Do you find bringing up teenagers more of a pain than a pleasure? Do you find it hard to relate to their values and interests? Do you feel isolated from their new, more separate, lives? Raising teenagers can test parental love to breaking point, particularly if you have previously enjoyed a close and loving relationship.

Product Description: Nathan suffered a brain injury at the hands of the doctor who delivered him. The family was told there was no hope-he would never eat nor drink, he would never walk nor talk, and he would die before he was seven. Read his mother's thoughts as she finds out that her newborn baby has been hurt and that the injury was manmade...read more

Examines different eating disorders, discussing what causes them, how to recognize them, and the treatments available for overcoming them

Product Description: With a great sense of humor, this parenting guide explains why treating teenagers like children only causes anger and rebellion. Instead, advice is given on becoming close to teenagers in a new way—by being open but without prejudices, interested but respectful, and present but not controlling...read more

Product Description: This guide offers all kinds of strategies for dealing with the most common academic issues experienced by distracted, fidgety, or impulsive students with ADD or ADHD. Students with attention-deficit disorders can have trouble focusing or sitting still for periods long enough to absorb a lesson...read more

Story about changes children go through when they face changes in their life

Product Description: In this classic edition top scholars in family research examine the nature and origin of adolescents’ contemporary patterns of sexual and romantic relationships, from the evolutionary roots of these behaviors to policies and programs that represent best practices for addressing these issues in schools and communities...read more

Product Description: Youth Identities and Social Transformations in Modern Indonesia addresses current struggles and opportunities facing Indonesia s youth across the archipelago. Contributions to this volume delve into youth aspirations and their everyday lives - education; friendship; work; leisure; sexuality; religion - described through the lens of the young people themselves...read more

Product Description: Sieben Jugendliche, ein Mädchen und sechs Jungs, probieren Alkohol und Drogen aus. Bald genügen leichte Drogen nicht mehr und immer stärkerer Stoff muss her. Zur Beschaffung der Rauschgifte wird nach Holland, Nepal, Marokko und Thailand gereist...read more

Product Description: Aprende todo lo que necesitas saber para comprender y convivir en armonía con tu adolescente.¿Cuáles son los principals errores que cometemos los papas al comunicarnos con nuestros hijos? ¿Cómo piensa un adolescente de la era digital? ¿Qué peligros hay en la red? ¿Como manejo a un hijo adolescnete si soy mamá/papa soletr@? Estas y muchísimas preguntas más, con las respuestas más completas y efectivas, las encontarrás en este libro hecho con la ayuda de los más destacados expertos, con el fin de saber cómo acercarte a tu hijo adolescente, entenderlo, orientarlo y ayudarlo a resolver sus inquietudes (y especialmente las tuyas)...read more

Product Description: My Little Red Book is an anthology of stories about first periods, collected from women of all ages from around the world. The accounts range from light-hearted (the editor got hers while water skiing in a yellow bathing suit) to heart-stopping (a first period discovered just as one girl was about to be strip-searched by the Nazis)...read more

Product Description: The Adventures of Frankie is a collection of six books with teenage kids in mind. But don't write it off just yet, this collection is for adults, too. The stories are quick to read with plenty of memory joggers from your childhood...read more

Product Description: The daughter of a hardworking sharecropper in Arkansas, Loretta longed for something better. Determined to escape poverty, she left the farm to live with relatives in Little Rock two days after graduating from high school. Within a year she headed west and began her new life in Los Angeles...read more

What happens when a girl has the brain of an 8-year-old and the body of a 13-year-old?A sea change is underway among many of today's girls: They are developing faster and entering puberty earlier than ever before. Just a generation ago, fewer than 5 percent of girls started puberty before the age of 8; today that percentage has more than doubled. Early puberty is not just a matter of physical transformation―it's deeply psychological too, with effects that can put a girl at higher risk for behavioral problems as well as long-term health challenges such as obesity, depression, eating disorders, and even cancer. Why is this happening, and what does it mean for our girls' futures? What can we do to help lead them through this major transition to live happy and healthy lives? In their groundbreaking book, The New Puberty, Louise Greenspan, MD, and Julianna Deardorff, PhD―two leading experts on the root causes and potential consequences of early puberty in girls―have written a reassuring and empowering guide that will forever change the way we view puberty and parent the next generation. Drawing on original cutting-edge research and years of clinical experience, Drs. Greenspan and Deardorff explain why girls are developing earlier and identify both established and surprising triggers―from excess body fat and hormone-mimicking chemicals to emotional stressors in a girl's home and family life. They offer highly practical strategies that can help prevent and manage early puberty, including how to limit exposures to certain ingredients in personal care and household products, which foods to eat and which to avoid, and ways to improve a child's sleep routine to promote healthy biology. Moreover, the authors―both mothers of young girls―offer parents, teachers, coaches, and caretakers guidance to initiate and continue the conversation about puberty in an age-appropriate way in order to support girls as they navigate this complex stage of their lives. Impeccably researched, engaging, and urgently needed, The New Puberty provides a roadmap to help young girls move forward with confidence, ensuring their future well-being.