Teenagers: advice for parents Books
John Murray Press Teenagers
Book SynopsisAuthor of the highly successful Sixty Minute series Rob Parsons turns his attention to that very difficult period of adolescence - the teenage years.Trade ReviewIn the battlefield that is the parenthood of teenagers, this book is not just wonderfully enlightening, but strangely comforting. * Prima magazine *
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Little, Brown Book Group Later
Book SynopsisOne minute you are taking your child to school, the next they''re turning into a young adult. It may seem like only months since you were first filling your child''s lunch box, but the school career moves with such momentum that it isn''t long before they are facing the challenges of further education, job hunting and living independently. This new book will help you to encourage self-reliance in your nearly grown children and prepare them for independence in the real world.It also shows how you can prepare for a time when your child''s excitement at the prospect of leaving school, going to university or just living on their own leaves you feeling passed over and obsessed by detail they see as unimportant. How do you start to think about what to do with the rest of your life - picking up on ambitions, both personal and professional, and prioritising your own friends and interests?And how do you handle the situation when, as is increasingly common, children laTrade ReviewA straight-talking, practical guide... It is designed to help parents help their children, but there is a twist to it which I like - the authors also remind the mother or father in the picture not to forget to think about themselves as well. -- Sandi Toksvig OBE, writer, broadcaster, Chancellor – and mother of threeIf it's our families that shape our characters and if it's an upbringing which plots the course of a life, then its those firm roots which keep us coming back * Alasdair Baverstock, AITO Young Travel Writer of the Year (and son of author) *Later! is essential reading for any of us who confront the reality of moving on; in entertaining style, it helps us to look at the realities of the changing nature of our family lives. With simple and amusing exercises it both stretches our thinking and allows us to make some sense of the emotional turmoil that change can bring. For professionals and for parents alike this is a book well worth reading * Nick Whitfield, Chief Executive, Director of Children’s Services, Achieving for Children *Parenting young adults today is an increasingly tricky business. With so many uncontrollable outside influences coming into play, doubts and dilemmas abound. This book will help you navigate a way through them. Later! suggests strategies for coping, while keeping in touch with our own identities. Refreshingly, it also points out that we all do the wrong thing sometimes - and that's OK. It's consistency and loving care that matters and, above all, not giving up * Sue Cook, writer and broadcaster *Read this book, absorb its warm wisdom and apply its practical advice and you will without doubt become a better parent and your children better adults. They'll be better prepared for the world that awaits them, and you'll be better prepared for life after they've achieved their independence * Dr Steve Carey, DPhil, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Victoria, Australia *Can your offspring sew on a button? Do they treat your home like a hotel? Are they in trouble of some sort? Are they coping? Are you coping? Parenting is a process of constant evolution and, although it brings huge rewards, it is not always easy to negotiate well. With this is mind, the authors of Later! have written a wise and practical guide to help parents guide their offspring through the 16-23 stage. The advice is compassionate, realistic, light of touch and unafraid. What better guide could there be? * Elizabeth Buchan, author and mother of two *A book full of pragmatic and practical advice that rings bells on every page * David Roche, bookseller, publisher, agent and father of three sons *Amid helpful case histories and thought-provoking exercises, there is a great deal of sensible advice on such contentious topics as career paths, first love and the Hotel of Mum and Dad * Mail on Sunday *
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Little, Brown Book Group Unfollow
Book SynopsisThrough her counselling practice and her column in Cosmopolitan, leading psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos knows only too well the issues that affect young women. Combining social commentary and insight with practical support, this book is a must-read for all young women.Trade ReviewThis book tells you how to get your life back on track. - The Sun
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Little, Brown Book Group Theyll Be Okay 15 conversations to help your
Book Synopsis''I was immediately drawn in, it is pitched so well in tone and content. I am finding my thoughts extended and understanding deepened by reading it.'' Steve Biddulph, bestselling author of Raising Boys and Raising GirlsTeens and tweens are struggling with social media, relationships, and so much of what modern life is throwing at them. It''s impossible for parents to be experts on all the new challenges their children are facing. That''s why it''s essential to turn to a real expert.Collett Smart is a psychologist, teacher, lecturer, writer - and a mum of three. She knows that it is crucial for parents to discuss uncomfortable, yet fundamentally important topics with their children - and this book tells parents why and how.If you''re a parent who feels like you just don''t know how to talk to your children about some of these difficult topics, this book has all the tools you need. There is invaluable advice on how to talk about some of theTrade ReviewI was immediately drawn in, and thought it was beautiful in look and feel but above all, pitched so well in tone and content - readable but not dumbing down the subtlety or complexities of relating. Such a great structure around those 15 topics - as it means a parent isn't swamped - you just go to the one you are worried about. I am finding my thoughts extended and understanding deepened by reading it. It's really WELL DONE! * Steve Biddulph, psychologist and bestselling author *They'll be Okay is an essential for parents' toolkit. Positive and practical. It is packed with good advice for parenting through all your child's ages and stages. -- Kim McCabe * author of From Daughter to Woman and founder and director of Rites for Girls *Vital reading for parents and carers navigating difficult conversations with their kids, which is all of us. Empowering and easy to read, I feel like a better parent because of it. Highly recommend -- Vicki Psarias * author of Mumboss and founder of Honest Mum *Are you a parent or teacher looking for a comprehensive, readable, evidence-based resource for guiding teens/tweens in today's sexualized environment? Order this book. They'll Be Okay is brimming with awkward subjects and actual questions from teens/tweens. Smart supplies practical tips for dealing with them. More importantly, she models a philosophy and approach that a reader can integrate with ease. By the end of the book, parental feelings of helplessness are likely to diminish substantially, replaced by confidence and a reliable internal gyroscope. -- Gary Wilson * author of Your Brain On Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction *Collett Smart has written the perfect book for parents and caregivers of millennials. It is a challenging time for tweens and teenagers as they try to cope with the unchartered waters of social media and the internet. However, with this remarkable, well-written and informative book, adults can be reassured they will have accurate and research-based information at their finger tips. Well done Collett! A much needed book for our times. -- Jayneen Sanders * Author, teacher and advocate for body safety education *
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Little, Brown Book Group How to Raise a Teen
Book SynopsisRaising a teenager can be challenging, exhausting and, at times, infuriating for parents. In How to Raise a Teen, parenting expert and mother of four young adults Sarah Ockwell-Smith provides advice and guidance for parents, carers, and anybody else who works with teenagers and their families on how to navigate this tricky period.Using her unique blend of practical parenting advice, neuroscience and psychology, Sarah explores key issues encountered by families during the teenage years, including:*Common causes of difficult behaviour and conflict, and how to handle them *How to help your teen to grow into a young adult with good mental health*Issues at school such as homework, exams, behaviour and other common education related struggles*How to manage and keep your teen safe when using screens, the internet, alcohol, drugs and vaping*Relationships including friendships and sibling relationships and how these change during the teen years*Romantic relationships and how to guide your teen through their first sexual experiences*Increasing independence, including learning to drive and ''next steps'' concerning education and work.*Understanding your own feelings about being a parent to a teen and preparing for the next stage in your lifeParents and young people need more support than ever during this stage of development. How to Raise a Teen will show you how to work through the unique challenges of the teen years with your child, rather than working against them, to support, guide and prepare you both for their next chapter in life
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc Get Out of My Life But First Could You Drive Me
Book SynopsisBeleaguered parents will breath sighs of relief and gratitude over this bestselling guide to raising teenagers. In this revised edition, Dr. Anthony E. Wolf tackles the changes in recent years with the same wit and compassion as the original edition. Dr. Wolf points out that while the basic issues of adolescence and the relationships between parents and their children remain much the same, today''s teenagers navigate a faster, less clearly anchored world. Wolf''s revisions include a new chapter on the Internet, a significantly modified section on drugs and drinking, and an added piece on gay teenagers. Although the rocky and ever-changing terrain of contemporary adolescence may bewilder parents, Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall? gives them a great road map.
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HarperCollins The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager
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Random House USA Inc Under Pressure
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Sex and Your Teenager A Parents Guide Family
Book SynopsisHelping teenage children to cope with their own sexuality can be difficult for parents, especially when society and its attitudes towards sexual behaviour have changed so rapidly. This book offers advice on a range of problems from the bodily changes at puberty through to coping with relationships.Trade Review"..provides straightforward tips and hints.." (Young People Now, December 2001) "...we believe this book can be a useful guide for many parents, but also teachers and even teenagers, who want to take a peek." (Int Jnl of Adolescent Medical Health, Vol.14, No.2, 2002) "This is a book that understands what the problems actually are, and goes a long way to being an aid to finding ways to overcome them." (Young Minds Magazine, May/June 2002) "...We believe this book can be a useful guide for parents as well as teachers and even teenagers..." (Int Jnl of Adolescent Medical Health, Vol.14, No.2, 2002) "...I would happily recommend the book, to any parents who are having difficulties with their teenagers..." (BACHH News, Summer 2002) “…a practical, easy-to-read, down-to-earth guide…a valuable and reassuring guide…” (Jnl of Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol 8(1)) “…provides the latest information and advice…ideal guide for parents, teachers and anyone who works with young people…” (Stress News, April 2004)Table of ContentsAbout the Author Foreword by Anne Weyman, OBE (Chief Executive, Family Planning Association) Introduction Puberty Bodily changes in girls Bodily changes in boys The age of puberty The emotional consequences of puberty Periods Wet dreams Is puberty starting earlier than in previous generations? Learning about sex Schools Parents Society Friends The media Communication Sexual development in early adolescence The need for privacy Relationships with adults Boys and girls are different Masturbation The fears and anxieties of adults The fears and anxieties of teenagers First relationships Love and romance Readiness for sex Contraception Personal safety Essential messages for parents to emphasise The impact of teenage sexuality on the family The parent's own sexuality Boundaries and limits Sex in the home Unsuitable relationships Lone parents Step-families Risky behaviour The nature of adolescence Sexual risks Teenage pregnancy Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) HIV/AIDS Assault, rape and exposure to violence The parent's response Sexual orientation The process of choosing sexual orientation Finding out that your teenager is gay or lesbian Sex and the law The age of consent Confidentiality Sexual abuse The parent's role The generation gap Managing conflict between parents Communication Index
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Random House USA Inc Untangled
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Shelby Spear How Are You Feeling Momma You dont need to say Im
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Penguin Random House LLC Generation Sleepless
Book SynopsisAn intimate glimpse inside a silent epidemic that is harming teens and how parents can help them reclaim the restorative power of sleep.If you could protect your teen from unnecessary anxiety, depression, and chronic stress, and foster a greater sense of happiness and well-being in their life, wouldn’t you? In Generation Sleepless, the authors of the classic guide to helping babies and young children develop healthy sleep habits The Happy Sleeper uncover one of the greatest threats to our teenagers’ physical and mental health: sleep deprivation. Caught in a perfect storm of omnipresent screens, academic overload, night owl biology and early school start times, Generation Sleepless illustrates how our teens are operating in a constant state of sleep debt and social jet lag while struggling to meet the demands of adolescence. In this essential book, Heather Turgeon, MFT and Julie Wright, MFT draw on the latest scientific research to reveal that, at a critical phase of development, many teens need more sleep than their younger siblings, but they're getting drastically less. Generation Sleepless helps readers: • foster a teen's self-motivation for sleeping well • alter family practices around phones, social media, and screen time • draw on an understanding of teens' night owl tendencies to create smart sleep habits • lay out steps for sleep-friendly schools and promoting systemic changes that help teens get the rest they need This first-of-its-kind book is packed with clear and instantly usable advice for parents as well as an eye-opening call to action for teachers, principals, colleges, coaches, and policy makers.
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Gail A. Manahan Is Raising Your Teen A Piece of Cake Expert
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Andrews McMeel Publishing A Zits Guide to Living with Your Teenager 23
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Gallery Books Teen Tips A Practical Survival Guide for Parents
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Little, Brown Book Group The Period Book
Book SynopsisKaren Gravelle and her fifteen-year-old niece, Jennifer Gravelle, have written a down-to-earth practical book that answers any questions you might have about your period, from what it is and what it feels like, to how to choose your form of protection, to how to talk to your parents about it. The Period Book will guide you through all the physical, emotional and social changes that come with your period, as well as related issues such as dealing with spots, mood swings and new expectations from friends and family. Debbie Palen''s funny and sympathetic cartoons ease the confusion and exasperation you might feel and celebrate the new sense of power and maturity that your period can bring. Perfect for sharing, The Period Book is a trusty friend that can help you feel happy and confident about this new phase or your life.
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Little, Brown Book Group Queen Bees and Wannabes Helping your daughter
Book SynopsisThe parenting classic that inspired Mean GirlsMore than twenty years ago, Queen Bees and Wannabes let parents inside the secret world of their adolescent daughters'' female relationships, giving us a new vocabulary for these fickle social dynamics as well as invaluable strategies for helping our daughters navigate them. Since then, nationally recognised thought leader and speaker Rosalind Wiseman has interviewed and listened to thousands of girls talk about the powerful role cliques play in shaping what they wear and say, how they respond to boys, and how they feel about themselves.This updated parenting classic now reflects the pressures unique to today''s girls-including the role that social media and gender as a spectrum play in adolescent life. With input and stories from dozens of girls experiencing these dynamics today, Wiseman takes readers into Girl World to analyse teasing, gossip, and reputations; beauty and fashion; alcohol and drugs; boyTrade Review'Forget the stereotypes of sugar and spice. Girls are mean, and as this book and a recent New York Times Magazine cover story indicate, their subtle, insidious style of bullying is rapidly garnering attention and concern ... [Wiseman] also offers admirable, groundbreaking insight into an all-too-common issue and will be invaluable to any adult struggling to help a girl get through her teens' Gillian Enberg, BOOKLIST 'Wise, humorous, life-affirming advice for parents that is utterly respectful of girls. I recommend parents mark it up, turn the corners of pages, and heed Wiseman's creative and practical strategies for guiding girls along the sometimes treacherous pathways of growing up today. Queen Bees & Wannabes is Mapquest for parents of girls, from fifth grade all the way to young adulthood' Patricia Hearst, author of A TRIBE APART: A Journey Into the Heart of American Adolescence 'Rosalind Wiseman invites us into 'Girl World' with insight, honesty, and humor. Based on the most thorough, helpful research I know of, this book should be required reading for parents, teachers, and health professionals' Edes P. Gilbert, Acting President of Independent Educational Services
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Harmony/Rodale Positive Discipline for Teenagers Revised 3rd
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Baker Publishing Group Prodigals and Those Who Love Them
Book SynopsisBeautifully repackaged, Ruth Bell Graham's Prodigals and Those Who Love Them brings peace and hope to all parents of "wayward" children.
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Moody Publishers 5 Love Languages of Teenagers Updated Edition
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Random House USA Inc Being a Teen
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING GUIDE THAT PARENTS WILL WANT FOR THEIR TEENSThis thorough, concise guide offers straight talk about: • The male and female body as it changes and matures. • Teen relationships: what it takes to create happy, supportive, positive, and meaningful connections with family, friends, and others. • Identity empowerment: how to be authentic and thrive in today’s world. • Sex and sexuality for boys and girls: how teens should take care of their bodies, embrace their experiences, and strengthen self-esteem. • Strategies for working through the toughest challenges, including bullying, sexual abuse, eating disorders, pregnancy, and more. Praise for Being a Teen “A frank and candid resource for adolescents.”—People “Fonda’s warmth and love for th
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Random House Publishing Group Sticks and Stones Defeating the Culture of
Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLERBeing a teenager has never been easy, but in recent years, with the rise of the Internet and social media, it has become exponentially more challenging. Bullying, once thought of as the province of queen bees and goons, has taken on new, complex, and insidious forms, as parents and educators know all too well. No writer is better poised to explore this territory than Emily Bazelon, who has established herself as a leading voice on the social and legal aspects of teenage drama. In Sticks and Stones, she brings readers on a deeply researched, clear-eyed journey into the ever-shifting landscape of teenage meanness and its sometimes devastating consequences. The result is an indispensable book that takes us from school cafeterias to courtrooms to the offices of Facebook, the website where so much teenage life, good and bad, now unfolds. Along the way, Bazelon defines what bullying is and, just as important, what it is no
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Hot Buttons Internet Edition
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SPCK - Kregel Hot Buttons Dating Edition
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Parenting Press Incorporated Grounded for Life
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Leaping Boy Publications How to Talk to Teenagers
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Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Queen Bees and Wannabes 3rd Edition
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Avery Publishing Group The Strength Switch
Book SynopsisUnlock your children’s potential by helping them build their strengths.This game-changing book shows us the extraordinary results of focusing on our children’s strengths rather than always trying to correct their weaknesses. Most parents struggle with this shift because they suffer from a negativity bias, thanks to evolutionary development, giving them “strengths-blindness.” By showing us how to throw the “strengths switch,” Lea Waters demonstrates how we can not only help our children build resilience, optimism, and achievement but we can also help inoculate them against today’s pandemic of depression and anxiety. As a strengths-based scientist for more than twenty years, ten of them spent focusing on strengths-based parenting, Waters has seen how this approach enhances self-esteem and energy in both children and teenagers. Yet more on the plus side: parents find it a particularly exciting and rewarding way to raise children. With many suggestions for specific ways to interact with your kids, Waters demonstrates how to discover strengths and talents in our children, how to use positive emotions as a resource, how to build strong brains, and even how to deal with problem behaviors and talk about difficult situations and emotions. As revolutionary yet simple as Mindset and Grit, The Strength Switch will show parents how a small shift can yield enormous results.
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St Martin's Press The Vanishing American Adult
Book SynopsisSenator Ben Sasse''s instant New York Times bestseller on how to raise resilient, responsible children.THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn an era of safe spaces, trigger warnings, and an unprecedented election, the country''s youth are in crisis. Senator Ben Sasse warns the nation about the existential threat to America''s future.Raised by well-meaning but overprotective parents and coddled by well-meaning but misbegotten government programs, America''s youth are ill-equipped to survive in our highly-competitive global economy. Many of the coming-of-age rituals that have defined the American experience since the Founding: learning the value of working with your hands, leaving home to start a family, becoming economically self-reliantare being delayed or skipped altogether. The statistics are daunting: 30% of college students drop out after the first year, and only 4 in 10 graduate. One in three 18-to-34 year-olds live w
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Flatiron Books Grown and Flown
Book SynopsisPARENTING NEVER ENDS. From the founders of the #1 site for parents of teens and young adults comes an essential guide for building strong relationships with your teens and preparing them to successfully launch into adulthood The high school and college years: an extended roller coaster of academics, friends, first loves, first break-ups, driver's ed, jobs, and everything in between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? Enter the co-founders of Grown and Flown, Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington. In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition, they launched what has become the largest website and online community for parents of fifteen to twenty-five year olds. Now they've compiled new takeaways and fresh insights from all that they've learned into this handy, must-have guide.Grown and Flown is a one-stop resou
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McGraw-Hill Education Loose Leaf for Adolescence
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Little, Brown Book Group From Daughter to Woman
Book Synopsis''A refreshingly healthy take on social media and particularly good on body image'' Lorraine Candy, Sunday TimesThe teen years are tough - for teens and for parents. Many parents dread the moodiness, dishonesty, preference of friends over family, exam stress, and the push for greater independence. Mothers have a pivotal role to play; this is a guidebook for parents and mothers of girls in particular as they navigate the rocky teenage landscape with their daughters aged 8 to 18. It aims to help them embrace the potential of their child''s teenage years by marking this time of growing maturity for girls and celebrating it with them. We celebrate birth, marriage and death, but this important life-transition from child to young adult is nowadays rarely acknowledged within an appropriate community.With mental health issues in young people on the rise, and social media, reality television and smartphone culture serving to exacerbate these problems, it
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University Press of the Pacific Boys in Fatherless Families
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Simon & Schuster Blessing of a B Minus
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Simon & Schuster You and Your Adolescent New and Revised edition
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Temple University Press,U.S. Consuming Work
Book SynopsisContributes a deeper understanding of the changing nature of American labour.Trade Review"Besen-Cassino counters conventional wisdom that young people take undesirable service-sector jobs only because they need the money... The author also offers a critical look at how youth turn to the workplace to fill gaps left by their impersonal educational institutions and at how workforce disparities based on race, gender, and class have their roots in workers' early experiences... VERDICT [T]his engaging read will appeal to scholars of the sociology of work, as well as some high school and college students and their teachers, mentors, and parents. It could also be of great use to those who hire millennials or who work to help economically disadvantaged young people." - Library Journal "Topics include motivations for part-time work among otherwise affluent youth" - Chronicle of Higher EducationTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Consuming Work: Introduction to Youth Work in America 2 “Would You Like an Application with Your Coffee?” 3 Fun or Exploitation? The Lived Experience of Suburban Youth Work 4 Pay or Play? The Youth Labor Force in the United States and Other Industrialized Countries 5 “They Need Me Here”: Work as a Perceived Alternative to School 6 “White, Young, Middle Class”: Aesthetic Labor, Race, and Class in the Youth Labor Force 7 Origins of the Gender Wage Gap: Gender Inequality in the Youth Labor Force 8 Conclusion: The Economic Recession and the Future of Youth Labor Appendix: Notes on Methodology References Index
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Temple University Press,U.S. Consuming Work
Book SynopsisContributes a deeper understanding of the changing nature of American labour.Trade Review"Besen-Cassino counters conventional wisdom that young people take undesirable service-sector jobs only because they need the money... The author also offers a critical look at how youth turn to the workplace to fill gaps left by their impersonal educational institutions and at how workforce disparities based on race, gender, and class have their roots in workers' early experiences... VERDICT [T]his engaging read will appeal to scholars of the sociology of work, as well as some high school and college students and their teachers, mentors, and parents. It could also be of great use to those who hire millennials or who work to help economically disadvantaged young people." - Library Journal "Topics include motivations for part-time work among otherwise affluent youth." - Chronicle of Higher EducationTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Consuming Work: Introduction to Youth Work in America 2 “Would You Like an Application with Your Coffee?” 3 Fun or Exploitation? The Lived Experience of Suburban Youth Work 4 Pay or Play? The Youth Labor Force in the United States and Other Industrialized Countries 5 “They Need Me Here”: Work as a Perceived Alternative to School 6 “White, Young, Middle Class”: Aesthetic Labor, Race, and Class in the Youth Labor Force 7 Origins of the Gender Wage Gap: Gender Inequality in the Youth Labor Force 8 Conclusion: The Economic Recession and the Future of Youth Labor Appendix: Notes on Methodology References Index
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Temple University Press,U.S. Ethnographies of Youth and Temporality
Book SynopsisEthnographies of Youth and Temporality use youth as a prism to understand time and its subjective experience.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Time Objectified • Martin Demant Frederiksen and Anne Line Dalsgård 1. Waiting for the start: Flexibility and the Question of Convergence • Jennifer Johnson-Hanks 2. Stunted Future: Buryong among Young Men in Manila • Steffen Jensen 3. Aske’s Dead Time: An Exploration of the Qualities of Time among Left-Radical Activists in Denmark • Stine Krøijer 4. Heterochronic Atmospheres: Affect, Materiality, and Youth in Depression • Martin Demant Frederiksen 5. Standing Apart: On Time, Affect, and Discernment in Nordeste, Brazil • Anne Line Dalsgård 6. Certificates for the Future: Geographical Mobility and Educational Trajectories among Nepalese Youth • Karen Valentin 7. The normativity of Boredom: Communication Media Use among Romanian Teenagers • Razvan Nicolescu 8. Making a Name: Young Musicians in Uganda Working on the Future • Lotte Meinert and Nanna Schneidermann Afterword • Michael G. Flaherty Contributors Index
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Chronicle Books This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids
Book SynopsisWritten in an accessible Q&A format, here, finally, is the go-to resource for parents hoping to understand and communicate with their gay child. Through their LGBTQ-oriented site, the authors are uniquely experienced to answer parents'' many questions and share insight and guidance on both emotional and practical topics. Filled with real-life experiences from gay kids and parents, this is the book gay kids want their parents to read.
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Union Square & Co. Hes Not Lazy Guide to Better Grades and a Great
Book SynopsisA relatable, interactive workbook designed to help teenage boys acknowledge and overcome their issues with poor academic motivation. The book also offers parents advice and exercises to help them become their son's ally, rather than his adversary. This teen-friendly, hands-on, activity-oriented workbook offers a unique approach to school success: there are no study skills here-instead boys are challenged to examine the reasons they procrastinate and encouraged to be honest about their values and goals. Each short chapter delivers its message through illustrations, exercises, and stories about real teens that hit close to home. The tone is edgy (and often entertaining), with no punches pulled. The author's aim is clear: to help teens reassess their strategy of disengagement. Parents will immediately see the appeal of the workbook because it offers the direction and lessons their sons refuse to hear from them-while keeping them involved in the process.Trade ReviewPraise for He's Not Lazy (Hardcover): *“Clinical psychologist Price offers one of the most significant books of the year in this new look at an old problem—the underperforming teenage boy. . . . With today’s kids being pushed harder than ever to perform and succeed at an early age, Price’s book brings an important voice to a much needed conversation. VERDICT Highly recommended.” — Library Journal (Starred review) “Price addresses a situation he refers to as ‘opting out,’ in which teen boys appear lazy when in fact they are reacting to fear and pressure by shunning school with avoidance and denial. Price offers examples, lessons, and advice from his 25 years as a psychologist. While the book is filled with well-documented research, it is accessible to general readers. Price helps readers make a paradigm shift in how they view their sons’ behavior, explains the science behind human brain development, provides instructions for creating a plan for success, and most importantly, outlines how parents can change their own attitudes. The parents’ change in perspective is the most important key; in the process, they will help their sons create self-sufficient, self-regulated plans. Parents, college students, teachers, and psychologists will gain a better understanding of the problem and know how to help teen boys who are going through it have a successful school career. A good addition for public library parenting collections as well as academic libraries.” —Booklist “Price’s book will provide inspiration for scores of parents seeking to understand why their sons are floundering, and will encourage greater acceptance for how today’s teenage boys face challenges.” —Publishers Weekly “. . . a user-friendly text for parents and patients . . . Although geared towards an understanding of boys, many of these pearls of wisdom are easily applicable to girls given the authors heavy leaning on gender neutral developmental theories and science. . . . the unexpected genius of He’s Not Lazy is the comprehensive yet gentle way Price explores parents’ intergenerational contributions to their son’s difficulties. This makes He’s Not Lazy a worthy purchase for parents and clinicians alike.” —NJ Psychologist
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Free Press You R Teen Losing Weight The Owners Manual to
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Howard Books Live Original How the Duck Commander Teen Keeps
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Sourcebooks, Inc 123 Magic Teen
Book SynopsisHelp your teens grow into the very best versions of themselves!From rule-breaking and risk-taking to defensive communication and disrespect, parenting a teenager can feel like modern warfare--but it doesn''t have to be that way. In 1-2-3 Magic Teen, internationally renowned parenting expert Thomas W. Phelan explains how to better understand your teenager, which problems are not worth fighting over, and why your child''s behavior likely matches the definition of a normal adolescent! With helpful, straightforward advice backed up by research and parent-tested strategies, 1-2-3 Magic Teen will help you establish a calmer, more respectful home and family life and show you how to guide your teenager into healthy, functional young adulthood. Learn the Language: Communicate with open and engaging language, and listen to your teenager the right way. Establish Expectations: Learn how to set limits while still encouraging independent decision-making and helping your child develop Trade Review"Few authors are as successful as Phelan and for good reason. His guidance is consistently sound, on target, and presented in an upbeat, practical way." - Library Journal - STARRED"A really refreshing book and certainly worth looking at if you too have kids who are approaching their teens." - Dominique's Desk"1-2-3 Magic Teen is simply the clearest, most pragmatic guide you will ever need for raising your teenagers, and guiding them through these rocky years and into adulthood. Dr. Phelan has a keen knack for making the complicated manageable, and nowhere is that more important than in raising teenagers. Through this user-friendly, easy-to-digest book, you will learn the challenges and joys you will face with your teens, and gain a full understanding of their shifting emotional and physical reactions. Dr. Phelan guides you to better understand, connect with, and empower your teen and, in the process, yourself. You will learn when to step in, and when to step back. As a teen expert and parent myself, I refer to this book often, and encourage my clients to do the same." - Dr. John Duffy, # 1 best-selling author of The Available Parent, regular parenting expert, Steve Harvey and WGN Radio
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Pan Macmillan Confessions of a Bad Mother: The Teenage Years
Book SynopsisWhen you’re pregnant you think: ‘I’m having a baby’, not a person who will eventually catch trains by themselves, share a fridge with ten strangers, go to a festival in Croatia without succumbing to a drug overdose, and one day, bring you a gin and tonic when your mother is dying. We imagine the teenage years as a sort of domestic meteor strike, when our dear, sweet child, hitherto so trusting and mild, is suddenly replaced by a sarcastic know-all who isn’t interested in the wisdom we have to pass on. But with great honesty and refreshingly bracing wit, Stephanie Calman shows that adolescence in fact begins much earlier, around the age of seven. And having nurtured them through every stage of development, from walking to school by themselves to their first all-night party, you find yourself alone – bereaved even – as they skip off to university without a second glance. Candid, touching and very, very funny, Confessions of a Bad Mother: The Teenage Years offers hope to despairing and exhausted parents everywhere. Read it and discover that your teenager is not the enemy after all.Trade ReviewHilarious, poignant, and relatable on so many levels . . . a must-read for parents at every stage of their parenting journey . . . sure to be a huge hit and I highly recommend it * Books of All Kinds *I recommend this book as a light-hearted read that cleverly has some important lessons to share with every parent or indeed anyone who is just doing their best * Kate on Thin Ice *This was such a fun book, full of hilarious, sweet and poignant, anecdotes from when the author’s children began to turn into teenagers, right up until they left home to go off to uni. I laughed out loud on so many occasions when I was reading this, as well nodding vigorously agreeing with the author . . . I loved this book, and thoroughly recommend it one if you’re looking for a nonfiction book that will make you laugh and also help you through those awkward teenage years. * Secret Library Book Blog *I’m actually convinced that Stephanie has had a sneak peak into my life . . . As well as being slightly thought provoking, you will relate to this book on so many levels as a parent, I loved it and think it’s a must read . . . The book is bound to become a hit -- Lost in the Land of Books[A] hilarious and poignant read that anyone who has children is sure to love . . . I loved this book. It’s brilliantly written, insightful and hilarious. A must read * Cal Turner Reviews *Brilliantly funny . . . [a] thought provoking book, which I thoroughly enjoyed * Black Books *You can expect plenty of real laugh-out-loud moments and also more than a few genuinely ugly-cry ones too! But throughout, you will be able to relate to just about everything that is in these pages . . . A fabulous book which really should be essential reading for parents and teens alike! 5 stars * Jan’s Book Buzz *This is an absolutely brilliant read that I thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish * Coffee and Kindle Book Reviews *Calman has such a great way of writing – the book is full of anecdotes and events in their family’s life and how her and her husband Peter deal with them . . . This book made me laugh out loud on several occasions. I guess it is parenting manual of sorts, but presented in a light hearted, yet relatable way . . . A really entertaining read, suitable for parents of kids of any ages, I looked forward to picking this up because it made me smile! Ironically, even though it is called Confessions of a Bad Mother, Stephanie is anything but! * Always Need More Books *Stephanie hits the nails on the head with every chapter . . . a hilariously, absorbing read of parenthood that I . . . just couldn’t put down! What a book! * The Reading Closet *This is a delightful book in many senses, as the honest revelations of feelings, some fears and many frustrations emerge from a writer who carefully balances farce with reality. I found it funny and realistic, and flows well from episode to explosion and explanation. I enjoyed this book far more than I thought I would, and found it very readable. I would certainly read other books by Calman, as this is a balanced and essentially lighthearted read -- Northern ReaderStephanie Calman has such a brilliant way of putting all of the trials and tribulations of bringing up teenagers in this beautifully hilarious book. Writing from her own experiences makes this a refreshing read which most people will related to in one way or another * My Journey Finding My Voice *It was laugh out loud funny, very honest, light hearted and extremely relatable to all mums . . . I definitely recommend reading Confessions of a Bad Mother: The Teenage Years, it's hilarious, honest, relatable to all, I whizzed through the pages with ease. Stephanie has written a Gem of a book that all parents, and even children should read, it certainly opened up my eyes and took me back to my teenage years! * Dash Fan Book Reviews *Confessions of a Bad Mother: The Teenage Years is a laugh out loud book that had me, as a reader and parent of two teenagers, realise that my children are normal, that we have done an okay job of bringing them up and they have turned out okay! . . . Everyone should read this - it is a real hoot! * Sarah’s Book Reviews *The writing was witty, engaging and honest . . . I enjoyed this book a lot and will likely purchase it for those friends of my who are also raising teenagers, the struggles are real but already I am dreading the loss of them leaving and all of these feels are captured in this entertaining piece of nonfiction. * I Loved Reading This *Calman writes about parenthood with the same winning mix of fondness and exasperation . . . the book brims with great jokes * Readers Digest *Wow, what a laugh! Absolutely loved the humour in this and I think any parent will feel exactly the same . . . much better than the other teenager parenting guide available and definitely more funny! * The Spoonie Mummy *I loved this book. It has interesting layers of which even its author appears unaware. She is brutally honest and more or less incapable of writing a stuffy or self-satisfied line. What a reader can see and she seems not to, is that she is just as bright and intelligent as her children as they grow, and possessed of a sweet nature and a brilliant sense of humour. -- Anne Garvey * The Jewish Chronicle *
£8.54
Skyhorse Publishing A Parent's Guide to Teen Addiction: Professional
Book SynopsisFrom Berkeley to the Bronx, teenage addiction has reached epidemic levels. Parents may suspect their teen’s substance use, but often don’t know if their teen is addicted or what to do about it. Dr. Laurence Westreich, an addiction expert and the father of two teenagers, helps parents navigate the fraught addiction landscape in A Parent’s Guide to Teen Addiction. Divided into three sections, this book—based on the author’s decades of experience evaluating and treating teenagers who use substances—guides parents from the moment they suspect their teen has a substance abuse problem to the steps families must take after intensive treatment. Dr. Westreich: •Lays out the facts of teen addiction and explains how to recognize a problem with a teen •Details what parents need to know about the substances that teenagers commonly use •Provides information on what to do about the substance abuse, including how to find good one-on-one addiction therapy, how to encourage a teen to enter an outpatient program or inpatient facility, and how to line up aftercare treatment Best of all, he includes “tough talk” dialogues that parents can tailor to their specific situation with their teen. This practical, hopeful, and reassuring book helps parents put their teen on the healthy and life-affirming road to recovery.Trade Review"Dr. Westreich has written an excellent resource for parents, teenagers and clinicians dealing with a wide array of problems that go far beyond the simple matter of substance abuse recognition. This is a very thorough book that addresses the diagnosis and treatment of such varied conditions as alcohol abuse to eating disorders. Although many books have been written on this subject, Dr. Westreich has developed a practical text that combines scientific expertise with a practical approach. As a sports medicine physician, it is also refreshing to see a substance abuse book cover the difficult and often unrecognized topic of anabolic steroid abuse in teenagers. This is an impressive work and I will definitely recommend it to my teenage patients and their parents."—Gary Green, MD, Medical Director, Major League Baseball “As Director of the National Office of Drug Control Policy, I saw firsthand how parents and families struggle to find the best way to help their teenagers cope with substance use and abuse problems. In A Parent’s Guide to Teen Addiction, Dr. Westreich gives practical, sensible advice about how to address teens and get them the care they need, with the firmness and compassion that only a parent can provide. I recommend it as a first line of defense if your teen is exhibiting the signs of substance use or abuse, or other addictive behaviors.” —Gen. Barry McCaffrey (USA ret.) "Dr. Westreich masterfully provides a skilled balance between the science and art of understanding addictions in teens. Using both case examples and didactics, he provides a very pragmatic guide that is based on professionally accepted methods punctuated by his clinical experience in leading a child out of an addiction. A Parent’s Guide to Teen Addiction will be a very important asset to any family who is suffering with teenage addiction.” —Timothy Willens, MD, Clinical Director at the Center for Center for Addiction Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital “Dr. Westreich’ s book presents a commonsense and user-friendly model for family members who want to help their drug- and alcohol-using teen. The scenarios and dialogues give valuable direction for managing an addicted teen’s often self-destructive and frightening behavior, and would be useful for anyone in this situation.” —Dr. Herbert D. Kleber, Founder and Director Emeritus of the Division on Substance Abuse at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the New York State Psychiatric Institute “Dad, I’m fine! Marijuana is natural. I need it to study. But, you did drugs, dad. Dr. Westreich has heard them all. And now he has put all his incredible experience, science, wisdom, and, yes, common sense in A Parent’s Guide to Teen Addiction. If one day you find yourself having a teenager in the family, this little volume of solid gold medical advice is your best guide through the jungle." —Petros Levounis, MD, MA, Professor and Chair, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School"Dr. Westreich has written an excellent resource for parents, teenagers and clinicians dealing with a wide array of problems that go far beyond the simple matter of substance abuse recognition. This is a very thorough book that addresses the diagnosis and treatment of such varied conditions as alcohol abuse to eating disorders. Although many books have been written on this subject, Dr. Westreich has developed a practical text that combines scientific expertise with a practical approach. As a sports medicine physician, it is also refreshing to see a substance abuse book cover the difficult and often unrecognized topic of anabolic steroid abuse in teenagers. This is an impressive work and I will definitely recommend it to my teenage patients and their parents."—Gary Green, MD, Medical Director, Major League Baseball “As Director of the National Office of Drug Control Policy, I saw firsthand how parents and families struggle to find the best way to help their teenagers cope with substance use and abuse problems. In A Parent’s Guide to Teen Addiction, Dr. Westreich gives practical, sensible advice about how to address teens and get them the care they need, with the firmness and compassion that only a parent can provide. I recommend it as a first line of defense if your teen is exhibiting the signs of substance use or abuse, or other addictive behaviors.” —Gen. Barry McCaffrey (USA ret.) "Dr. Westreich masterfully provides a skilled balance between the science and art of understanding addictions in teens. Using both case examples and didactics, he provides a very pragmatic guide that is based on professionally accepted methods punctuated by his clinical experience in leading a child out of an addiction. A Parent’s Guide to Teen Addiction will be a very important asset to any family who is suffering with teenage addiction.” —Timothy Willens, MD, Clinical Director at the Center for Center for Addiction Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital “Dr. Westreich’ s book presents a commonsense and user-friendly model for family members who want to help their drug- and alcohol-using teen. The scenarios and dialogues give valuable direction for managing an addicted teen’s often self-destructive and frightening behavior, and would be useful for anyone in this situation.” —Dr. Herbert D. Kleber, Founder and Director Emeritus of the Division on Substance Abuse at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the New York State Psychiatric Institute “Dad, I’m fine! Marijuana is natural. I need it to study. But, you did drugs, dad. Dr. Westreich has heard them all. And now he has put all his incredible experience, science, wisdom, and, yes, common sense in A Parent’s Guide to Teen Addiction. If one day you find yourself having a teenager in the family, this little volume of solid gold medical advice is your best guide through the jungle." —Petros Levounis, MD, MA, Professor and Chair, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
£16.14
Skyhorse Publishing Understanding Teenage Anxiety: A Parent's Guide
Book SynopsisAnxiety is the most common mental-health disorder in the United States, affecting nearly one-third of both adolescents”—New York TimesIf you’re the parent of a teenager experiencing chronic anxiety, you are not alone, and this book can help you. Today’s teens are high-strung and socially overextended. We shrug it off as a millennial problem, but is it? In a world that encourages the quick fix, instant gratification, and real-time feedback, can we really expect our children to cope as we did less than two decades ago, in the land of handshakes, eye contact, elbow grease, and grit?This book is a product of a combination of three very different perspectives: those of the anxious teen, the parent, and the therapist. We need to understand what we’ve created in terms of our current society to gain proper insight on why we’re seeing increasingly rising levels of anxiety in our teenagers. Topics include: Physical and Emotional Symptoms of Anxiety Teens and Self-Harm Anxiety and Gut Health Sports: Concussions and Anxiety Natural Ways to Help Your Teen Cope And much, much more Within each chapter, author (and parent) Jennifer Browne and co-author (Jennifer’s teenage son) Cody Buchanan, who struggles with anxiety and depression, will weigh in on what this affliction feels like, physically, mentally, and emotionally. They share personal experiences to help parents better understand their teens and learn a lot along the way.
£12.34
