Parenting Teens

A caring, up-close look at suicide with prevention and grief in one best-selling book. Why? They relate more than you realize. Considering how loved ones would grieve might be what keeps someone here. Likewise, grief can become so intense that prevention tools are needed to keep safe those left behind. With a detailed table of contents and bulleted lists, you will use this resource again and again.

'A bible for everyone dealing with children' Anthea Turner 'Finally, a book that gives straightforward guidance to parents in need' Myleene Klass 'Full of practical tools to make the entire household happier!' Dr Philippa Kaye In Help! My Child's Anxiety is Giving Me Anxiety, parents will learn...

On the day of Shawn's first professional baseball game, he reflects on the journey that led to this moment. He recalls the day he, at six years old, his 5-year-old brother, Darnell, and 4-year-old sister, Michelle, were taken from their family. Eight years had passed since they’d last seen their family. Shawn and Darnel embark on a journey to find answers to their lives. Why had they been taken from their family? What happened to their father after the fire? What happened to their mother after they found her unconscious? Were their parents still alive? They needed to take that journey.

يحدث شيء كبير في أمخاخ الأطفال عندما يصلون إلى سنوات المراهقة، فتطرأ عليهم تغييرات عميقة، وهذا بدوره يؤثر في طريقة تربيتهم، بل في طريقة تعاملك معهم. ولا شك أن مرحلة المراهقة تتسم بالاضطراب، ولكن إياك واليأس فهناك طريقة للتعامل مع هذا الأمر. لقد ربي جاري تشابمان طفلين، لذا فهو يعرف التقلبات المعتادة لتربية المراهقين. وقد جمع لك في هذا الكتاب بين الحكمة التي اكتسبها بعناء شديد من تجربته في تربية ولديه والخبرة التي اكتسبها في العمل مستشارًا لمساعدة الآباء على الاستعداد لمرحلة مراهقة أبنائهم. ستتعلم في هذا الكتاب 12 درسًا رئيسيًّا يتمنى جاري وزوجته كارولين لو عرفاها قبل دخول هذه المرحلة الجديدة.

Modern-day life can be extremely hectic and stressful for teenagers. We are constantly bombarded by people, and information flows through ever-present access to social media and a hectic pace of life. Social media can be great to get in touch with those close to us, but it can also bring higher levels of stress and anxiety. Mix in school and work stresses and any medical problems, and it can be difficult for modern day teens to cope.

When Dimple Met Rishi meets Loveboat, Taipei in this hilarious YA rom-com about a Chinese-Filipina girl in Manila whose father sets her up on a marathon of arranged dates in hopes of convincing her to stay close to home for college. “A sweet and refreshing story about family, first love, and...

Edna Pontellier is married, twenty-eight, and at a crossroads in her life. She is passionate and artistic but has no one who understands her deep yearnings. She jumps at the chance to spend a summer away from her husband and the heat of New Orleans at a small coastal retreat.

Ready to let go of the parenting guilt? Science-based and outcome-tested with real families, Dr. Bennett has distilled decades of psychological research and practical know-how in her second, updated edition of this go-to parenting guide for the smart, screen-savvy family. Screens are everywhere, all of the time. They make life easier in so many ways. But there is also risk due to effective persuasive design that hacks our brain’s reward system.

"Kim Brooks's moving narration is the perfect vehicle for the drama surrounding her arrest for a momentary lapse in judgement...Brooks's lyrical writing and largely dispassionate narration will draw parents into this larger dynamic and restore their freedom to do what they believe is best as...

Teen mental health issues are rising at an alarming rate, and many families are unsure of how to best help their children. Supporting Your Teen's Mental Health is an essential resource for parents and caregivers looking to support teenagers who are struggling with mental health concerns. Written in a conversational tone by psychologist and fellow parent Andrea Temkin-Yu, the workbook is a thorough, evidence-based guide to essential parenting strategies that have been proven to help improve relationships and behavior.

Charles Dickens is known not only for his novels, but also for his short stories, particularly "A Christmas Carol." In the latter genre, interestingly, these stories had a powerful commercial impulse, for they were serialized in magazines at the Christmas season.

When the Devil comes to take him, Wakefield, a motivational speaker and architecture buff, isn't ready. He plies the Dark One with scotch and strikes a bargain: He, Wakefield, will take a year to search for an alternative life.

One of the greatest of French novelists, Balzac, trained as a lawyer, was a great judge of human nature. In 1833 he conceived the idea of linking together his novels so that they would comprehend the whole society in a series of books. This plan eventually led to 90 novels and novellas (including more than 2,000 characters) that he called "The Human Comedy". Balzac's huge and ambitious plan drew a picture of the customs, atmosphere, and habits of the bourgeois France.

This witty, warm-hearted retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac is a love letter to female friendship. Perfect for Stephanie Perkins fans, and anyone who's ever thought of trying on a new identity to impress a guy. Aphra Brown is bold and outgoing. Her best friend, Bethany, is achingly beautiful...

For single parents, working parents, and caregivers who worry about the time they spend away from their children, the mother of The Other Wes Moore shares strategies to raise happy, well adjusted kids. As the mother of Wes Moore, whose memoir about overcoming the obstacles that face a fatherless...

"BOLD. IMPORTANT. BEAUTIFUL.” - Laura Taylor Namey, New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow In Erin Hahn’s Never Saw You Coming, sometimes it takes a leap of faith to find yourself. Raised by conservative parents, 18-year-old Meg Hennessey just found...

Kim John Payne plantea una máxima radicalmente poderosa: los niños no son desobedientes, más bien están desorientados. El resultado de este cambio de perspectiva es que la disciplina no es para controlar o castigar, sino para guiar. El autor brinda un marco sencillo para la toma de decisiones sobre por qué, cuándo y cómo mantener las riendas de la crianza más firmes—mientras los hijos desarrollan habilidades—o darles a esas riendas más juego—cuando los chicos van aprendiendo a caminar libremente.

Das innere Kind hat zuletzt viel Aufmerksamkeit bekommen. Doch was verändert sich, wenn das Kind zum Erwachsenen heranwächst? Entwicklungspsychologen wissen: Nicht nur die frühe Kindheit, auch die Pubertät prägt uns tiefgehend, und der Keim zu vielen Verhaltensweisen wird hier gelegt. Der innere Teenager bleibt ein Leben lang bei uns, beeinflusst uns mit Licht und Schatten. Häufige Schatten aus der Jugend sind z.B. Überangepasstheit, Rebellentum, Verantwortungslosigkeit oder die Angst vor Autoritäten.

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.

Most readers are familiar with Jack London's stories of the frozen northland, such as White Fang and To Light a Fire, but many critics feel he should be equally acknowledged for his fascinating stories of the South Pacific. Here is another remote corner of the world, a background for his magnificently colorful and entertaining Tales of the South Pacific.