Child Adolescent category: 2820 books
Smart but Scattered Teens
The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
"I told you, I'll do it later."
"I forgot to turn in the stupid application."
"Could you drive me to school? I missed the bus again."
"I can't walk the dog--I have too much homework!"
If you're the parent of a "smart but scattered" teen, trying...
The Disappearing Girl
Learning the Language of Teenage Depression
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2006
Adults are increasingly concerned about the rising rate of depression in teenage girls and the frequency of alarming behaviors including wild conduct, explosive outbursts, back talking, sexual escapades, drug experimentation, and even cutting, eating disorders, and suicide attempts. The Disappearing...
Boomerang Kids
A Revealing Look at Why So Many of Our Children Are Failing on Their Own, and How Parents Can Help
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
"She's 22 years old, for heaven's sake! We thought she'd be grown up by now. But no, it's one more crisis after another. And then she calls on us-for emotional support, problem-solving advice. Even money...although we've gotten pretty tough about that. It's like she's still a teen! Why is it...
The Triple Bind
Saving Our Teenage Girls from Today's Pressures
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2009
The Triple Bind that girls face today:
• Act sweet and nice
• Be a star athlete and get straight A's
• Seem sexy and hot even if you're not
In many ways, today is the best time in history to be a girl: Opportunities for a girl's success are as unlimited as her dreams. Yet societal expectations,...
Playing at Being Bad
The Hidden Resilience of Troubled Teens
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2009
“Our most troubled youth are far more resilient and healthy than we are ready to admit. If we take the time to listen very closely to our children speak about their experiences beyond our front doors, we hear an entirely different story about their lives than the one we adults tell.”
Unlike...
by A. Morris-Dadson
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2012
Bullied into Jail is based upon the true story of fourteen-year-old Jane, a Canadian girl who was the victim of vicious bullying at school and online. Concerned that her daughter was depressed and possibly suicidal due to relentless bullying, Jane's mother sought help for her at a hospital. This set...
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,...
Darla the Elephant has Bipolar Disorder
What Mental Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Often when people are given a mental health disorder diagnosis the weaknesses are clear and overwhelmingly emphasized, while the strengths are ignored or forgotten. The mental health children's book series 'What Mental Disorder?' challenges the stigma against therapy and diagnosis. It enlists the...
Parenting Teens: Raising Balanced Teenagers and Helping them Become Extraordinary Adults
A+ Parenting
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
Have you wondered if you're making the right decisions when it comes to raising your teenager?
Over the last years, there has been a lot of confusion about the role of boys and girls in our society. It's easy to see why parents are left with lots of unanswered questions when they're raising...
Lost Boys
Why our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 1999
In the first book to help parents truly understand youth violence and stop it before it explodes, national expert Dr. James Garbarino reveals how to identify children who are at risk and offers proven methods to prevent aggressive behavior.
After more than a decade of relentless increase in the urban...
Life Lessons for the Teenage Girl
Quotes, Inspiration and Advice for Women by Women
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Being a teenage girl is hard. Admit it-frequently it's downright terrible. They are constantly bombarded with suggestions about how to best live their lives from everyone they know. It becomes a challenge just to know whose suggestions to follow and whom to ignore. Their parents and teachers are "too...
Hear My Silence
Surviving Depression
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2015
Dublin journalist Karina Colgan was rescued from the apartment she had barricaded herself into by her husband Gerry and son Karl, who feared for her life. Karina – like one in four people in Ireland – found herself unexpectedly fighting depression and for a long time did not know how to win the...
by Mrs Penney Upton
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
Covering core topics such as the development of attachment, social relations, cognitive and language development and social and cultural contexts of development, this introductory text addresses the core knowledge domain of developmental psychology. It provides concise and focused coverage of the...
Summary: Boys Adrift - Leonard Sax
The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Complete summary of Leonard Sax's book: "Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men".This summary of the ideas from Leonard Sax's book "Boys Adrift" examines the five factors that are critical for the development of underachieving boys....