Adolescence category: 1257 books
A Faith of Their Own
An Experience Guide for Parents & Preteens
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
The preteen years are a time of change, curiosity, and skepticism--which leaves many parents wondering how they can inform their preteen's spiritual development. With A Faith of Their Own: An Experience Guide for Parents and Preteens, authors Chris Folmsbee and Tony Myles offer practical ways for parents...
A Faith of Their Own
Understanding the Common Cry of Preteens
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
If you are the parent of a preteen, you may feel as if you are the only person in the world trying to deal with this almost-grown stranger in your home. You might describe your preteen as opinionated, sometimes defiant, seeking independence one day and totally dependent on you the next, inquisitive,...
by Pearl Silverstone
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
When Mayas father goes bankrupt, Maya has to leave her beautiful home and live in a rundown house. She gets a taste of betrayal and shame as she experiences the fickleness of friends. One day, Maya is just in time to see her dad leave home with a suitcase. Maya wants the space in her mothers life...
Juvenile Offenders and Mental Illness
I Know Why the Caged Bird Cries
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Get the latest research on juvenile offenders who have a mental illness
Most youths in the juvenile justice system who have one or more mental disorders do not receive proper treatment or education, nor do they serve sentences appropriate for their crimes. Juvenile Offenders and Mental Illness:...
by Bettie B. Youngs, Joanne Wolf, Joani Wafer
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
This lovely book from the creators of Kids Korps USA provides proven methods for raising children, ages 5-20 to become the leaders and achievers—who are caring, compassionate, considerate of others, and who inwardly and outwardly demonstrate a true sense of being capable and confident, and feeling a sense of joy.
Toddler To Teen
How to Equip, Encourage and Enjoy your Children
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
Building on the success of the 20 000 sales of the Terrific Toddlers books, this new book has updated and expanded the original books and added key sections in each chapter for parenting the school years (ages 5 to 12) and the teen years (ages 13+).
Each short and easy-to-read chapter highlights...
by Robin Price, Paula McDonald
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
This edited book brings together empirical studies of young people in paid employment from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and in different national settings. In the context of increasing youth labour market participation rates and debates about the value of early employment, it draws on multi-level...
Success Express for Teens
50 Activities that Will Change Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
OK, maybe you're young. Maybe you don't have that much experience. But you do have dreams—things you love to do, want to do, can't wait to do. Success Express is the way to get from where you are right now to where you want to be. Using 50 easy and fun activities, you find out exactly how to see...
The Girls' Guide to Growing Up Great
Changing Bodies, Periods, Relationships, Life Online
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Going through puberty? Thinking about puberty? Worried about growing up? Don't worry! This book is for you.
Packed with facts and thoughtful advice, plus words of wisdom from older women and quotes and questions from girls who are also going through it, this book covers every aspect of going...
by Anna Angelica Godoli
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Chiara e Matteo stanno tornando a casa da scuola quando, improvvisamente, tutto si blocca e gli esseri umani sono inspiegabilmente immobili per le strade. In questo mondo apparentemente idilliaco possono avere e fare ciò che vogliono cogliendo ogni occasione a disposizione per infrangere le regole,...
by Michele Sfakianos
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Turn on the news and most likely the stories you hear will include school shootings, bullying, sexting, car accidents, burglaries, and/or other types of acts being committed by teenagers. What has our world come to? Are you sending your kids to school with backpacks and tablet covers that are bulletproof?...
The Parental Tool Box
For Parents and Clinicians
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2018
The Parental Tool Box contains the largest array of practical strategies and skills assembled in one book for parents and clinicians. The latest research in attachment theory, neurobiology, and evidence-based therapeutic strategies and interventions are integrated into three major sections: The Power...
The Thoughts of Youth
An International Perspective on Adolescents' Ideal Persons
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
Most knowledge about adolescent development is based on adolescents living in the United States or Europe. "The Thoughts of Youth" reports a study in which over 6000 adolescents from 20 regions of the world, including the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, described an ideal woman or ideal...
Alpha Girls
Understanding the New American Girl and How She Is Changing the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2007
*" A must-have for anyone looking to understand the upcoming generation's driven, confident, and successful females."—*Publishers Weekly
There's a new type of teenage girl growing up in America today and she is going to have a profound and beneficial influence on society. That's...