Showing titles in Adolescent Psychology

For the majority of young adults today, the transition to independence is a time of excitement and possibility. But nearly five million young people experience entry into adulthood as abrupt abandonment, a time of disconnection from school, work, and family. For this growing population of Americans, which includes kids aging out of foster care and those entangled with the justice system, life screeches to a halt when adulthood arrives. Abandoned is the first-ever exploration of this tale of dead ends and broken dreams.

After the death of her child, a grief-stricken psychotherapist, teacher, and writer volunteers as a poetry teacher at a residential treatment facility for “delinquent” girls. Here, their mutual support nourishes and enriches each other, though not without large quantities of drama and recalcitrance. Compelling, appealing, poignant, and often hilarious, I Am Not a Juvenile Delinquent chronicles the passion that grew for pushing voices out into the world.

From two leading child and adolescent mental health experts comes a guide for the parents of every college and college-bound student who want to know what’s normal mental health and behavior, what’s not, and how to intervene before it’s too late. “The title says it all...Chock full of...

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... 

Help your daughter to fulfil her potential and achieve success in a challenging world. Does your beautiful, talented daughter constantly put herself down? Is she stuck in a cycle of comparing herself to others? Is she silent, withdrawn or argumentative when she comes home from school? Would she...

From spots and cyber safety to sexuality and mental health, embark on the scary teenage years with confidence. Help Your Kids with Growing Up is the only guide to cover contemporary issues such as body image, social media, and sexting, whilst also explaining the biology of mood swings, periods...

Parenting just got tougher. As the teenage brain rewires, hormones surge, and independence beckons, a perfect storm for family conflict emerges. But help is at hand. This uniquely practical parenting audiobook for raising teenagers in today's world is grounded in evidence-based psychology...

Written by a doctor with expertise in delivering relationships and sexuality education to teenagers, this comprehensive guide helps parents and carers support the wellbeing and mental health of children and teens. Covering essential topics from mood and relationships to body image and digital...

Help teenagers ward off depression. Get proven techniques to mitigate symptoms of adolescent depression. Discover easy-to-implement and practical parenting tips to help your teenager thrive now!* Mama-Doc's Guide to Preventing Teenage Depression contains proven methods to help prevent pessimism and promote peace, passion, and purpose in our adolescent population.* Pediatricians are first responders when it comes to identifying teenagers' mental health needs and are perfectly poised to help parents attempt to prevent or delay these ailments.*

O eletrizante romance que deu origem a serie da Netflix apresenta personagens cativantes que farão de tudo para conquistar o primeiro lugar. Gigi, Bette e June são três das melhores alunas de uma escola de balé de elite em Manhattan. A novata Gigi, de espírito indomável, só quer dançar – mas o próprio ato pode matá-la. A privilegiada Bette sonha em escapar da sombra de sua irmã, grande estrela do balé, o que traz à tona um lado perigoso. E a perfeccionista June precisa conseguir um papel principal este ano ou sua mãe controladora acabará para sempre com seus sonhos de dançarina.

15 revelatory strategies for raising emotionally healthy girls, based on cutting-edge science that explains the modern pressures that make it so difficult for adolescent girls to thrive Anyone caring for girls today knows that our daughters, students, and girls next door are more anxious and...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An urgently needed guide to the alarming increase in anxiety and stress experienced by girls from elementary school through college, from the author of Untangled Dr. Lisa Damour worked as an expert collaborator on Pixar’s Inside Out 2! “An invaluable read for...

A leading psychologist examines how our popularity affects our success, our relationships, and our happiness—and why we don’t always want to be the most popular No matter how old you are, there’s a good chance that the word “popular” immediately transports you back to your teenage...

A New York Times Editor’s Pick ** People Best Books ** Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Books ** Chicago Tribune 28 Books You Need to Read Now ** “It blew my mind to discover that adolescent animals and humans are so similar…I loved this book!” —Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make...

Do you feel lost in your relationships, trapped by self-doubt and unmet needs? Reclaim your power by unlocking emotional clarity, setting boundaries, and building deeper, more meaningful connections.

A nationally recognized parenting expert and spokesperson for fathers, Glennon presents straightforward and well-researched ways both to nurture young men and, in turn, to teach them how to be nurturing.

Practical advice for raising authentic, self-reliant teenage girls in the age of the Internet from the experienced clinical psychologist Dr. Roni Cohen-Sandler It may feel as though your preteen or teenage daughter is growing up in a different universe than you did. Between smartphones, social...

Durante su propio viaje único a través de la vida, Sara Spowart ha llegado a la comprensión iluminadora de que los altos y bajos de la vida han sido bendiciones disfrazadas que empujaron su perspectiva más allá de la forma habitual de ver el mundo y hacia una mayor, una comprensión más amplia de la realidad. Con la intención de mejorar los niveles de felicidad global, Spowart comparte su visión de sus variadas experiencias, tanto buenas como malas, así como las lecciones aprendidas para ayudarnos a comenzar o desarrollar nuestra comprensión de nuestra verdadera naturaleza.

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...

Ciberacoso, sexting, alcohol, drogas, embarazos no deseados, acoso y fracaso escolar, homofobia, trastornos alimenticios… son algunas de las principales preocupaciones que quitan el sueño a cualquier padre en la actualidad. Sin embargo, estas situaciones o comportamientos pueden evitarse si...