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Tan Books Dressing with dignity
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Parenting Press Incorporated Grounded for Life
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LifeSmart Publishing Parenting for the Launch Raising Teens to Succeed
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£14.50
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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Random House USA Inc And Then They Stopped Talking to Me
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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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Vintage Espanol Mi querido adversario Good Houskeeping Parent
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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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Orion Publishing Co 21st Century Boys
Book SynopsisA major new insight into the difficulties of raising boys, and how parents can help their sons fulfil their potential. From the author of TOXIC CHILDHOOD.Trade ReviewIn a hugely informative and interesting book packed with readable research, Palmer suggests how we can raise balanced, bright boys. Each chapter ends with practical suggestions for how this might be achieved * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *I suggest you go out and buy 21st Century Boys and read it for yourself, and I wager that you'll not have bought a more important or treasured book in a long time * JUNO *Based on the latest research from around the world, 21st Century Boys provides parents and teachers with a clear pathway to bringing up boys * GREEN PARENT *Invaluable advice on opening up conversations about school or anything else, and helping children talk through problems * SAINSBURYS MAGAZINE *Behind the screaming headlines, she talks a lot of sense * THE BOOKSELLER *A very well researched book with plenty of pretty inarguable evidence... The ever-practical Ms Palmer provides pages of "what we can do" suggestions at the end of each chapter, including specific ideas for teachers * SEC ED *Palmer (who has) more than 30 years' teaching experience under her belt, is a woman on a mission * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *Practical advice for parents is evident in each chapter and offered in a very non-patronizing "common sense" style * EYE *One of the pleasures of reviewing books for The Teacher is to find a book that makes you think about the way you approach teaching - 21st Century Boys is such a book * THE TEACHER *Behind the screaming headlines, she talks a lot of sense. * THE BOOKSELLER *In a hugely informative and interesting book packed with readable research, Palmer suggests how we can raise balanced, bright boys. Each chapter ends with practical suggestions for how this might be achieved * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *A very well researched book with plenty of pretty inarguable evidence... The ever-practical Ms Palmer provides pages of "what we can do" suggestions at the end of each chapter, including specific ideas for teachers * SEC ED (The Voice for Secondary Education) *Palmer (who has) more than 30 years' teaching experience under her belt, is a woman on a mission. * SCOTSMAN *Based on the latest research from around the world, 21st Century Boys provides parents and teachers with a clear pathway to bringing up boys. * GREEN PARENT *invaluable advice on opening up conversations about school or anything else, and helping children talk through problems * SAINSBURY MAGAZINE *Practical advice for parents is evident in each chapter and offered in a very non-patronizing "common sense" style. * EYE (EARLY YEARS EDUCATOR) *One of the pleasures of reviewing books for The Teacher is to find a book that makes you think about the way you approach teaching - 21st Century Boys is such a book * THE TEACHER *I suggest you go out and buy 21st Century Boys and read it for yourself, and I wager that you'll not have bought a more important or treasured book in a long time * JUNO *
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Orion Publishing Co 21st Century Girls
Book SynopsisAn absolute must-have parenting guide to raising girls in the 21st century.''An excellent book'' Vanessa Feltz''Required reading for all parents, teachers and grandparents'' DAILY MAIL''There can be no keener revelation of a country''s soul than the way it treats its children.'' Nelson MandelaChildhood, as a stage in human development, has been steadily eroded. Children today are introduced to 21st-century adult values and behaviour at an increasingly early age, long before they are developmentally ready to cope with them. We expend immense time and effort attending to their material needs while simultaneously neglecting their developmental needs.In this important polemic, Sue Palmer believes that if we do not get a grip on this problem soon, the increase in developmental disorders, behavioural difficulties and mental health problems recorded by experts over recent decades will soon spiral out of control.Sue diTrade ReviewThis is an in-depth scholarly work which provides a fascinating look at the way girls grow up and develop in our modern era, and the high demands which are placed on them from an early age. * PARENTS IN TOUCH *For Palmer, the way to ensure that girls are raised to become happy and healthy adults is to reclaim motherhood and train women to become better at it. -- Sian Griffiths * SUNDAY TIMES *Educationalist, literacy expert and writer Sue Palmer is well-known for her brilliant books on childhood and the raising of boys; now she has turned her attention to our daughters - and the result should be required reading for all parents, teachers and grandparents. -- Bel Mooney * DAILY MAIL *An excellent book -- Vanessa Feltz * BBC LONDON *This is a readable and useful addition to and increasingly urgent debate which needs to be brought out further into the open. * CATHOLIC HERALD *Not a chick-lit tale as the title suggests, but a follow-up to Palmer's book Toxic Childhood, published in 2006. This time round, her aim is to ensure that girls become happy, healthy adults. How? Reclaim motherhood is her answer... * THE LADY *Sue Palmer offers warm, strong guidance on raising our daughters including dealing with our multimedia highly materialistic society and making sure that girls grow into confident balanced women. Using research from around the world she provides timeline suggestions for addressing the key issues at each stage. * THE GREEN PARENT *
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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
£60.35
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
£18.89
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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Rowman & Littlefield Unlock Teen Brainpower
Book SynopsisAll teens today, born after 2000, were thrust into a world with challenges and opportunities non-existent for previous generations. The compelling natures of the internet and social media, combined with the accelerated accumulation of information and changing facts, place exceedingly high demands on their brains'' still developing critical control centers. Without guided opportunities, though, their brains will not achieve adequate capability to develop these control centers until their late twenties or beyond. While this book is for teens, it is parents, dedicated to their children''s success, who will guide them to the book''s resources so they can develop the brain circuits they need now, instead delaying a further ten years.Teens will enjoy learning about the neuroscience describing how their brains learn best and then choosing the activities they like, to activate their brain''s neuroplasticity to build their essential control networks now. Through the activities and keys in thiTrade ReviewFor over 6 years, the enlightened and expert articles of Dr. Judy Willis have become the "must read" content of STEM Magazine, now in 68 countries monthly. With the combination of Dr. Willis's neuroscience insights and her "on target" educational experience, parents, teens, and professionals worldwide value each and every article with which she graces us. Unlocking Teen Brainpower: 20 Keys to Boosting Attention, Memory, and Efficiency, will have profound impact and influence on tens of thousands of young minds, as well as parents, teachers and professionals. With the implementation by teens of the book's 20 Keys, the future of our young workforce and eventual leaders is brighter than ever. -- Wayne Carley, Publisher, STEM MagazineSometimes, it’s easy to think teens aren’t using their brains at all. This impressive book shows that in reality, teens have everything they need to use their brains more efficiently. Full of science-backed tips, it’s a must-read for all parents and their teens to help navigate the tumultuous teenage years. -- Esta Pratt-Kielley, NBC Universal, Assistant Producer NBC News Learn Parent ToolkitDr. Judy Willis is a unicorn -- a brilliant neuroscientist, savvy educator, compassionate parent, and skilled writer who can translate the inscrutable language of brain research into helpful tactics for normal people. Teen Brainpower will empower teens to weather the stormy seas of adolescence with solid research-based strategies for optimizing this critical time in their development. -- Betty Ray, former director of Programming and Innovation, EDUTOPIA;If you have a teenager, work with teenagers, or even just know a teenager: Unlocking Teen Brainpower: 20 Keys to Boosting Attention, Memory, and Efficiency is for you. Equipped with comprehensive expertise, and a deep understanding of the human condition, Dr. Willis easily navigates the winding roads of neuroscience, and surfaces with insightful takeaways and tangible advice for every reader. The real power in Dr. Willis’ work is in her ability to push every person’s thinking on just how much the human brain – specifically, their own – can accomplish. Working with Dr. Willis has been one of the greatest gifts of my professional career, but the biggest impression she’s left on me has been a personal one – expanding my perception of my own capabilities. Dr. Willis is refreshingly kind, intellectually honest and an invaluable thought leader in the education space. It’s been a privilege to learn from Dr. Willis. I only hope you give yourself the same opportunity. -- Gabbi Timmis, NBC Universal, Assistant Producer NBC News Learn Parent ToolkitIn the 1970s we had Judy Bloom, a warm, caring voice who spoke to teens in a way they could understand and who served as a friend and guide. Fifty years later, in 2020 we have Judy Willis who does the same for the youth of today. In a clear and coherent voice, Dr. Willis makes concrete recommendations in a way that teens can relate to and offers suggestions that are sure to make a difference to those who are willing to help themselves. Anxiety, stress, technology, peer pressure, mental health…Challenges we have had for decades are now, finally, openly discussed. Willis offers teens concrete steps to take charge by establishing focus (identifying what tips their attention), planning and organizing (rather than becoming hostage to others’ agendas) and identifying ways to manage their own emotions by understanding how feelings change how we act, react and learn. She then guides teens in the ways they can improve their decision-making networks in a pro-active, forward looking approach. Her recommendations are finalized by a chapter on Memory as she explains how they are formed as well as their vital role in all learning. Her work is practical and encouraging. She offers specific ideas about how to better encode information so as to enhance retrieval and does so in a calming, friendly voice. While many recommend that teens of today need extra support, the five “doors” Willis suggests include concrete activities that do so. -- Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa, Professor of Education Harvard University Extension; Director, Brain, Mind and Educational Development InstituteTable of ContentsAn Opening Note to Adults Getting Started for Teens Door One: Focus Key 1: Discover the Password for Your Attention Gate Key 2: Taking Charge of Your Attention-Control System Key 3: Playing Games to Build Your Attention and Concentration Key 4: Busting Boredom Key 5: Replacing Multitasking with Single-Tasking Door Two: Planning and Organizing Key 6: Working Smarter, Not Harder Key 7: Using Visual Organizers Key 8: Planning, Not Scrambling Key 9: Keeping Up Long-Term Effort Door Three: Managing Your Emotions Key 10: Navigating Your Brain’s Emotional Highways Key 11: Preventing Your Emotions From Taking Control Key 12: Boost Your Control, Confidence, and Effectiveness Door Four: Judgment Key 13: Priming Your Brain to Make Wiser Decisions Key 14: Resisting First Responses Key 15: Activating Your Powers to Push Boundaries Key 16: Making Good Mistakes Door Five: Memory Key 17: Taking Control of What Memory Sticks Key 18: Depositing Memory for Easy Withdrawal Key 19: Remembering What You Read Key 20: Building Memories That Last A Closing Note for Teens … And One for AdultsAbout the Author
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Rowman & Littlefield Teaching Teens About Relationships
Book SynopsisTeaching Teens About Relationships describes how to teach a relationships course for adolescents. This book includes many learning activities and instructional strategies, along with student reactions. The course integrated mindfulness work into each session and examines such topics as flirting, jealousy, infidelity, gossip, starting and ending relationships and other ubiquitous aspects of adolescent relationships rarely found in school curricula. This course gives teens access to a safe environment to discuss issues that were in the forefront of their lives.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: Starting OutChapter 2: Fostering Growth and SafetyChapter 3: FamilyChapter 4: FriendsChapter 5: Beliefs about RelationshipsChapter 6: Relationship Theories Chapter 7: Starting a RelationshipChapter 8: Communication SkillsChapter 9: Emotional Communication SkillsChapter 10: Addressing Problems in RelationshipsChapter 11: Sexuality in RelationshipsChapter 12: EndingsReferences
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Rowman & Littlefield Teaching Teens About Relationships
Book SynopsisTeaching Teens About Relationships describes how to teach a relationships course for adolescents. This book includes many learning activities and instructional strategies, along with student reactions. The course integrated mindfulness work into each session and examines such topics as flirting, jealousy, infidelity, gossip, starting and ending relationships and other ubiquitous aspects of adolescent relationships rarely found in school curricula. This course gives teens access to a safe environment to discuss issues that were in the forefront of their lives.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: Starting OutChapter 2: Fostering Growth and SafetyChapter 3: FamilyChapter 4: FriendsChapter 5: Beliefs about RelationshipsChapter 6: Relationship Theories Chapter 7: Starting a RelationshipChapter 8: Communication SkillsChapter 9: Emotional Communication SkillsChapter 10: Addressing Problems in RelationshipsChapter 11: Sexuality in RelationshipsChapter 12: EndingsReferences
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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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Simon & Schuster The 6 Most Important Decisions Youll Ever Make
Book SynopsisA hands-on companion workbook to The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make, updated to include new information about technology and how it affects teens today
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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 *
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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
John Murray Press I Wish I'd Known: Young People, Drugs and
Book Synopsis'SUCH AN IMPORTANT BOOK... ESSENTIAL READING FOR PARENTS' Gabby Logan'INCREDIBLY POWERFUL... A MUST-READ' Victoria DerbyshireWhen Dan died, I realised many things. I realised drugs were closer to our door than I'd thought. I realised drugs have become normalised for young people. I realised drugs are more affordable, accessible and available than ever before. And I realised I didn't know enough, and nor did Dan, to navigate the choices and come back alive. When Daniel Spargo-Mabbs was 16, he went to a party and never came home. The party was an illegal rave and Daniel - bright, popular, big-hearted prom king Dan - died from a fatally strong overdose of MDMA.In the seven years since, the range of substances has become wider, the levels of exposure higher, and the threat to young people's physical and mental health from drugs greater than ever before. Despite this, there is almost no guidance for parents to help their children navigate this perilous landscape and to stay safe. To come home at night. To grow up.This book is everything Fiona Spargo-Mabbs wishes she'd known, everything she wishes she'd done, before she lost her son. Because however you parent, and whatever you do, at some point your child is likely to be in a situation where they have to make a decision about drugs. What if that decision is 'yes'? Do they know what the risks are? Do they have strategies they can bring to bear if things go wrong? I Wish I'd Known interweaves the story of one family's terrible loss with calm, measured and practical advice for parents. It explores the risks posed by illegal drugs, and explains the way the adolescent brain makes decisions. There is practical advice for saying safe, information on reducing harm, and 'talking points' for parents and their children to do, talk about, look at, look up or consider.A life lost to drugs is a loss like no other. Throughout the book, Daniel's story - his life, his death and what happened afterwards - not only provides a compelling reminder of the importance of those conversations, but also serves as an unforgettable eulogy to a son, brother, boyfriend and friend whose legacy continues to touch, and perhaps even save, the lives of other young people.Trade ReviewIncredibly powerful and also very practical. Fiona wants to make sure no mum or dad ever has to go through what she went through. This book is a must-read. * Victoria Derbyshire *This is such an important book[...] Fiona has used her devastatingly sad experience with Daniel to help all of us and this book should be essential reading for parents of teenagers. * Gabby Logan *Incredibly powerful. I can't imagine what it must have been like to write [this book]. But in amongst the heart-breaking story, the information, advice and evidence is meticulously researched, and navigates every parent's worst nightmare without scaremongering. Every parent should read this: it's not a frightening message, it's empowering, and a message of hope. * Dr Suzi Gage, psychologist, podcaster and author of 'Say Why to Drugs' *A powerful and important book... Beautifully and poignantly written. I would recommend this book to every parent I know. * Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore *Written with determination, humility and sadness - any parent or carer will be better informed and wiser after reading it. * Professor Dame Carol Black *Fiona's story is heart-breaking, but her honesty and generosity in telling it will undoubtedly prevent other parents from finding themselves in a similar situation. This book is an absolute must for any parent wanting to have a meaningful conversation with their children about drugs. * Alicia Drummond, MBACP Accred., Founder, Teen Tips *A vital book which has the power to prevent tragic drug related deaths among young people. A must read for any parent. * Paul North, Volteface *Dan's beautiful, intelligent, witty, big-hearted character is the golden thread in I Wish I'd Known. There are excellent practical, achievable ideas for parents and professionals; there are also personal testimonies and insights into the legal and medical systems that make for essential reading for anyone concerned about young people's drug use. [From] living through the most painful experience a parent can face, I know I Wish I'd Known will grow many good things from a very bad thing. * Emma Crawshaw, CEO, Crew2000 *Beautifully written... a personal journey through the loss of a son, the book [also] provides a valuable resource of factual detail about drugs and alcohol. A must for parents, those working with young people, and young people themselves. * Betsy Thom, Professor of Health Policy, Middlesex University *Enlightening and informative... A book that educates as much as it moves, it deserves to be read far and wide, by parents and professionals alike. * Dr Ronny Cheung *A testament to parental love, and a resource of tremendous importance for all those who care about young people. * Lady Kate Cayley, Deputy Head of Boarding, Marlborough College *This book is a very significant achievement. * David Mackintosh, Global Public Health Network *An ambitious and important work. Moving, informative, honest and practical. * Dr Eric Carlin, Director, Director of Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems *This may be a life-saving book. Deeply personal and moving, yet packed with relatable, practical and expert information and advice, I Wish I'd Known is an invaluable guide for parents in supporting children to make safer choices about drugs and alcohol. Every parent should read it. * Laura Bunt, We Are With You *This book is unique and will transform many of the lives of its readers. * Professor Janusz Jankowski *This book is going to save so many young lives... Thank you, Fiona, for all you are doing to change the course of history * Elizabeth Burton Phillips MBE; Author, Founder of DrugFAM *If there was a national curriculum for parents, this book should be on it. * Stuart George, BBC Radio Stoke *
£13.49
Quercus Publishing Things They Don't Want You to Know
Book Synopsis'AN INDISPENSABLE USER'S GUIDE TO ADOLESCENTS.. THE MOST REASSURING THING ABOUT THIS BOOK IS THAT IT'S SO GOOD' Daily Mail'THE BOOK TO READ' The Times'EVERY PARENT SHOULD READ THIS BOOK' Clover Stroud'A MUST-READ FOR THOSE WITH TEENAGE KIDS' Candice Brathwaite------------A GUIDE TO TEENAGERS FROM THIS CENTURY - FOR PARENTS FROM THE LAST CENTURYWritten from a teenager's perspective, this is a unique field guide for parents about the secret lives of 21st century adolescents - from mental health to self-harm, from drugs to sexting - and how you can help them and yourself through these turbulent years without losing their trust.Things They Don't Want You To Know is a look at modern life through the eyes of a teenager, by someone who recently graduated from that club. Along the way, Brooks takes readers on a tour of the websites that most parenting manuals would rather pretend don't exist. Yet this is the stuff your kids are all over, on a daily basis. There is porn, there are hallucinogens, there is cyberbullying and suicidal ideation. Brooks' point is that to remain completely unaware of their existence can mean that as a parent, you end up getting blindsided. And being blindsided means you won't know what to say and how to say it when things go wrong.You'll be surprised, shocked but you'll also be reassured. This book will help you to understand and support your kids. They won't thank you, but they might hate you less.Trade ReviewThe most reassuring thing about this book is that it's so good. How anyone can have an adolescence as deranged as Brooks's was and still produce work of this calibre is final proof that what your mother said was right: it's only a phase. * Daily Mail *Every parent should read this book * Clover Stroud *A must-read for those with teenage kids * Candice Brathwaite *The book to read * The Times *
£13.49
Quercus Publishing Every Parent Should Read This Book: Eleven
Book Synopsis'AN INDISPENSABLE USER'S GUIDE TO ADOLESCENTS.. THE MOST REASSURING THING ABOUT THIS BOOK IS THAT IT'S SO GOOD' Daily Mail'EVERY PARENT SHOULD READ THIS BOOK' Clover Stroud'A MUST-READ FOR THOSE WITH TEENAGE KIDS' Candice Brathwaite------------A field guide for parents about the secret lives of 21st-century teenagers - from relationships to self-harm, from drugs to sexting - and how you can help them and yourself through these turbulent years."When I turned into a teenager, I watched my parents panic with questions they were unprepared for: is the computer killing his brain? is he watching porn? are those cuts on his arms? what the hell do we do now?The child-rearing tactics they'd read about in parenting manuals or learned from their own parents were useless. Anyway, how do you punish someone who's already so miserable?Every Parent Should Read This Book is a field guide for confused parents who are currently custodians of any teenager who's feeling lost, alone, depressed or horny.I'm not an expert, a psychologist, or even a particularly good person, but I do understand the unique kinds of troubles that come with trying to grow up in the current climate, and I wanted to share what would have helped me, my friends, and everyone else I spoke to while writing this book. It might be hard to read what I write about self-harming, body piercings, gender confusion, drugs and social media angst. It might involve unpleasant surprises and be occasionally disgusting, but it could also help you to understand and support your kids. They won't thank you, but they might hate you less."- Ben BrooksTrade ReviewThe most reassuring thing about this book is that it's so good. How anyone can have an adolescence as deranged as Brooks's was and still produce work of this calibre is final proof that what your mother said was right: it's only a phase. * Daily Mail *Every parent should read this book * Clover Stroud *A must-read for those with teenage kids * Candice Brathwaite *The book to read * The Times *
£10.44
Cornerstone When the Parents Change, Everything Changes:
Book Synopsis'Brilliant' Kate Silverton, author of There's No Such Thing As Naughty'An absolute game-changer' Sarah Turner, aka The Unmumsy Mum'Fantastic' Jake Humphrey, author of High Performance_Your behaviour is the only behaviour over which you have absolute control. To change your children's behaviour, you first need to change your own.The culture of any home is determined by the parents. If you can remain unflappably calm in the face of every supermarket tantrum and sarcastic eye-roll, order will soon follow.Here, Paul Dix - Britain's leading children's behaviour expert - reveals how to build a culture of calm consistency into your home, starting today. He explains how you really can maintain a sense of Zen-like serenity in the face of even the most chaotic behaviour, from school-gate screaming matches to mealtime childmageddon. And he offers a set of simple strategies for coolly getting the behaviour you want - without a barked instruction, deranged punishment or cold, hard cash-bribe in sight.His tried-and-tested method will change what your child does by first changing what you do. You will never need to raise your voice again.Trade ReviewThis book is an absolute game-changer. Paul manages to impart practical wisdom about our behaviour as parents - and how small changes have huge impacts - without ever sounding preachy. I laughed, nodded, winced a few times and most importantly felt inspired to make slow, incremental changes to how we do things in our house. Warm, funny and extraordinarily helpful. A must-read for anyone who looks after children. -- SARAH TURNER, aka The Unmumsy MumIn this fantastic book Paul empowers us parents to put our energy and focus where we can have the most influence: over our own behaviour. With wit and warmth, he teaches us the most miraculous thing - that when we change, our children change too. This is a book every parent needs to read. -- Zoe Blaskey, creator of MotherkindMany of us have children. Not enough of us truly parent. In this transformative book, Paul Dix offers a simple method to revolutionise the culture in your home - one that will change your children's behaviour and yours. He gets it: the most important part of high performance is high-performance parenting, and this book shows you how to get there. -- Jake Humphrey, author of High PerformanceA highly practical, down-to-earth, well-reasoned book. It would enrich the parenting of anyone. -- Barry Carpenter OBE, Professor of Mental Health in Education, Oxford Brookes UniversityPaul Dix has an approach that I love: he understands that when you see a child differently, you see a different child. For years he has been passionate about supporting teachers and children in the classroom, and in this brilliant book he shares his valuable insights to support families too. -- KATE SILVERTON, author of No Such Thing as 'Naughty'
£17.09
Rowman & Littlefield When Worry Works: How to Harness Your Parenting
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsWHEN WORRY WORKSHow to Harness Parenting Stress and Guide Your Teen to Success ********** PART IWHY, WHAT AND HOW PARENTS WORRY CHAPTER 1: THE DILEMMA DU JOUR ………………………. 1 CHAPTER 2: ANXIETY IS THE NEW SUGAR …………………14 CHAPTER 3: HOW WORRY WORKS ……………………………29 ************PART IIPARENT ACHIEVEMENT ANXIETY REACTION TYPES INTRODUCTION TO PARTS………………………………………..55 CHAPTER 4: THE SCULPTOR ……………………………………..56 CHAPTER 5: THE GAME SHOW CONTESTANT ………………..89 CHAPTER 6: THE CROWD PLEASER ……………………………109 CHAPTER 7: THE AVOIDER………………………………………..124 CHAPTER 8: THE CLAIRVOYANT ………………………………..141CHAPTER 9: THE SHEPHERD ……………………………………...159 CHAPTER 10: THE CORRECTOR ………………………………….178CHAPTER 11: THE REPLICATOR ……………………………….191 ***********PART IIIPUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER CHAPTER 12: THE VALUE OF VALUES……………………… 206CONCLUSION ………………………………………………………220BIBLIOGRAPHY ……………………………………………………224 APPENDIX …………………………………………………………...229Parenting Decision Making Worksheet Values List
£23.75
Baker Publishing Group Raising Healthy Teenagers – Equipping Your Child
Book SynopsisOur kids are experiencing an unprecedented sense of isolation, interacting virtually in a world that seems ever more fearful with each news cycle. They absorb and internalize the stress and anxiety they see on their parents' faces and on the phone, laptop, tablet, and TV screens that are ever before their eyes. Not surprisingly, their mental and physical health are suffering. As parents, we want to know how we can help. Practical and encouraging, Raising Healthy Teenagers helps you understand the mental, physical, and social toll the past couple years have taken on your kids. Then it offers proven strategies to help your teen get back onto a healthy path by · reducing screen time and increasing green time · learning how to be a social being again · developing strategies to deal with disruptions in schooling · reclaiming a structured day · breaking the cycle of anxiety and depression · and much more
£12.59
Wilfrid Laurier University Press The Dominion of Youth: Adolescence and the Making
Book SynopsisAdolescence, like childhood, is more than a biologically defined life stage: it is also a sociohistorical construction. The meaning and experience of adolescence are reformulated according to societal needs, evolving scientific precepts, and national aspirations relative to historic conditions. Although adolescence was by no means a "discovery" of the early twentieth century, it did assume an identifiably modern form during the years between the Great War and 1950. The Dominion of Youth: Adolescence and the Making of Modern Canada, 1920 to 1950 captures what it meant for young Canadians to inhabit this liminal stage of life within the context of a young nation caught up in the self-formation and historic transformation that would make modern Canada. Because the young at this time were seen paradoxically as both the hope of the nation and the source of its possible degeneration, new policies and institutions were developed to deal with the "problem of youth." This history considers how young Canadians made the transition to adulthood during a period that was "developmental"âboth for youth and for a nation also working toward individuation. During the years considered here, those who occupied this "dominion" of youth would see their experiences more clearly demarcated by generation and culture than ever before. With this book, Cynthia Comacchio offers the first detailed study of adolescence in early-twentieth-century Canada and demonstrates how young Canadians of the period became the nation's first modern teenagers.Trade Review``Extensively research ... this book makes an important contribution to the history of youth, to family history, and to Canadian history more broadly.'' -- Canadian Historical Association Bulletin, Volume 34, Number 2, Summer 2008, 200809``This study is remarkable on several fronts. No study to date has analyzed concomitantly the evolving social perceptions of youth, and the changing attitudes and activites of teenagers alongside an analysis of wider social developments in such depth and over such an extended period of time.... Not unrelated ... is her impressive use of extensive and varied sources.... [Comacchio's] study lays new `historiographical ground work' that will assuredly become a mandatory point of departure for future scholars.'' -- Nicole Neatby, Simon Fraser University -- Canadian Historical Review, November 2008, 200811``Offers a fascinating account of young Canadians during the first half of the twentieth century. In a thoroughly detailed and densely researched work, Comacchio synthesizes several important themse related to adolescent historiogrgaphy including theoretical concepts of youth, familial relations, dating, school, work, and leisure.... What makes the analysis truly innovative is the attention paid to the 1920s as the focus for the emergence of a modern adolescent concept.'' -- Carrie Dickenson, McMaster University -- H-NET BOOK REVIEW, March 2007, 200704``The Dominion of Youth is an outstanding achievement that will be useful to researchers across many fields and in classes relating to transnational histories of youth, education, nationalism, and modern Canada. Comacchio's work breaks new ground for North American childhood studies. She brings important new observations into the growing global conversation about the history of adolescence and the challenges of finding the voices, practices, and cultural realities of adolescence in the past.'' -- Don Romesburg, Sonama State University -- History of Education Quarterly, Volume 48, Number 3, August 2008, 200809``This book about the creation and social construction of adolescence in Canada will appeal to historians who are increasingly turning their attention to the second half of the 20th century, where youth experiences and youth culture surface as major themes. As Comacchio clearly demonstrates, the 1950s and 1960s did not mark the emergence of a youth culture in Canada because a separate youth culture predated that period by as much as 30 years. The Dominion of Youth clearly and convincingly establishes the fact and therefore it should become a standard reference on 20th-century you and popular culture.'' -- Linda M. Ambrose, Laurentian University -- Labour/Le Travail, Volume 60, Winter 2007, 200801Table of ContentsTable of Contents for The Dominion of Youth: Adolescence and the Making of Modern Canada, 1920â1950 by Cynthia Comacchio Preface Introduction: Young Canada 1. In Theory: The âProblem of Modern Youthâ 2. In the Home: Intergenerational Relations 3. In Love: Dating and Mating 4. At School: The Culture of âModern Highâ 5. On the Job: Training and Earning 6. At Play: Fads, Fashions and Fun 7. At the Club: Youth Organizations Conclusion: Youthâs Dominion Notes Bibliography Index
£35.96
Rowman & Littlefield Wising Up: A Youth Guide to Good Living
Book SynopsisWritten especially for teens and young adults, Wising Up distills the wisdom of many traditions to set out eighty principles of good living in bite-size, two-page spreads. “Know Yourself,” “Seize the Day,” “Respect Others,” “Trust Your Instincts,” and “Take Responsibility” are just a few of the dozens of principles explained in no-nonsense, respectful, clear language. Perfect for individual or group reflection, Wising Up is ideal for youth groups in both secular and religious settings and makes a great gift for the teens in anyone’s life.
£10.79
Impact Publications Managing Teen Anger & Violence: A Pathways to
Book SynopsisExamining anger as a habit chat turns into an addiction, one of America''s leading anger management experts offers an effective multi-pronged program to help teens better manage their anger and violent behaviour and, in the process, develop a more productive, goal-driven, and happier life. Angry teens can be a threat to themselves, loved ones and friends, and others whose paths they am. If left untreated, their out-of-control anger and rage can ruin lives and become costly for the criminal justice system. Designed for both individuals and institutions, this book takes teem through the whole addiction and recovery process. As they derive a false sense of power through the use of their anger, many teens classic signs of addictive behaviour that can destroy their young lives. But the seasoned techniques outlined in this book provide teens a way to break this damaging cycle of behaviour and turn their lives around completely. Filled with personal stories and vignettes, and taking a low-keyed and sympathetic tone, the book helps teens: Understand the problem their anger habit/addiction has created for them; Realise that they are using anger like a drug; Find non-violent ways to experience personal power; Learn to change abusive and violent behaviour; Focus on values and goals chat support a non-violent lifestyle; Identify and change attitudes and beliefs that keep them stuck; Avoid relapse into violent behaviour; Develop a mission statement for a non-violent, productive lifestyle. Used as both a self-directed instructional guide and a training workbook for the Pathways to Peace programmes, this is the perfect guide for changing self-destructive attitudes and behaviours in young people. With the help of this book, teens begin to take responsibility for their actions and develop a positive purpose in life.
£17.84
Fairview Press,U.S. Daycare and Diplomas: Teen Mothers Who Stayed in
Book SynopsisIn this book, students from a special school for teen mothers share their insights on pregnancy, parenting, and staying in school.
£7.95
Seal Press A New Theory of Teenagers: Seven Transformational
Book SynopsisIn her decades of practice and academic research, Dr. Christa Santangelo, a psychologist and assistant clinical professor at the University of California-San Francisco, has seen many relationships devastated by the emotional hurricane that teenagers can inflict on a family. Yet Dr. Santangelo also understands how that conflict can be resolved and a new way forward mapped together between parents and teen. In A New Theory of Teenagers, she gives parents the advice, tips, support, and big-picture overview needed to see the teen years as an opportunities for growth and positive relationship changes. With counterintuitive steps (such as "Endure Emotions"), she offers hope and empowerment. Dr. Santangelo asserts that parents have a far greater impact on conflict with their teen than they may realize, metaphorically handing parents back the power to shift the situation to harmony. And, Dr. Santangelo does it with a fresh and multi-dimensional approach to the parent-teen relationship by integrating conventional psychology with alternative methods including yoga and meditation-intended to work on building trust, sitting with and understanding emotions, and seeing room for positivity in the midst of it all.
£11.39
Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S. Letting Go with Love and Confidence: Raising Responsible, Resilient, Self-Sufficient Teens in the 21st Century
£16.14
Taylor Trade Publishing Bring Them Back Alive: Helping Teens Get Out and
Book SynopsisThe U.S. Department of Labor estimates that there are currently 11 million youths who are out of high school but do not have jobs. They come from every social and economic group, not just lower-income homes. More and more, these youths are crossing the line between the mainstream and the underground, lured by the benefits street life possesses. Too often, these teens realize too late the street is a dead end that takes them only to jail or, worst of all, death. In Bring Them Back Alive, Jose de Olivares, the acting deputy national director of the $1.5 billion a year Job Corps program, offers his Streetwise Strategy-practical steps for bringing disenfranchised teens off the streets and back into mainstream society. Conversational but unflinching, this insightful guide is written without pretension, political agenda or lofty theorizing. It offers concrete examples of the ways teens think about and react to a number of situations. This important work if a necessary manual for teachers, parents and anyone concerned about the well being and the future of America's youth.Trade ReviewI have a 16-year old grandson I've raised. I'm using your techniques at home and he is responding. Thank you. -- D.H., San Antonio, TXThis book is excellent in terms of helping understand why teenagers get into trouble. Additionally, I consider it to be a textbook for community change. It gives a message of faith and optimism that should give us new resolve in the never-ending community building obligations that we all share. -- Rev. Benjamin L. Hooks, Executive Director Emeritus, NAACPPresents a compelling, sensible explanation of why and how young people make the choice between the street and the mainstream. More importantly, it presents a practical, effective strategy that positions adults to engage youth currently living the street life in a process that will guide them to become productive adults. -- Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Author of But I'm almost 13! (McGraw-Hill)Takes the reader on a thought provoking journey, filled with poignant observations, sound conclusions and practical advice. The hard hitting text will resonate with anyone who has dealt with the frustrating complexities of teenage turmoil. -- Dr. F. Craig Sudbury, Vice President of Program Development, Management and Training CorporationA great tool with great insight. There are not many people in America who would not benefit from reading this book -- Col. Herbert P. Fritts (Retired), Director, Louisiana National Guard Job Challenge ProgramProvides practical insight from the author's own experiences on the streets and his work with troubled youth. His writing [style] and extensive use of examples allow for easy reading and application of his advice. * Youth Today *A powerful book. I have a teenage daughter and the book is now a part of my must-have-toolkit. -- M.K., Washington, DCClearly aimed at people who are out in the trenches dealing with teenagers, and well crafted to reach those people. It makes a great deal of sense. -- Dr. Donald Arnstine, Professor Emeritus of Education, University of California - Davis. Author of Democracy and the Arts of Schooling (SUNY PreA must read for anyone who knows a teenager in trouble or headed for trouble. The premise of the book is brilliant, and the suggested interventions are actual tools that work! We have purchased a copy for every employee in our company. -- Dr. Jennifer Wild, President, Applied Technology Systems, Inc.It is definitely an eye opener and a useful tool for those of us who work with or have teenagers in our home or care on a daily basis. -- Booker T. Jones, President and CEO, MINACT, Inc.Tough, practical, and hopeful steps recommended. -- Linda Beck, * Library Journal *Indispensable to anyone who parents or teaches adolescents. De Olivares offers a list of practical suggestions for fostering mutual-respect. More than a how-to guide. * Teacher Magazine *A clear explanation of how and why teens cross into the dangerous at-risk lifestyle. * VOYA *
£9.99
Taylor Trade Publishing Stop Medicating, Start Parenting: Real Solutions
Book SynopsisStein confronts the problem that so many teens are diagnosed with psychological diseases like ADHD and ADD and subsequently treated with psychiatric drugs. He proposes alternative cognitive/behavioral, drug-free solutions to misdiagnosed teen problems.Trade ReviewStein offers the REST system (Real Economy System for Teens...) with the promise that, if employed correctly, it can solve behavior problems within weeks. Stein also discusses how to cope with teens with deep psychological issues, offers methods of teaching values and suggests ways to enhance communication. * Kirkus *...prescribes a stringent consequence-base plan of action. -- Margaret Bernstein * The Plain Dealer *
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