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As the teenage brain rewires, hormones surge, and independence
beckons, a perfect storm for family conflict emerges. Parenting
just got tougher. But help is at hand. This uniquely practical
parenting book for raising teenagers in today's world explores the
science at work during this period of development, translates
teenage behaviour, and shows you how you can best respond as a
parent - in the moment and in the long term. Taking over 100
everyday scenarios, the book tackles real-world situations head-on
- from what to do when your teenager slams their bedroom door in
your face to how to handle worries about online safety, peer group
pressure, school work and sex. Discover how to create a supportive
environment and communicate with confidence - to help your teenager
manage whatever life brings.
Tens of thousands of parents have turned to this compassionate
resource for support and practical advice grounded in cutting-edge
scientific knowledge. Numerous vivid stories show how to recognize
and address anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other
devastating eating disorders that wreak havoc on teens and their
families. James Lock and Daniel Le Grange present strong evidence
that parents-who have often been told to take a back seat in eating
disorder treatment-can and must play a key role in recovery.
Whether pursuing family-based treatment or other options, parents
learn specific, doable steps for monitoring their teen's eating and
exercise habits, managing mealtimes, ending weight-related power
struggles, and collaborating successfully with health care
providers. Featuring the latest research and resources, the second
edition now addresses additional disorders recognized in DSM-5
(including binge-eating disorder).
'SUCH AN IMPORTANT BOOK... ESSENTIAL READING FOR PARENTS' Gabby
Logan 'INCREDIBLY POWERFUL... A MUST-READ' Victoria Derbyshire When
Dan died, I realised many things. I realised drugs were closer to
our door than I'd thought. I realised drugs have become normalised
for young people. I realised drugs are more affordable, accessible
and available than ever before. And I realised I didn't know
enough, and nor did Dan, to navigate the choices and come back
alive. When Daniel Spargo-Mabbs was 16, he went to a party and
never came home. The party was an illegal rave and Daniel - bright,
popular, big-hearted prom king Dan - died from a fatally strong
overdose of MDMA. In the seven years since, the range of substances
has become wider, the levels of exposure higher, and the threat to
young people's physical and mental health from drugs greater than
ever before. Despite this, there is almost no guidance for parents
to help their children navigate this perilous landscape and to stay
safe. To come home at night. To grow up. This book is everything
Fiona Spargo-Mabbs wishes she'd known, everything she wishes she'd
done, before she lost her son. Because however you parent, and
whatever you do, at some point your child is likely to be in a
situation where they have to make a decision about drugs. What if
that decision is 'yes'? Do they know what the risks are? Do they
have strategies they can bring to bear if things go wrong? I Wish
I'd Known interweaves the story of one family's terrible loss with
calm, measured and practical advice for parents. It explores the
risks posed by illegal drugs, and explains the way the adolescent
brain makes decisions. There is practical advice for saying safe,
information on reducing harm, and 'talking points' for parents and
their children to do, talk about, look at, look up or consider. A
life lost to drugs is a loss like no other. Throughout the book,
Daniel's story - his life, his death and what happened afterwards -
not only provides a compelling reminder of the importance of those
conversations, but also serves as an unforgettable eulogy to a son,
brother, boyfriend and friend whose legacy continues to touch, and
perhaps even save, the lives of other young people.
A provocative, personal, and useful look at boyhood, and a radical
plea for rethinking masculinity and teaching young men to give and
receive love "Surprising . . . [Black's] tone is so lovely, his
empathy so clear . . . Black's writing is modest, clear,
conversational . . . corny, maybe. But helpful. Like a dad."--The
New York Times Book Review With hope and with humor, Michael Ian
Black skillfully navigates the complex gender issues of our time
and delivers a poignant answer to an urgent question: How can we
be, and raise, better men? Part memoir, part advice book, and
written as a heartfelt letter to his college bound son, A Better
Man offers up a way forward for boys, men, and anyone who loves
them. Comedian, writer, and father Black examines his complicated
relationship with his own father, explores the damage and rising
violence caused by the expectations placed on boys to "man up," and
searches for the best way to help young men be part of the
solution, not the problem. "If we cannot allow ourselves
vulnerability," he writes, "how are we supposed to experience
wonder, fear, tenderness?"
What do you do when your son announces he is transgender and asks
that you call her by a new name? Or what if your child uses a term
you've never heard of to describe themselves (neutrois, agender,
non-binary, genderqueer, androgyne...) and when you didn't know
what they meant, they left the room and now won't speak to you
about it? Perhaps your daughter recently asked you not to use
gendered pronouns when referring to 'her' anymore, preferring that
you use "they"; you're left wondering if this is just a phase, or
if there's something more that you need to understand about your
child. There is a generational divide in our understandings of
gender. This comprehensive guidebook helps to bridge that divide by
exploring the unique challenges that thousands of families face
every day raising a teenager who may be transgender, non-binary,
gender-fluid or otherwise gender-expansive. Combining years of
experience working in the field with extensive research and
personal interviews, the authors cover pressing concerns relating
to physical and emotional development, social and school pressures,
medical considerations, and family communications. Learn how
parents can more deeply understand their children, and raise their
non-binary or transgender adolescent with love and compassion.
In her decades of practice and academic research, Dr. Christa
Santangelo, a psychologist and assistant clinical professor at the
University of California-San Francisco, has seen many relationships
devastated by the emotional hurricane that teenagers can inflict on
a family. Yet Dr. Santangelo also understands how that conflict can
be resolved and a new way forward mapped together between parents
and teen. In A New Theory of Teenagers, she gives parents the
advice, tips, support, and big-picture overview needed to see the
teen years as an opportunities for growth and positive relationship
changes. With counterintuitive steps (such as "Endure Emotions"),
she offers hope and empowerment. Dr. Santangelo asserts that
parents have a far greater impact on conflict with their teen than
they may realize, metaphorically handing parents back the power to
shift the situation to harmony. And, Dr. Santangelo does it with a
fresh and multi-dimensional approach to the parent-teen
relationship by integrating conventional psychology with
alternative methods including yoga and meditation-intended to work
on building trust, sitting with and understanding emotions, and
seeing room for positivity in the midst of it all.
This book is for parents and professionals who are guiding
adolescents and young adult children with high functioning autism
or Asperger's toward employment and independence. Employers are
looking for employees who are positive. Employers may list specific
"hard" or technical skills that they want an employee to have for a
particular job, but surveys show that employers most want to hire
people who have positive "soft skills." Employers want to hire
someone who can work in harmony with others, someone who can
communicate and respond socially to customers, coworkers, and
supervisors with positivity. Unfortunately for young people with
autism/Asperger's, hard skills may come easily but soft skills are
much more difficult to learn and use. This book will help you focus
on your child's positivity in their interactions with others, and
will help you guide him or her to respond positively to the many
challenges he or she faces every day.
Is depression preventing your child from finishing college? Has
your son or daughter dropped out of college due to depression? Are
you overwhelmed with how to get your child's depression treated so
they can get back into college? Do you struggle to find the right
professionals to address your fears and concerns and get your child
back on track? 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
fifteen years of experience, Dr. Melissa Lopez-Larson has helped
hundreds of parents and young adults overcome depression and
successfully complete college. In My Child's Not Depressed Anymore,
you will find her seven steps to tackle these issues head-on and
learn to: * Identify the cause of your child's depressive symptoms
* Work with your mental health providers to develop a collaborative
and holistic treatment plan that meets your young adult where they
are at right now * Avoid and overcome the typical obstacles for
treating depression in your son or daughter * Create a successful,
multidisciplinary transition plan for your son or daughter so they
can return to college * Experience the relief of knowing your child
will be able to manage their depression on their own and succeed in
college and beyond My Child's Not Depressed Anymore will help you
expedite the process of evaluating and treating your child's
depression to get them back into college successfully.
Parents may survive the terrible twos and the first years of school
all right, but the teenage years bring entirely new and alien
creatures. So, parents have a choice: either send that teenager to
boarding school and visit him when he reaches normalcy again (in
about ten years) or choose to experience the best, most fun years
of life--together The secret is in how the parental cards are
played.
With his signature wit and commonsense psychology, internationally
recognized family expert and "New York Times" bestselling author
Dr. Kevin Leman helps parents
communicate with the "whatever" generation
establish healthy boundaries and workable guidelines
gain respect--even admiration--from their teenager
turn selfish behavior around
navigate the critical years with confidence
pack their teenager's bags with what they need for life now and in
the future
become the major difference maker in their teenager's life
Teenagers can successfully face the many temptations of adolescence
and grow up to be great adults. And parents, Dr. Leman says, are
the ones who can make all the difference, because they count far
more in their teenager's life than they'll ever know . . . even if
their teenager won't admit it (at least until she's in college and
wants to know how to do the laundry).
What does it mean to become an adult in the face of economic
uncertainty and increasing racial and immigrant diversity? Nearly
half of all young people in the United States are racial
minorities, and one in four are from immigrant families. Diversity
and the Transition to Adulthood in America offers a comprehensive
overview of young people across racial and immigrant groups and
their paths through traditional markers of adulthood-from finishing
education, working full time, and establishing residential
independence to getting married and having children. Taking a look
at the diversity of experiences, the authors uncover how the
transition to adulthood is increasingly fragmented, especially
among those without college degrees. This book will introduce
students to immigrant, racial, and ethnic diversity in the
transition to adulthood in contemporary America.
Welcome to the world of the Digital Native, where self-esteem is
measured in Likes, everyone is sexting and 'Pimps and Hoes' is an
acceptable party theme. Dates have been replaced with swipes, rape
jokes are hilarious and 'No' means 'Yes'. For most parents, the
digital landscape that our kids and teens are growing up in is
uncharted territory. How do we know if they're happy? How do we
talk to them about sex and relationships? How do we give them the
new tools they need when we don't have them ourselves? This book is
here to help. Based on their professional work with young people,
parents and teachers - and their experiences with their own
children - Deana Puccio and Allison Havey give you the tools. With
top tips, stats and conversation starters on everything from porn
to University life, Sex, Likes and Social Media is the
indispensible guide to parenting in the digital age. 1 of the 5
Best Parenting Books - the Sun 1 of the 10 Best Parenting Books -
the Independent
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