Adolescence

A critical resource for parents to help their teens through the perplexing world of love and heartbreak. Today's young people are beginning their love lives in a time of rapidly changing ideas and ideals about identity, commitment, sexuality, and consent...

Brought to you by Penguin.Adolescence is the most formative yet misunderstood period of our lives. At a time of heightened concern about teenagers, Coming of Age draws on a decade of expert research to get beneath the stereotypes, expose the myths and...

The teenage years can be awkward - bodies change, and sweat and spots become part of life. Growing Up has a supportive but straightforward approach that gives you the knowledge ahead of time. Why do boys' voices break? How do hormones work? From managing...

The most trying times in a child's life are during their pre-teen and teen years. Even the most well-meaning and engaged parents and teachers are often ill equipped to deal effectively with adolescents and their remarkable yet confounding social and...

Featuring focused material and contemporary research, Adolescent Development: Ages Nine to Nineteen introduces readers to issues that affect the daily lives of tweens and teens. The anthology focuses on three key constructs that require special attention...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087872445Author Jeff ApplegateFormat HardbackPage Count 142Imprint Jeff ApplegatePublisher Jeff ApplegateWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

During the civil rights era, Memphis gained a reputation for having one of the South's strongest NAACP branches. But that organization, led by the city's black elite, was hardly the only driv ing force in the local struggle against racial injustice. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Benjamin Franklin Award (Family/Parenting) 2008.Book InformationISBN 9780977442539Author Don KeenanFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Balloon PressPublisher...

While it's never been easy to deal with teenagers and preteens, today's parents are faced with a whole range of new fears, such as cyberbullying and predators on social networking websites. In Dr. Ruth's Guide to Teens and Sex Today, the world-renowned...

Use this important intervention to improve your practice with substance-using youths and their families!This vital book gives you a detailed review of a National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded, long-term clinical trial of the Family Empowerment...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Stonewall Book Award (Nonfiction) 1996.Book InformationISBN 9780385475006Author Linnea DueFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780825434747Author Paul PettitFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Kregel Publications,U.S.Publisher Kregel Publications,U.S.Weight(grams)...

International Perspectives on Youth Conflict and Development brings together in one volume essays discussing the social, political, and economic contexts of youth conflict across fourteen countries on seven continents. Distinguished contributors from...

Empower Your Sons Against Institutionalized Racism"One of the most important pieces of literature for Black parents."-MJ Fievre, author of Raising Confident Black KidsA powerful guide to navigate the challenges of raising families in turbulent times. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783825311346Author Gerd StratmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Universitatsverlag WinterPublisher Universitatsverlag WinterWeight(grams) 4001g

In this readable book, Zvi Levy, Hadassim's Director, provides a careful account of how, over time, he and others have shaped a community to foster health, identity, and competence in distressed young people. Canadian WIZO (Women's International Zionist...

Inform yourself with thorough and accurate knowledge about the incidence of adolescent suicide. Adolescent Suicide serves to correct erroneous conceptions--held by the public and professionals--about the nature of suicidal behavior among the young,...

Residential treatment can be a path to healing or a revolving door. Make the program you're involved with as effective as possible!For a number of years, many mental health professionals, public interest groups, and child advocates have been pressing for...

Intergenerational Programs: Understanding What We Have Created focuses on research efforts to design, improve, and evaluate activities among younger and older individuals while examining how intergenerational activities impact children, families, and...

Maximize your effectiveness with troubled kids!The Aggressive Adolescent: Clinical and Forensic Issues provides mental health professionals with a comprehensive text that covers both theoretical and practical applied knowledge of aggressive youth in a...

Childhood, Identity and Masculinity: The Boarding School Boys examines the lives of ten Iranian men who were sent to boarding schools in England during the 1960s and 1970s. Their stories, situated at the intersection of Eastern and Western cultural...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345450135Author Michael ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm)...

In this comprehensive and provocative study of maternal reactions to child death in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, anthropologist Jonina Einarsdottir challenges the assumption that mothers in high-poverty societies will neglect their children and fail to...

Bringing together twenty-one articles written by experts, Social Inequality in Canada explores the many dimensions of social disadvantage and injustice that exist in this country today. Beginning with a thorough examination of structural inequality...

Gain the unique approach to enhance relapse prevention in harmful behavior treatment Social Responsibility Therapy for Adolescents and Young Adults: A Multicultural Treatment Manual for Harmful Behavior is a crucial treatment manual that can be used by...

Maximize your effectiveness with troubled kids!The Aggressive Adolescent: Clinical and Forensic Issues provides mental health professionals with a comprehensive text that covers both theoretical and practical applied knowledge of aggressive youth in a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950057092Author Bill EddyFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint HCI PressPublisher HCI Press

Learn how to better clinically serve risky adolescentsfrom the clients themselves!Clinical and Research Uses of an Adolescent Mental Health Intake Questionnaire: What Kids Need to Talk About explores the research on adolescent behavior culled from the...

Teenage Wasteland provides memorable portraits of "rock and roll kids" and shrewd analyses of their interests in heavy metal music and Satanism. A powerful indictment of the often manipulative media coverage of youth crises and so-called alternative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780820463254Author Shayla Thiel SternFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Peter Lang Publishing IncPublisher Peter Lang Publishing IncWeight(grams) 230g

Stay up-to-date in the continuing fight to assess and treat adolescent drug and alcohol abuse Adolescent Substance Abuse: New Frontiers in Assessment presents up-to-date research on the assessment, intervention, and treatment of alcohol and drug use...

Learn how smart people with learning gaps struggle, survive, and achieveSmart But Stuck, Second Edition is an updated look at how smart people with learning gaps can not only overcome them, but become successful in learning-and life. The new edition of...

This state-of-the-art information on social groupwork with children and youth provides theoretical guidelines and suggestions for practice. Each authoritative chapter represents a blending of old and new practice models and syntheses of various knowledge...

Here is a valuable book to help professionals provide the most successful treatment for chemically dependent teenagers by examining the special conditions associated with adolescent chemical dependency. Counselors with experience in treating alcoholism...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101905890Author Judith WarnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Crown PublicationsPublisher Random House USA Inc

Residential treatment can be a path to healing or a revolving door. Make the program you're involved with as effective as possible!For a number of years, many mental health professionals, public interest groups, and child advocates have been pressing for...

Children With Prenatal Drug Exposure examines new medical approaches for predicting the developmental progress of children who have been exposed to drugs in utero. This book outlines effective methods for intervention and assessment and indicates future...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781582380575Author Linda EyreFormat PaperbackPage Count 231Imprint Golden Books Adult Publishing GroupPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 249g

If life with your teen has become a battleground, it's time to take action. This empathic book shows how. Trusted psychologists who have worked with thousands of families give you the tools you need to overcome defiance and get teen behavior back on...

A guide to surviving and thriving through your daughter's teenage years, from Dr Justin Coulson as seen on Channel 9's Parental Guidance. What is the best thing about being a teenage girl right now? 'My friends!' 'Independence!' 'Discovering who I am...