getting ready to enter those turbulent teenage years? Dr. James Dobson, one of America's leading family psychologists, knows how to speak directly and sincerely to today's adolescents about the topics that trouble them most. Topics include avoiding feelings of...
by Les B. Whitbeck
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2011
What happens to homeless and runaway adolescents when they become adults? This is the first study that follows homeless youth into young adulthood and reviews the mental health consequences of runaway episodes and street life. The adolescents were interviewed every three months for three years from...
Ado-défi
Stratégies pour mieux vivre l'adolescence
Language: French
Release Date: August 26, 2013
Ah ! l'adolescence… Une période exigeante, tant pour les ados eux-mêmes que pour leurs parents ! Pour leur venir en aide, Ado-défi se présente sous la forme de deux sections tête-bêche : un côté prodigue des conseils aux jeunes, tandis que l'autre s'adresse aux parents. La présence des deux...
Mentoring Teenage Heroes
The Hero's Journey of Adolescence
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Matthew P. Winkler’s viral TED-Ed lesson “What Makes a Hero?” introduced the Hero’s Journey to millions of viewers (ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-a-hero-matthew-winkler). The book Mentoring Teenage Heroes guides parents, teachers, coaches, and other adults toward a fresh understanding of...
by Patrick Delaroche
Language: French
Release Date: July 7, 2011
Language: French
Release Date: July 7, 2011
Bouleversements physiologiques, psychiques, relations familiales, amitiés, amour, sexualité, difficultés scolaires, conduites à risques, l'adolescence est une période de turbulences pour l'enfant, comme pour ses parents.
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Dans cette traversée mouvementée, comment accompagner...
Bad Kid
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
Discovering George Michael's Faith confirmed for David Crabb what every bully already knew: he was gay. What saved him from high school was finding a group of outlandish friends who reveled in being outsiders. David found himself enmeshed with misfits: wearing black, cutting class, staying out all...
Have a New Teenager by Friday
How to Establish Boundaries, Gain Respect & Turn Problem Behaviors Around in 5 Days
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Parents may survive the terrible twos and the first years of school all right, but the teenage years bring entirely new and alien creatures. So, parents have a choice: either send that teenager to boarding school and visit him when he reaches normalcy again (in about ten years) or choose to experience...
by Mary Pipher, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
**#1 New York Times Bestseller
The groundbreaking work that poses one of the most provocative questions of a generation: what is happening to the selves of adolescent girls?**
As a therapist, Mary Pipher was becoming frustrated with the growing problems among adolescent girls. Why were...
by Jay McGraw
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2002
From the son of Dr. Phil McGraw comes Life Strategies for Teens, the New York Times bestselling guide to teenage success, and the first guide to teenage life that won’t tell you what to do, or who to be, but rather how to live life best.
Are you as tired as I am of books constantly telling...
Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 2nd Edition
Empowering Your Teens and Yourself Through Kind and Firm Parenting
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2010
Positive Parenting for Those Important Teen Years
Adolescence is often a time of great stress and turmoil—not only for kids going through it, but for you, their parents as well. During the teen years, kids aggressively begin to explore a new sense of freedom, which often leads to feelings of resentment...