Teenagers: advice for parents Books

In the groundbreaking work, Thomas Hine examines the American teenager as a social invention shaped by the needs of the twentieth century. With intelligence, insight, imagination, and humorm he traces the culture of youth in America-from the spiritual...

Olivia Gardner, a northern California teenager, was severely taunted and cyber-bullied by her classmates for more than two years. News of her bullying spread, eventually reaching two teenage girls from a neighboring town, sisters Emily and Sarah Buder...

Are you struggling to connect with your son or daughter? Do you feel like you are speaking different languages? Are you afraid of causing emotional damage and seeing them drift away forever?Parenting is not easy. Parent-child relationships can be fraught...

This book is based on the life and health of my husband, Melvin, a retired army soldier, and the struggle he has been facing after receiving a flu vaccine and the hard time I have endured during my husband's illness. Five years ago, my husband became...

"Okay, now what?!" It's the normative, if not a little panicked question every new parent has been asking for thousands of years at the birth of their first child. It's also the question that resurfaces at every significant stage in our kids'...

You read "The 6 Step Plan," so fasten your seat belt for "Still On The Rise To Achieving Greatness." Lauren C. Ward also known as LWOO, (Lauren Ward Overcoming Obstacles, and Learning Wisdom Optimism & Opportunity) has another must read. LWOO is on a...

Former almost-rock-star Brian "Brick" Smith thought his punk-rock days were behind him. He was wrong.Before he became a mild-mannered English teacher, Brian was the songwriter and bass player for a one-hit-wonder punk band: Call Field. Two decades ago,...

Fur & All is a newspaper comic strip about a teenage boy and his pets.Timmy is a hamster addicted to peanut butter. Tat is a vegetarian cat. Toby (the one human in the trio) is a teenage boy who would rather be playing video games than going to...

The "Troubled" Adolescent: Challenges and Resilience within Family and Multicultural Contexts is written for students and clinicians who want to learn about adolescent behavioral health and psychosocial development. It focuses on the experiences of...

In the generation that has passed, what have we learned about the rule of law, legality, legal reasoning, and deviance in Russia? And what about the general subject of legal socialization-how young people learn about rules, norms, and laws; what their...

Kids in Jail, narrative nonfiction, sheds light on a deeply fractured juvenile justice system. In the grim setting of a juvenile jail, the book reveals the angst of tragically lost childhoods, appalling indignities, and brutal retribution. The harsh...

In order to reach today's youth with the gospel, you need to hear what they're saying and understand where they're coming from. Walt Mueller translates contemporary youth culture into a functional ministry resource for pastors, educators and parents.

Fictional story that engages readers, while educating them in an exciting, entertaining way.  Readers learn little known facts about geckos, bark scorpions, Gila monsters, roadrunners, collard peccaries, rattlesnakes, code talkers, and Chief Joseph...

The Gretna Green Register (1842) is a historical book written by Robert Elliott. It is a comprehensive guide to the famous Gretna Green, a small village in Scotland which became known as a destination for eloping couples in the 18th and 19th centuries...

""Religion Recommended To Youth: In A Series Of Letters Addressed To A Young Lady"" is a book written by Caroline Matilda Thayer in 1835. The book is a collection of letters that Thayer wrote to a young lady, in which she offers advice on how to live a...

Are you struggling with Family Based Treatment?Family Based Treatment (FBT) is viewed as the gold standard in treating adolescent Anorexia Nervosa and it currently produces the best evidence-based outcomes. However, the treatment is intensive and...

Si está en contacto con adolescentes, ¡este libro le puede ayudar a no desesperarse! Va a poder entender cómo funcionan los adolescentes. Este libro le da estrategias prácticas y explica cómo ven el mundo los...

A new series featuring Auntie P visiting her niece and nephews on her travel back from one of her many trips. Auntie P always travels by train, carries a small bag and her dancing shoes. This time she arrives at their house from a trip to Catalina...

Maiden. is an educational guidebook for Mother's to become empowered with knowledge and practical wisdom around the menstrual cycle and how to create a special ceremony to celebrate their daughter's first bleed in a way that is nourishing and honours...

Dear Amazing Girl,It's time for you to begin to see your worth in God's eyes. you are smart, capable, and beautiful! Do you believe it? In high school, with the pressure to fit in or conform to a standard, it can seem impossible to see you are worthy. In...

What do we owe those who gave us life? Ellen and her daughter Althea share an apartment in Chicago. A Universe of two, they live a simple life and take care of each other. When Ellen receives a call urging her to her estranged father's hospital...

Packed with insights from neuroscience and psychology, real-life case studies, and a dose of humor, Crazy-Stressed sheds light on the teen brain and offers a wealth of resiliency-boosting strategies. Always frank and often funny, Crazy-Stressed will...

Zachary was born into such a cocoon of love. He should have grown in grace and beauty, and when he didn't, they all blamed Zachary. But it wasn't his fault entirely; the threads had started unraveling long before he came on the scene. He would never know...

Jodie Berndt offers hundreds of biblically based prayers, so you can pray specifically--and expectantly--about the things that matter most to you and your teen. This expanded edition features updated content on issues like pornography, addiction,...

Suited for use by classrooms, groups, and individuals, Charting Your Course: A Life-Long Guide to Health and Compassion is a positive answer to the negative pressures that young people face today: from depression, to substance abuse, to lack of...

""The Facts of Life in Relation to Faith"" is a book written by Patrick Carnegie Simpson in 1913. It is a philosophical and theological exploration of the relationship between faith and the natural world. The book discusses various aspects of life,...

When Lorna lost her husband, she knew that she and her sweet, loving, teenage daughter would pull through together. But when her daughter's attitude suddenly turned cold and sassy, Lorna felt very alone. All her attempts to reach her daughter's heart...

Having trouble talking to your kids about sex? Their friends at school don't...Unfortunately, for many parents, the most important conversations are the hardest. Ninety-three percent of adults are dissatisfied with the sex education they received as...

'Mummy, I love your hair' is about a 6yr old girl called Alana who learns how to love her hair from her mummy.It is a cute non-fiction story that will allow children to feel happy and be more secure within themselves.The book encourages self-love and...

In Worship of Hollow Gods, James Sniechowski bears witness to the world of a sensitive, nine-year-old boy, subjected to the underbelly of his Polish Catholic family in working class Detroit. The year is 1950. The family gathers for a...

In this unique combination of personal history, interviews, and social science, a young millennial shares surprising reasons that youthful rebellion isn't inevitable and points the way for raising healthy, grounded children who love God.

The Young Woman's Friend: Or The Duties, Trials, Loves, And Hopes Of Woman is a book written by Daniel Clarke Eddy in 1885. The book is a guide for young women, providing advice on how to navigate the challenges and opportunities of life. It covers a...

""Talks to Young Men: With Asides to Young Women"" is a book written by Robert Collyer and published in 1887. The book is a collection of speeches and lectures given by Collyer, a prominent American Unitarian minister, to young men and women. The book is...

Rich Palmer has gathered together a collection of his shorter works. Both serious and light hearted, poetry and prose, from lifes rich tapestry, Often told with a twist or saucy aspect. With appropriate and sometimes inapropriate illustrations for your...

Puberty is a time of tumultuous transition from childhood to adulthood activated by rapid physical changes, hormonal development and explosive activity of neurons. This book explores puberty through the parent-teenager relationship, as a "normal state of...

This is the story of Bernie, a Brat born and raised in the Bronx.     His story unfolds in the Bronx of the 1940s and 50s—a colorful mosaic of Italian, Irish and Jewish families. Local parks (especially the Bronx Zoo and...

In the rural mining town of Rupland, baseball is a religion that keeps the town alive. Here, the best little league baseball in the country is played, and boys dream of donning the orange and black colors of their idols.Jack— the leader,...

"Mummy, why do I have breasts?" So begins this beautiful dialogue where curiosity meets discovery. The simple, beautiful act of witnessing her baby brother breastfeeding becomes an encounter with the anatomy, the development, the biology and the...

This book consists of five linocut narratives by the Croatian artist Miroslav Nemeth, originally published in Gobshite Quarterly. In "The Roman Key," light, lighthearted, fanciful, spare and surreal two-part drawings tell the tale of Nemeth's search...

Imagine if that well-loved composition notebook from your teenage years became a bestseller...How do you feel when you come across old love notes, mixed CDs, and journals from high school? Nostalgic? Cringy? Grateful? Whatever the emotion, we know these...

If there are children in your life, you need Dr. Smolen's research and wisdom!Physically and emotionally healthy children are Great Kids. They are happier when young and thrive as adults. Pediatrician Dr. Paul Smolen identifies five essential parenting...