Adolescent Development

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, exploring the science at work during this period of child development and showing how your behavior and response as a parent has never been more important.

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 15 years of experience, Dr. Melissa Lopez-Larson has helped hundreds of parents and young adults overcome depression and successfully complete college.

Tutto è iniziato con l'ingresso alle scuole medie. Fino a ieri vostro figlio era un bambino angelico, e ora di colpo è pronto a darvi battaglia su tutto, pensa solo a divertirsi e vive di emozioni intense e improvvise, come sulle montagne russe. Lo tsunami che vi sta travolgendo si chiama preadolescenza, e sappiate fin da subito che non c'è cura; ma un segreto per sopravvivere, sì: capire cosa sta succedendo in un cervello in piena evoluzione, che funziona in modo diverso rispetto a quello di un adulto.

À partir de 15 cas cliniques, Emmanuelle Piquet, psychopraticienne spécialiste des adolescents, nous montre comment gérer les principales situations de souffrance avec nos ados. Avec une posture hyperpragmatique issue de l'École de Palo Alto : apaiser la relation plutôt que vouloir (en vain) apaiser l'adolescent. Et cela fonctionne. Une autre façon d'être en relation avec eux, à la fois plus souple, plus harmonieuse et bien plus constructive. Simple, intelligent, efficace.

De repente, seu filho não é mais uma criança. Mas também ainda não é adolescente! Ou, para complicar ainda mais, às vezes se comporta como um, às vezes age como outro. Para ajudar os pais a entenderem a pré-adolescência, essa fase da vida que vai dos 8 aos 12 anos, a jornalista Daniela Tófoli mostra todas as mudanças que acontecem na cabeça e no corpo do seu filho e aborda os principais desafios dessa etapa baseada em uma ampla análise das pesquisas mais recentes e de entrevistas com especialistas em saúde, educação e comportamento.

Every day, adolescent girls face a complex and challenging social world influenced by popularity. As parents, we benefit from having the resources to help our daughters navigate times of difficulty and vulnerability because with the right support, these experiences can also deliver girls with their greatest learnings. In this groundbreaking book, clinical psychologist Dr. Mary Kaspar deconstructs popularity and its links to our girls' well-being. She illustrates how the type of popularity that most girls crave is not the type that will improve their lives.

**Embark on a Riveting Journey Through the Digital Terrain of Today's Youth with "Wired Youth"** Unlock the secrets of the digitally enhanced world of modern adolescents in "Wired Youth," a ground-breaking eBook that delves into the intricate relationship between teenagers and technology. With twenty compelling chapters, this book navigates through the challenging digital landscape that shapes the formative years of today's youngsters. In the opening chapter, "The Digital Landscape of Adolescence," you will explore the intricacies of the environments where teenagers thrive. Traverse through...

Aprender cosas por tu cuenta no es difícil. Simplemente lo has estado haciendo mal. ¿Quieres hacerlo bien? He aquí cómo... El autor, empresario y orador motivacional Jim Rohn dijo: "La educación formal te permitirá ganarte la vida; el ser autodidacta te hará ganar una fortuna". Rohn nació en una familia pobre, creció en una granja, fue millonario a los 30, lo perdió todo a los 33 y volvió a recuperarlo.

Genitori che fanno fatica, allergici a ogni forma di ribellione filiale, preparatissimi eppure inspiegabilmente inesperti circa la normalità di come sia fatto un essere umano lungo la linea evolutiva: sono coloro che chiedono aiuto in seduta, ma anche sui social e in radio, a Stefania Andreoli, una delle più importanti terapeute dell'adolescenza, davanti alle trasformazioni dei figli, che incutono la paura di aver sbagliato tutto E ancor più in questa epoca, quella in cui gli "adolescenti" sembrano essere scomparsi, non avendo spesso ricevuto regole da trasgredire.

Are you struggling to communicate with your teenager? Do you feel like you and your teenager are constantly butting heads? Do you want to learn how to talk with your teenager in a way that will help them feel heard and understood? You’re not alone.

From how to deal with cyberbullying to the strange, true stories behind Barbie and G.I. Joe, media insider Bill Ratner takes an inside look at our wired-up world in a fascinating book - part memoir, part parenting guide - for the digital age. Landing his first job in advertising at age fourteen, Ratner learned early that the media doesn't necessarily have our best interests at heart.

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. Te-ai trezit pe negândite părintele unui adolescent. Copilul de lângă tine, până mai ieri bun și ascultător, s-a transformat într-un...

For parents, the onset of adolescence becomes an unexpected, even unwelcome surprise, often bringing bewilderment, confusion, and sadness. Harvard educated psychologist Carl Pickhardt offers his 30 years of experience illuminating this parental “We are not in Kansas anymore” moment. Dr. Pickhardt is a comforting and knowledgeable voice, guiding families through each stage of adolescence with effective practices to help their child achieve responsible independence.

Eating Disorders, depression, gender confusion - these sound like problems for other people, but the reality is your students are dealing with them every day. The issues that girls face are growing in complexity and number. Written with the end user in mind, this resource will be one that won't leave a youth worker's hands.

Why is it that the behaviour of teenagers can be so odd? As they grow older, young children steadily improve their sense of how to behave, and then all of a sudden, they can become totally uncommunicative, wildly emotional and completely unpredictable. We used to think that erratic teenage behaviour was due to a sudden surge in hormones, but modern neuroscience shows us that this isn't true.

Like a lot of footy blokes, having a chat has always come easy to Dylan Buckley. But how to move beyond banter to the deeper conversations he didn't know he needed is something he's only learned more recently - a hard-won skill developed through his podcast and the career reboot it gave him after injury and anxiety cut his AFL career short. Honest Chat is filled with all the best insights and wisdom from the Dyl and Friends podcast, plus humorous and poignant stories from Dyl's own life.

In today's ever-evolving world, the need for effective communication and assertiveness is more critical than ever for young people. Dr. James Gordon, a psychologist and expert in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), brings you The CBT Toolkit: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on How to Be Assertive for Children and Adolescents.

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. Orice persoană implicată în creșterea și educarea copiilor s-a confruntat cu situații în care, pe moment, fie a rămas fără cuvinte, fie a reacționat cu strigăte și amenințări. Ni se întâmplă adesea să le vorbim copiilor explicându-le de ce le cerem un anumit lucru și ei pur și simplu să nu ne asculte.

You find cuts on your child’s inner arm and have no idea how it could’ve happened. You try to find help from your doctor, friends, family, and school counselor, only to find yourself frustrated and confused. It seems as if there is no one to help you understand why or how to treat your child who is suffering. Ten years of experience as a successful pediatrician did not equip Dr. Stacey Winters for finding the best help when her daughter began cutting. From that first day, she researched and sought out any available assistance, only to hit roadblock after roadblock.

Dr. Michael Carr-Gregg is a leading authority on teenage behavior. Surviving Adolescents is the sensible, sanity-saving guide every household needs. Young people today enter puberty earlier than ever before and leave home later. The good news is that teenagers aren't impossible to live with, especially if parents adopt the common-sense strategies set out in this book.