Adolescence category: 1257 books

Traversing the teen years is tricky and challenging for most parents. Pornography, sex, cyber bullying, body piercing, drug experimentation, and tattoos are all part of adolescent life. How do you remain an effective, strong, and compassionate parent, able to talk to your children as they become adults?...

MOTHERS TALK BACK! In 1999 Ophelia Speaks, Sara Shandler’s collection of writings by and about adolescent girls, became a bestseller. Two years later, Nina Shandler, Ed.D., psychologist by profession and Sara’s mother, invited mothers of adolescent girls from all over the country to talk...

¿Tienes problemas para que tu hijo adolescente te obedezca? ¿Os comunicáis con mucha dificultad y de malas maneras? ¿Has de discutir con él para que ordene su habitación o para que asuma sus obligaciones en casa? ¿Te preocupa cómo lleva sus estudios o las compañías que frecuenta? Tener...

Roberto y Sonia se conocieron y sintieron que eran el uno para el otro. Solo con tomarse las manos un corazón púrpura los envolvía, estrellas y pajaritos revoloteantes aparecían con las notas de Bach de fondo… cómo soñaban con la noche de bodas… en realidad todo terminó en un infierno: dolor,...

Alma Maldonado es consejera, psicóloga y profesora del Seminario Teológico Presbiteriano de México. Con su experiencia de muchos años como terapeuta y consejera profesional, ha visto numerosas vidas quebrantadas por causa de su trasfondo familiar. 

The 25th anniversary edition of the iconic book, revised and updated for 21st-century adolescent girls and their families.** In 1994, Reviving Ophelia was published, and it shone a much-needed spotlight on the problems faced by adolescent girls. The book became iconic and helped to reframe...

As a parent, you want practical, accurate and user friendly information to help raise your teen. You want to know what’s considered normal adolescent behaviour, how to determine whether your child is on a good path, how to encourage your teen’s healthy development, and how to get help when problems...

How do I pass my faith on to my daughter?" is a common question among Christian moms. With the prevalence of negative influences surrounding girls today, women are looking for direction in how to instill their God-honoring values in their daughters. Author Susie Shellenberger, coauthor of What...

In Teen-Proofing, now available in paperback, he tackles the challenges of raising a teenager with his trademark user-friendly, humorous, and commonsense style. Rosemond lays out a perfectly sound and logical case for recognizing the realities of the teen-parent relationship, forming the foundation,...

The first comprehensive guide to helping teens with autism—from the acclaimed authors of Overcoming Autism With an estimated half a million Americans under twenty-six on the autism spectrum, this book offers the reassurance, solace, and practical solutions that so many people are searching...

Do you really need to know if your daughter has tasted beer or your son has had his first kiss? Probably not. Teens keep secrets. They need this privacy to resolve their own dilemmas, make their own decisions, and start down the road to becoming independent, responsible adults. Although parents can't...

"If your little girl has suddenly turned into one big eye roll, then Arden Greenspan-Goldberg's What Do You Expect? She's a Teenager! is for you. It's the ultimate how-to guidebook that will not only teach you how to survive your daughter's teen years, but how to enjoy them along the way, too." -Jen...

Desde hace unos años se observa una progresiva normalización en la consideración de la homosexualidad en muchos países desarrollados. Sin embargo, el desconocimiento de este fenómeno y de sus características es muy grande, lo que provoca que muchas personas solo conozcan del mismo aspectos anecdóticos,...

Este libro propone la articulación conflictiva entre un discurso pedagógico que estudia, reflexiona, analiza y desarrolla propuestas sobre lo educativo, y el discurso criminológico que tematiza la transgresión, el castigo y la violencia. Junto con Núñez (1990), el autor entiende que el cambio...