The Approximate Parent: Discovering the Strategies That Work With Your Teenager is a wise, friendly companion on the voyage of parenting and supporting the adolescents in your life-whether you're a parent, educator or mental health professional. Written by Michael Y. Simon-a psychotherapist, educator, high school counselor, and parent-The Approximate Parent helps you translate what your teen thinks, feels, and does-to give you practical ways of supporting your teen from adolescence into adulthood. Learn how to strategize wisely, by taking into account both the current American culture of adolescents and your particular teen's biology, temperament and developmental challenges. This highly accessible book draws on work in such diverse fields as clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, epigenetics, sociology, anthropology, philosophy and religious studies to provide a unique context for understanding the issues facing American teens. Chapters include an overview of adolescent development based on the latest research on neuroimaging; relationships and role played by mass digital media in identity development, parenting in the digital age; drugs, alcohol and parties and understanding when and how to intervene; the current sexual culture of adolescents; a new way of understanding the meaning of a teen's behavior in the family; protecting the wish and will towards learning/creativity in your teen; how to tell if your teen has good mental health and finally, a meditation on the ethical dimension of parenting, or why parenting is always about teaching values and responsibility. The book is a must for anyone who works with and supports teens daily.

Hali lives her life by the stroke of a brush. Art is all she needs, and the life she's living is one she doesn't care to take slowly and enjoy. There is no one who shares her same interests; no one who will take the time to unravel her piece by piece. But when she wakes in the hospital, disorientated and lingering between the life she once knew, and a new frightening one, her life begins to crumble. The possibility of falling in love is foreign to her, but when her world is flipped upside down, she begins welcoming the company of one other person; one who can change her life forever.

Everyday people follow the easy path of submission and conformity, and ignore their own internal cries of a better future, and environment for themselves and their offspring. Even though they know there is a better way, some are ignorant at the correct steps to take, and find themselves bogged down with the minutia of ghetto life. For those who don't learn from their mistakes, they often repeat them and can be seen regretting the way their lives are heading. To the ones who stay up at night, praying for a better way, Letters to a Brokenhearted Ghetto was penned for you. Julius Edwards, who saw the path that his people took, and noticed the momentous potential that was being wasted, wrote an impassioned cry to the revelers of buffoonery and the ones who want to change. Knowing that transformation first starts internally, Edwards' book works to help address the mental viewpoints that are toxic to our thinking and our being, then he addresses the history of African Americans to help build their knowledge. By attempting to address the larger issues that affect the ghetto, Edwards hope to inspire a change in the people who haplessly live in the ghetto. Complaining doesn't get results, but with a gentle nod in the right direction, Letters to a Brokenhearted Ghetto might be the answer that many lost citizens have prayed for.

When a teenager says, I don t need high school, I can make it on my own, what is a father s most constructive reaction? When Mom s not-quite-grown-up says, There s no problem with pregnancy these days. What s a mother to say to that? Raising Your Teenager provides the solid, proven methods that actually work to help parents and teens develop the kind of healthy relationship that lasts a lifetime. From years of experience as family therapist, professor, author and father of three, Dr. McIntire examines the crucial moments in parenting and suggests specific reactions that will smooth the rough roads in daily family life. What reviewers say: " McIntire] addresses typical teen problems such as: video game obsession, medications, drugs, diets, bad language, dating, sexuality, bullying, time and money management. He deals with them in practical ways that get results. McIntire gives particular attention to the roles of fathers-no book does it better-and it is an excellent guide for parents of teens. If I had to recommend one such book, this is it." - W. Joseph Wyatt, Professor of Psychology at Marshall University. "Raising Your Teenager is an invaluable guidebook-whether you are a first-time pre-teen parent or a veteran." -Wendy Summer, Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor. "Immensely helpful and easy to read, with lots of cross-cultural relevance." - Dr. Lucy Y. Steinitz, Regional Technical Advisor for Children and Families (Africa), Parentsuccess.com - resources, tips and online bookstore for parents, grandparents and their kids.

Jeffery W. Turner turns his attention now to his two children. This book is filled with stories about their childhood lives and experiences. The notes cover things that involve all children: their birth, when they were sick, how they started walking, times with their grandparents, special holiday times, the houses that were home, beloved pets lost, and leaving the nest. If you are a parent with grown up children you will identify with these tales. They tell the story of the lives of two children as seen through the eyes of their father as they grew up. And paint a picture we have lived as parents, one our own children will see when they too have kids one day.

Essays written for parents regarding the therapeutic treatment of troubled teenagers on a ranch in NW Montana

When darkness falls, night brings a catastrophic event that thrusts Peaches to do the unthinkable. Day Laughs, Night Cries - a timeless and universal mother-daughter story set in Jamaica, Canada, and the United States - rattles with love and hate, tension and chaos, trust and distrust, hope and despair. It whispers of childhood physical assaults and traumas. It reveals teenage confusion and street survival. This engaging account applauds the resilience of the mother-daughter bond.

Is it our darkness or light that scares us most? The acceptance that things don't always turn out the way we imagine they would can make all the difference between giving permission to experience something better or living stagnant. Anyone who has experienced a blackout can relate to the initial lost feeling of being stripped of the things we tell ourselves we couldn't live without. When we are placed into that position, we realize the actual aspects that matter most to us. The stories are sincere accounts of fears and hopes that unfold in the wake of a power outage. Learn how good it feels to be honest, judge less, and appreciate more.

A story of teenage revenge....

Bound to scruples he didn't expect, Ryan Daniels becomes involved with a spirited, individual, Shirley Freeman is adverse and openly crass. Planning to break from his errant partner, Ryan confronts her, but she will not let him go.

"I'm pregnant with your child, Ryan," she scoffs, "you'll never get out of this."

"That's a lie, Shirley, I've never been stupid. You know that," he added.

"Strange as it seems, Ryan," Shirley rebuked "things do happen. You're obligated now, and I'm not sorry."

For six weeks Shirley's monthly cycle was off-key, pregnancy was obvious, and to hold the one that doesn't love her, the affair becomes a garish weapon. Threatening scandal, Shirley becomes raspy, and realizing the height of disgrace to his family, Ryan decides to sacrifice himself. Marriage is not what he wants, but knowing Shirley and her irresponsible disposition, he agrees to worthless nuptials. Seven months of antagonism nurtures hostility, Shirley delivers a boy, and still, Ryan denies he is the father. Shirley becomes irate, anger boils, and for revenge, she leaves the man she loves and the child she doesn't want. Seven years later, the drifter comes home. Ryan fiercely, resents her, and forcing her to leave, she blurts the granddaddy of all lies.

A call-to-action has been placed upon educator, author and Pastor Riccardo Harris' life following the 2008 murder of his 19-year-old son. The motivation for the murder: a gang member did not like the way Harris' son glanced at him while their vehicles were stopped at a traffic light. Harris' son was not a gang member. The killing ignited the activist in Harris to turn his misery to a motivational message in hopes to save other young people from experiencing or perpetuating the senseless violence that claimed his son's life. Through masterful storytelling and a powerful delivery, Harris' message ultimately aims to help heal young people; to fill the voids within those who are hurting; to prevent inexplicable violence by promoting his character challenge; and to offer a word of caution about the far-reaching implications of gang violence- even upon those who have no gang ties. And while Harris knows there may be some young people who may continue upon a possibly perilous journey, his message candidly reveals the power of choosing another path.

A team of researchers from five universities in Hong Kong have constructed a comprehensive positive youth development package for junior secondary school students in Hong Kong. This project is called P.A.T.H.S. (Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programs) and the package focuses on various aspects of positive youth development used by more than 250 secondary schools in Hong Kong. Research has been performed on the effectiveness and educational implications of the teaching package, which opened a new page of study in the field of whole-person education and youth education in Chinese societies. In view of the data collected so far, the teaching package is well received by students, teachers and educators in Hong Kong. The new curriculum covered in this book is closely related to the emerging adolescent developmental issues in Hong Kong and the global contexts.

Letters to Cody is a self-improvement guide book. The intent of this informational guide is to point out valuable; and moral subjects along with the wisdom of God, the Proverbs of Solomon, and other authors much greater than myself, whom I have learned from. I have heard it said that "experience is the greatest teacher, but it need not be your own experience." My hopes are to pass on what I believe are the smartest things that I have ever learned, to my Grandson. May this book be of value to others who also share my philosophy. Thank you.

ME is the most common cause of long-term absence from school. A mild case causes regular absences from education, social life and sport, a severe case leaves a young person housebound or bedbound for years. So why is ME surrounded by a lack of understanding, even within the medical professions? During the three years when her teenage son Chris could not go to school, Merryn Fergusson kept a diary - which here becomes the remarkable and candid story of ME as seen through Chris's eyes and through the experiences of his mother, family and friends. The book also traces the history of ME from the 1930s and the emergence of the medical controversy over CFS/ME. It is a controversy which baffles sufferers and their carers, the tragic consequences of which can be the forcible removal of young people from their homes and families.

This book is a tool to educate and impact both women and men who can learn from their mistakes and allow themselves to look within when it comes to life experiences, relationships and themselves. However, throughout this time of redemption it seems I continue to battle with myself. When a true artist (whether it's a painter, actor, musician, writer) creates a "masterpiece" during the process of their creation they go through a moment of turmoil. I see the good in me, this spirit that wants to break free from all of the destruction and despair that I have endured, and become the man I have always wanted and destined to be. Nevertheless, it seems as though I am stuck in this crossroad of my old behavior and disparaging lifestyle that has and still empowers my day to day life. So much so, I have blocked all positive energy or love from everyone. This struggle is equivalent to "the battle of good and evil." I can't allow this dichotomy to keep me from accomplishing the goals and path set before me. This is my opportunity to make this into a reality. Not a road to perdition but a road to redemption.

"Straight from the trenches, a mom's tale of weathering her daughter's transformation from sweetheart to snark mouth." - "People"

With the eye of a reporter, the curiosity of an anthropologist, and the open-and sometimes wounded-heart of a mother, award-winning author Lauren Kessler launches an eighteen-month mission, embedding herself in her about-to-be-teenage daughter Lizzie's life. Everywhere from middle school classrooms to the mall, from summer camp to online chat groups, Kessler observes and chronicles-and sometimes participates in-the vibrant, dynamic, and scary life of a twenty-first-century teen.

Most people think that beauty revolves around such things as lipstick, sweet eyes, or skinny jeans -- all those things that we can see (and obsess over) in the mirror. But the fact is that beauty isn't some superficial pursuit, and it's not some random act that you can thank (or curse) your ancestors for.

There are, in fact, scientific standards to beauty. Beauty is purposeful, because it's how humans have historically communicated who we are to potential mates. Beauty, in fact, is really about your health and happiness.

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Michael F. Roizen and Dr. Mehmet C. Oz bust the myths and stereotypes about the way we view ourselves -- and how we define beauty. In these pages, you'll find out why beauty isn't as much about your vanity as it is about your humanity. The doctors take a scientific, informative, and entertaining look at the three levels of beauty and explain how they all work together to form a complete and authentic YOU. Those three levels of beauty are:

Looking Beautiful: Your appearance influences your self-esteem and has major health implications. Here, the docs will tell you how you can look the way you want.

Feeling Beautiful: So what if you have luscious lips or gorgeous locks if your joints creak and you have the energy of a rug? The docs will tell you how to improve your energy levels, beat back your life-altering aches and pains, and come to grips with some of life's toughest stresses.

Being Beautiful: By improving your relationships with your loved ones as well as with others, you'll be well on your way to finding true happiness. That's the ultimate goal: Having all three levels of beauty working together so you can have a happy and healthy life.

You'll start off by taking the ultra-revealing and validated YOU-Q Test to help you assess where you are on your own beauty scale and where you want to be. Take the test, see how well you do; then use the book to help you improve your score.

With their usual candor and honesty, Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz break down the mechanics of beauty and explain how little adjustments in your routine can help you become a happier, healthier person. You will learn about the biology of beauty, take YOU Tests to determine where you are on the beauty scale, get tons of YOU Tips to help you improve your life, as well as learn the secrets of the Ultimate Beautiful Day.

From hair to toenails, Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz go through every part of your body to explain how different foods, vitamins, creams, gels, and injections can really boost your looks. They scrutinize the beauty myths that bombard us every day and offer an unbiased perspective on which ones cause more harm than good. You will be able to revamp your beauty regimen (or start a new one from scratch). They'll also take a close look at chronic pain, mood swings, low energy, and financial stresses. And they'll dive into the science of building relationships, finding happiness, and using spirituality to help you define your own levels of true beauty.

Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz act as tour guides navigating the tricky but exciting terrain of today's beauty industry. "YOU: Being Beautiful" is your all-inclusive ticket into the world -- the real world -- of beauty.

Feeling tongue-tied now that your little girl is becoming a woman? Mom and Daughter Talk is a book that lets you relax and enjoy this precious time with your daughter. Read together about bodily changes, about how to feel our best during our period, and how to care for ourselves and our clothing. Nutrition, sleep, health and beauty are discussed with simple and inspiring art-work. Love, conception, pregnancy, and birth are presented in a nurturing family context. Uplifting stories about great women from history, women's poetry and myth, and menarche celebrations from different cultures all inspire and build self-esteem for both mom and daughter.

According to the United Nations demographic statistics, the global youth population, ranging in age from 15 to 24 years, today stands at more than 1.5 billion, representing about 22 percent or a fifth of the world s 6.8 billion people inhabiting the earth. In developing nations where a greater number of this group resides, the youth population sometimes gets as high as 60% or more of the total population of such nations Since it is also globally accepted that the youth of any nation forms the strength of that nation, economically, militarily and/or otherwise, it is imperative that this group of people cannot be overlooked.It is against this backdrop that the book, LET S REASON TOGETHER YOUTH S A-Z is a timely one that is set to address the various issues that affect young people as well as their vision and aspirations. Since the primary goal of young people is to live full lives in their societies, this book examines specific elements that would help them in this process. It covers a wide range of issues from the sublime such as anger, drugs, examination, homosexuality, jealousy and rejection to the seemingly mundane such as growth, ignorance and youth etc.Oluwakemi Ola-Ojo has written from her wealth of experience both in the medical field as well as from a spiritual point of view and it is evident that a lot of research work was put into writing this book.Irrespective of your age and/or religious persuasion, this book will inform and guide you. I recommend it to youths as well as parents and every person working with young people i.e. Sunday school teachers, youth leaders and pastors and social workers.

A new series featuring Auntie P visiting her niece and nephews on her travel back from one of her many trips. Auntie P always travels by train, carries a small bag and her dancing shoes. This time she arrives at their house from a trip to Catalina Island in California where she attended a swing dance weekend. Auntie P's gentle guidance and positive spirit helps Elizabeth and her best friend Barry on their journey in finding grace. During each of her visits Auntie P always teaches everyone a new dance. Children 7-12