Parenting Adolescents

Dr. Eric Maisel, one of the world's leading experts on the issues of childhood, shares a unique exploration of the teen problems adolescents face. Maisel guides us on what it's like to inhabit the racing, often troubled realm of teenage psychology, and he provides powerful strategies to help parents and smart teens alike. You'll find a comprehensive breakdown of teenage psychology, strategies and solutions to help your smart teen reach their full potential, and a uniquely crafted listening experience for both parents and teens.

¿Eres un padre o educador que lucha por descifrar el complejo cerebro adolescente? ¿Te encuentras desconcertado por sus repentinos cambios de humor y actos rebeldes, y desearías poder entender cómo operan sus mentes para ver las cosas desde su perspectiva y fomentar interacciones más armoniosas? ¡Relájate y deja que esta guía desglose la psique adolescente para ti!Todos hemos estado ahí: un minuto te ríes con ellos, y al siguiente, golpean puertas y te alejan. Pero, francamente, no tienen toda la culpa, y puedes culpar a sus cerebros adolescentes en desarrollo, bueno, la mayor parte.

Supporting the mental health and well-being of children and young people is a top priority for parents, caregivers, and teachers, but it can be tricky to find reliable and evidence-based information. Written by an experienced child and adolescent psychiatrist, in a user-friendly question-and-answer format, this book outlines the mental health challenges facing our children and young people and offers practical advice on how to best support them.

Parenting a teenager is not for the faint of heart. It is during these roller-coaster years that frustrated parents find themselves at their wits' end, barely even recognizing their offspring as they move through the teen years. Carl Pickhardt, Harvard-trained psychologist and the voice of reason behind Psychology Today's advice column, "Surviving (Your Child's) Adolescence," shares critical insights and practical tools that parents need to know along their child's rocky road toward independence and adulthood.

If you want to prepare your child for the "real world" and help them become successful adults one day, this book is your way forward. Your child is just as confused as you are about all the competing demands and expectations of being a teen in today's complex world. I understand this because I am a parent myself, a school psychologist, and a counselor. My many years of working with adolescents and their parents have shown me that growth and change are indeed possible!

From renowned integrative physician Kenneth Bock, M.D., comes a groundbreaking approach to understanding adolescent and teen mental health disorders. Over the past decade, the number of 12- to 17-year-olds suffering from mental health disorders has more than doubled. While adolescents and teens...

In today's ever-evolving world, the need for effective communication and assertiveness is more critical than ever for young people. Dr. James Gordon, a psychologist and expert in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), brings you The CBT Toolkit: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on How to Be Assertive for Children and Adolescents.

Gio Zararri, el aclamado autor de El fin de la ansiedad, el best seller de referencia en castellano sobre la principal dolencia mental en el mundo, te da las claves y herramientas de la ciencia y la psicología para ayudarte a comprender y gestionar este tipo de problemas emocionales. Pronto entenderás que educar a hijos valientes y felices puede ser más sencillo y divertido de lo que te imaginabas.

¿Estás criando a un niño con TDAH que tiene dificultades para concentrarse, seguir las normas o regular sus emociones? Lo que necesita es una guía completa llena de actividades adaptadas al TDAH, técnicas de control del estrés y habilidades de crianza positiva para reducir las luchas de poder y mejorar la cooperación. En este libro encontrarás soluciones prácticas para chicos de entre 3 y 17 años.

In My Teenage Zombie, David L. Henderson explains the teenage zombie's brain, heart, and spirit; how they got into this undead state; and how to resurrect them back to life. Using real case studies of families he has counseled, he describes both their physical and psychological characteristics and offers practical suggestions on how to deal with, and in many cases avoid, having an undead adolescent in your home.

Sin duda, educar a los hijos es una de las actividades más demandantes que puede proponerse un ser humano. Primero, porque no hay posibilidades de evitar el error; después, porque encontrar el equilibrio representa una hazaña rara vez alcanzada. La adolescencia requiere de los padres la apertura para aceptar el desacuerdo con los hijos. Papá y mamá no tienen la razón sólo por ser los adultos de la casa, y su forma de vivir la vida no es la única correcta. Existen muchas formas de lograrlo.

David Bueno, el científic català que domina les xarxes i els mitjans, i també la paraula i la ciència, posa una mica de llum perquè entenguem COM FUNCIONA EL CERVELL dels tan temuts ADOLESCENTS.

Even smart kids do stupid things. It's a simple fact of life. No one makes it through the teenage years unscathed - not the teens and not their parents. But now there's expert help for both generations in this groundbreaking new guide for surviving the drama of adolescence. In WHY Do They Act That Way? nationally renowned, award-winning psychologist Dr. David Walsh explains exactly what happens to the human brain on the path from childhood into adolescence and adulthood.

Janet Allen provides an inside look at some of the problems faced by teenagers in the classroom from the viewpoint of a teacher. This practical "how-to" audiobook will appeal to teachers, parents, and anyone else concerned about indifferent or hostile students. The author enters the teaching profession with plans for sharing her love of literature with her high school English class. The first day shatters her dreams. Instead of having a roomful of students eager to learn, she is faced with teenagers who not only never read Shakespeare, they never read anything.

Adolescence has long been characterized as the “storm and stress” years, and with recent developments in digital communication, it seems today’s teens are in for a more complicated journey than ever before. Even the most sympathetic, “in-touch” parents might throw their hands up in frustration at their teen’s unpredictable and risky behavior and ask: what are they thinking?!

Contrary to what was once believed, ADHD that starts earlier in childhood usually persists into the teen years. Yet even experienced parents are often caught unawares by the fresh challenges that adolescence brings. This book is one of the few to address ADHD in the context of teen friendships, dating, curfews, sports, and extracurricular activities. It also offers practical advice from a leading psychologist on determining readiness to drive and instilling good homework and study habits.

Sfrontati e fragili, ostili e desiderosi di affetto, gli adolescenti rappresentano una sfida per gli adulti, ma soprattutto per loro stessi, alle prese come sono con la difficile costruzione del proprio io e del proprio ruolo sociale. Anche se alcuni drammatici fatti di cronaca sembrano insondabili è compito degli adulti capire. Ogni generalizzazione produce soltanto pregiudizi e la "miscela" dell'adolescenza, per non diventare esplosiva, richiede adulti coerenti nell'esempio e nella guida, capaci di attenzione e di rispetto.

Motivating Adolescents introduces the emerging process, which draws on the wisdom of philosophers and social reformers, such as Rudolf Steiner, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Joseph Campbell, Goethe, and Plato, to help parents set their adolescent up for a successful future with confidence, mindfulness, and passion. Throughout Motivating Adolescents, 20-year veteran Waldorf teacher and international speaker, Robin Theiss helps parents and their teens:

Dividido en tres partes, este clarificador libro describe cómo perciben el mundo los jóvenes, cuáles son los retos a los que se enfrentan y cómo podemos ayudarles. Nomen introduce la voz de los adolescentes con sus propias reflexiones y habla de cuestiones esenciales para padres y educadores, como la construcción de la personalidad, los cambios vitales, los amigos, la identidad real y la digital, el amor y la sexualidad, el presentismo, las emociones, los hermanos...

Are you struggling to communicate with your teenager? Do you feel like you and your teenager are constantly butting heads? Do you want to learn how to talk with your teenager in a way that will help them feel heard and understood? You’re not alone.