Teens in Turmoil, a Path to Change for Parents, Adolescents, and Their Families
Carol Maxym, Leslie B. York
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Do you know a teenager who is heading toward or in a crisis? A family who is being controlled by out-of-control adolescent behavior? A family who lives each day in fear, worry, anger, and walking on eggshells? Turn your fear into hope and action. The authors guide parents in a no-nonsense way (with firm but loving guidance and effective solutions) in methods to get the family back.
GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters
JoAnn Deak, PhD, with Teresa Barker
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Girls are so much more complex than "sugar and spice and everything nice." Raising a daughter in today's world is a huge task. Deak explores the formative years and the preadolescent years as well as the teen years and their unique biological characteristics and manifestations. Never before have girls had so many options nor have the guideposts seemed so confusing. This useful guide can help you over the hurdles.
OPHELIA SPEAKS, Adolescent Girls write about Their Search for Self
Sara Shandler
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Feeling somewhat short-changed by Mary Pipher’s “outsider” view in REVIVING OPHELIA, Ms Shandler takes it upon herself to collect the insider views of dozens of real-life Ophelias and make their voices heard. Not always easy to read, sometimes funny and bittersweet and bluntly honest, this collection of essays is a glimpse of what’s going on in the minds of today’s adolescent girls.
OVERCOMING TEEN DEPRESSION: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS
Miriam Kaufman, MD
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We never feel so helpless as we do when our children are hurting. It is even more daunting when a child is struggling with depression. In this guide, Dr Kaufman talks about the many theories on the causes of depression that include seasonal affective disorder (SAD), infectious diseases, psycho-social elements, parenting styles, and genetic predisposition. She explains the use of drug intervention, types of therapies and therapists, as well as natural medicine approaches including acupuncture, massage therapy and pastoral care. This is a valuable resource in sorting through all the options available for assisting your teen through difficult times.
REVIVING OPHELIA, Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
By Mary Pipher, PhD
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The author gives a poignant look at the mysteries of our adolescent girls. What happens to the energetic, curious girls of junior high when they become nine-graders? Where did their smiles go? How can they lose interest in everything that once made them who they were? This book is a wonderful look at today’s young women and the complexities of their lives. There is hope that Ophelia can be revived.
TEENS CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN WORKBOOK
By Stedman Graham
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Dare to dream! Make those dreams a reality! This book helps teens define their values, what’s important to them, and who they want to become. Not a book for wimps, this book shows the power of courage and conviction to realize your dreams.
THE CREATIVE JOURNAL FOR TEENS, Making Friends with Yourself
Lucia Capacchione, PhD
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If the teen years are a challenge for the parents, it is even more challenging for the teens themselves. Bodies fill up and out. Hormonal changes affect moods and self-perception. Who is this person? Parents don't know. And teens themselves don't know. This book gives teens a canvas for sketching out and filling in who they are, where their values lie, how to achieve goals, and the everyday why's that are especially challenging for teens.
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