Child Adolescent category: 2820 books

For more than twenty years, What's Happening to Me? has helped parents explain puberty to their children who are experiencing "growing pains". More than one million children and young adults have enjoyed the humor and honesty in this book, while learning what really happens to their...

Leer para sanar es una colección de 16 cuentos dirigidos al público en general, especialmente a niños y niñas mayores de ocho años en situación de enfermedad –física o social– para que cuenten con un referente narrativo y de acompañamiento sobre el padecimiento que sufren . Las historias...

Leer para sanar es una colección de 16 cuentos dirigidos al público en general, especialmente a niños y niñas mayores de ocho años en situación de enfermedad –física o social– para que cuenten con un referente narrativo y de acompañamiento sobre el padecimiento que sufren . Las historias...

Un libro per i papà che desiderano ripensare il proprio ruolo e prendere le distanze da modelli comportamentali tradizionali, ormai obsoleti e inadeguati in una società in cui la famiglia è in trasformazione. La riflessione parte da un'analisi dei bisogni emotivi e psicologici del bambino, supportata...

This guide for professionals working with students with autism spectrum conditions (ASCs) in further education meets the increasing demand for information and support on this subject. Christine Breakey provides useful guidelines and practical advice on teaching young adults successfully and confidently,...

Many kids announce the onset of adolescence with a dramatic change in their behaviour around their parents or elders. They begin to separate from their moms and dads and try to become more independent. At the same time, children of this age are increasingly aware of how others, especially their peers,...

Recently the lives of people from age 18 to 29 have changed so dramatically that a new stage of life has developed, emerging adulthood, that is distinct from both the adolescence that precedes it and the young adulthood that comes in its wake. Rather than marrying and becoming parents in their early...

This book offers a broader, more positive picture of African American fathers. Featuring case studies of African-descended fathers, this edited volume brings to life the achievements and challenges of being a black father in America. Leading scholars and practitioners provide unique insight into this...

Content is derived from a talk entitled Legacy of Shame and the Recovery Process that Dr. Black gave at the US Journal Training Conference in March 2011. Dr. Black is a renowned addiction author, speaker, and trainer internationally recognized for her pioneering and contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders.

Alcohol misuse presents a major risk for health and well-being throughout the life-span, but youth have a special vulnerability. Alcohol is the most widely used drug by adolescents. For some, this may be one or two isolated occasions of youthful experimentation; for others, the use becomes excessive,...

Winner of the Healthy Teen Network’s Carol Mendez Cassell Award for Excellence in Sexuality Education and the American Sociological Association's Children and Youth Section's 2012 Distinguished Scholarly Research Award For American parents, teenage sex is something to be feared and forbidden:...

All parents want their daughters to become confident, happy, self-­sufficient women, but the turbulent years of early adolescence can be difficult to navigate. From Tweens to Teens invites parents to rethink how they prepare their daughters to face these difficult developmental years. In this...

The long-awaited revised and updated edition of Teenagers and Parents: 12 Steps to a Better Relationship by award-winning author Dr. Roger McIntire adds discussions of teen addictions to computers, cell phones, and social media, while providing the daily advice that present-day parents need.Practical...