Parenting Adolescents

If you are born into ineffable darkness, can you even comprehend the light? Take one-part volatile home life, two-parts haphazard nomadic existence, zero-parts social connection, and shake well. Our protagonist's only constant is unpredictability: that, and the charismatic, fundamentalist hammerings from the pulpit. But, when a sheltered child goes nuclear? Just pray you are far from the exclusion zone.

Aprender cosas por tu cuenta no es difícil. Simplemente lo has estado haciendo mal. ¿Quieres hacerlo bien? He aquí cómo... El autor, empresario y orador motivacional Jim Rohn dijo: "La educación formal te permitirá ganarte la vida; el ser autodidacta te hará ganar una fortuna". Rohn nació en una familia pobre, creció en una granja, fue millonario a los 30, lo perdió todo a los 33 y volvió a recuperarlo.

Tutto è iniziato con l'ingresso alle scuole medie. Fino a ieri vostro figlio era un bambino angelico, e ora di colpo è pronto a darvi battaglia su tutto, pensa solo a divertirsi e vive di emozioni intense e improvvise, come sulle montagne russe. Lo tsunami che vi sta travolgendo si chiama preadolescenza, e sappiate fin da subito che non c'è cura; ma un segreto per sopravvivere, sì: capire cosa sta succedendo in un cervello in piena evoluzione, che funziona in modo diverso rispetto a quello di un adulto.

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.

Tener abiertos los canales de comunicación con los jóvenes puede ayudarlos a evitar embarazos no deseados y enfermedades de transmisión sexual que les pueden costar la vida. Enseñémoslos a quererse y a convertir el autocuidado en una sana práctica.

Raising teenagers in today's society is more challenging than ever. Helping your teens to avoid drug and alcohol use, value an education, and construct a healthy identity is indeed an achievement. How can you do all of that? Of all your parenting actions, what will have the highest payoff in helping your teenagers? In this book, child-development counselor Dr. Bettie Youngs provides practical suggestions on how you can safeguard your teenagers and teaches you what to do if your child is already at risk.

Genitori che fanno fatica, allergici a ogni forma di ribellione filiale, preparatissimi eppure inspiegabilmente inesperti circa la normalità di come sia fatto un essere umano lungo la linea evolutiva: sono coloro che chiedono aiuto in seduta, ma anche sui social e in radio, a Stefania Andreoli, una delle più importanti terapeute dell'adolescenza, davanti alle trasformazioni dei figli, che incutono la paura di aver sbagliato tutto E ancor più in questa epoca, quella in cui gli "adolescenti" sembrano essere scomparsi, non avendo spesso ricevuto regole da trasgredire.

Every day, adolescent girls face a complex and challenging social world influenced by popularity. As parents, we benefit from having the resources to help our daughters navigate times of difficulty and vulnerability because with the right support, these experiences can also deliver girls with their greatest learnings. In this groundbreaking book, clinical psychologist Dr. Mary Kaspar deconstructs popularity and its links to our girls' well-being. She illustrates how the type of popularity that most girls crave is not the type that will improve their lives.

Das fesselnde Buch erklärt Eltern und Trainern furchtlos, kompetent und verständlich, wie das Gehirn und die Psyche von Sportlern funktioniert. Anhand konkreter Beispiele analysiert der Autor die Auswirkungen von Feedback auf Denken, Wahrnehmung, Aufmerksamkeit und sogar die Qualität der Koordination eines Spielers. Eltern sind sich oft nicht bewusst, wie ihr Einfluss das neuronale Netz ihres Kindes prägt. Das Buch führt Sie in die Tiefen der Neurowissenschaften und der Sportpsychologie ein und vermittelt Ihnen Wissen und Fähigkeiten, um ein besserer Trainer für Ihr Kind zu sein.

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.

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.

Depression can greatly impact a young adult’s successful completion of college, leaving them and their parents overwhelmed and anxious about the future. As a Harvard-trained, board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist with over 15 years of experience, Dr. Melissa Lopez-Larson has helped hundreds of parents and young adults overcome depression and successfully complete college.

You find cuts on your child’s inner arm and have no idea how it could’ve happened. You try to find help from your doctor, friends, family, and school counselor, only to find yourself frustrated and confused. It seems as if there is no one to help you understand why or how to treat your child who is suffering. Ten years of experience as a successful pediatrician did not equip Dr. Stacey Winters for finding the best help when her daughter began cutting. From that first day, she researched and sought out any available assistance, only to hit roadblock after roadblock.

Do you hate school and wish you had more friends to hang out with? Do you worry that your friends would think you’re weird if they really knew you? Do you censor what you say around ‘em because if they knew what you thought they’d think you’re a freak? Thanks to Dr. J.J. Kelly's Get Real program, a ton of young folks have built adventurous, cool, exciting, and fulfilling lives. Author, psychologist, and CEO Dr. J.J. Kelly spent years in the traditional mental health world, so she knows how broken it is and how little it can make a long-lasting impact for young folks.

Un saggio incisivo che esplora il dilemma tra accettare passivamente le condizioni imposte dalla società o assumersi la responsabilità di trasformarle.

A lo largo de sus 25 años de experiencia como terapeutas familiares, Mark Beyebach y Marga Herrero de Vega han comprobado una y otra vez hasta qué punto los padres se esfuerzan por educar bien a los hijos, por criar personas cariñosas y honestas, ciudadanos responsables y solidarios. Pero también han observado que a menudo esas mismas buenas intenciones terminan llevando a patrones de interacción contraproducentes, que en realidad contribuyen a que esos hijos e hijas se conviertan primero en niños caprichosos, después en adolescentes déspotas y finalmente en verdaderos tiranos.

Now you have raised a baby first and then a child, so now its time to raise a teenager. The bigger they are, the bigger problem they bring. At the same time you will develop your own skills during the road. But the road might be bumpy and you will never know what to expect. It might be calm or it might be a stormy journey, and not all but a lot of it is a reflection of your own behavior in different situations, and some of it is the personality of the teenager itself.

Dans Juste Avant, un documentaire en 7 chapitres, sorti le 1er décembre 2019, Ovidie questionne la façon dont on éduque une adolescente quand on est mère et féministe, à travers une série de conversations avec sa fille de 14 ans. Les échanges mère-fille s'entrecroisent avec les témoignages des proches et les réflexions sur sa propre construction. Publication originale en décembre 2019.

With humor, plenty of understanding and 50 years of experience treating adolescents, child psychiatrist Calvin Colarusso, M.D. provides ideas and examples to smooth the way through adolescence for parents and teens. Surviving Adolescence: A Roadmap for Teens and Their Parents provides understanding of inscrutable adolescent behavior and practical suggestions on what to do about mood swings, backtalk, disgusting bedrooms, sexual behavior, and dating.

It can be a challenge to say good-bye and send your child out into the world on his or her own, whether it's to college or to join the workforce. This book provides tips on what you need to make sure your child knows, how to handle your own life once the nest is empty, and even what you need to think about if your child ever hits a stumbling block and needs to return home for a while.