Helping Teens

As a parent of a former elite-level student-athlete, LD Harris understands the mental and physical challenges teen athletes face. Utilizing her professional experiences as a teacher, personal trainer, and Division 1 Sports Performance and Nutrition Counselor paired with her personal experiences as a parent, LD Harris was compelled to create this unique guide for parents of teen athletes.

If you're the parent of a "smart but scattered" teen, trying to help him or her grow into a self-sufficient, responsible adult may feel like a never-ending battle. Now you have an alternative to micromanaging, cajoling, or ineffective punishments. This positive guide provides a science-based program for promoting teens' independence by building their executive skills - the fundamental brain-based abilities needed to get organized, stay focused, and control impulses and emotions.

Navigating the crossroad from elementary school into junior high can be challenging under any circumstances. For a student with ADHD, it can seem overwhelming. Helping your ADHD Teen through Junior High offers practical tips parents can use to help their child make this transition. Areas of advice include homework tips, time management, IEP and Section 504 law as it applies to your child, as well as use of support networks and suggestions to update your current "toolbox". While each child is different, many of these strategies can successfully be utilized with any child for positive results...

Don’t let your teen struggle alone any longer. Instead, help them overcome their anxiety and feel happier, while protecting them from extreme stress! Is your child struggling with school? Do they seem distant while avoiding emotional connections? Are you worried about your child’s mental health?

Discover the vital connection between diet and top athletic performance with Mental Toughness for Teen Athletes - Nutrition. This comprehensive resource, specifically designed for the nutritional needs of teen athletes, reveals how a well-planned diet enhances mental resilience and drives sports success.

Adolescents are hardwired to explore and grow, and learning is mainly how they do this. But a shocking majority of teens are disengaged from school, simultaneously bored and overwhelmed. As parents, we can feel powerless and don’t know how to help – until now. Based on five years of research into why children lose their love of learning, award-winning journalist Jenny Anderson and the Brookings Institution’s global education expert Rebecca Winthrop have created a transformative model that every parent, carer and educator needs to know about.

Are you looking for a reliable and accessible way to teach kids how to be more happy, patient and well-adjusted? Are you looking for lasting life skills to de-stressed, calm down, control impulses and manage kids’ emotions? This book is aimed to kids, but it can guide and inspire parents, families and teachers too. It offers several realistic situations, evokes different reactions and peculiar emotions. The examples are based upon real life experience and are described by characters with typical and special features. These characters accompany the kids throughout the book and show how to ...

Are you looking for different suggestions for the healthy growth and development of your child? Are you worried about the increasing ratio of cognitive disorders among children? Do you want to learn the different aspects that affect the mental and physical growth of your child? If yes, then keep reading! A child needs love, care, and attention for complete cognitive and physical growth. There are different issues prevalent in the society we live in that play a role in destroying the mental health of our children. There is an exponential increase in the cases of cognitive disorders in ...

This book is a guide for: how to help your child be happy how to heal child emotional pain helping your child be peacefulThe scientifically supported methods offered by Dr. Jim Dincalci, a multiple award-winning author, will help teens and children feel better and move forward freed of resentment, guilt, and anger, by letting go of painful upsets or hurts. It gives activities to help children's emotional development.Decades of research and centuries of religious teaching support that forgiveness can help adults, adolescents, and children heal upsets and trauma of the past and enjoy better ...

Are you tired of seeing your teenage child struggle with anxiety, depression, and a lack of resilience? Are you a concerned parent or guardian witnessing the struggles your teenager faces in today's fast-paced world? The pressures of academics, social interactions, and the ever-growing influence of technology can take a heavy toll on the well-being of teenagers today. But you can change that. If you want to put an end to the overwhelming challenges your teenager faces, and empower them with the essential tools they need for a happier and healthier life, then you need to read this book! In ...

Fights at school, sexual abuse, eating disorders, school crises … the list goes on and on. Hardly a day passes without a local crisis at involving junior highers or high schoolers. This practical resource covers the whole continuum of private and public crisis, equipping parents to work with their kids to deal with any crisis in a way that helps the individual and helps the family stay intact.

For the estimated 20 million Americans with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder comes the third edition of All About ADHD by Dr. Thomas W. Phelan, an internationally renowned expert and lecturer on child discipline and ADHD. Completely updated with the latest research and treatment information, All About ADHD is a comprehensive guide to ADHD's symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment in children and adults.

Do you want your children to be actively serving in the local church when they turn 30 and beyond? Why They Stay can help! Much has been written about younger adults and their departure from church involvement. Concerned parents and church leaders want to know what has caused them to depart. Instead of asking why young adults are leaving the church, Parr and Crites conducted a national research project of those who grew up in church and are still serving faithfully.

Today’s students face a challenging paradox: the digital tools they need to complete their work are often the source of their biggest distractions. Students can quickly become overwhelmed trying to manage the daily confluence of online interactions with schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and family life. Written by noted author and educator Ana Homayoun, Social Media Wellness is the first book to successfully decode the new language of social media for parents and educators and provide pragmatic solutions to help students.

It is time for active parenting strategies to help your teen cope with crippling anxiety. Parenting Teens with Anxiety is the one in all book to guide you on unconditional parenting of your defiant and strong-willed child. Parenting Teens with Anxiety, filled with personal accounts of teens suffering from anxiety, will educate you on parenting from the inside out.

The Christmas holidays are over and it's the first Monday morning back to work. Everyone around seems tired and depressed about this fact...everyone except her, Pauline Barton. She is truly an extraordinary sort of girl. It's rare to ever see her without a smile on her face. She works in the drive-up pharmacy window of the Cedar City hospital and loves greeting the customers as they drive through to pick up their prescriptions. She has many reasons not to smile due to the fact that she had to drop out of college in order to help with her family's finances when her father became disabled due...

Helping Your Teenager Deal with Stress recognizes that you as a parent are undergoing a great deal of stress yourself and emphasizes that you don't need to be perfect to help your child. With anecdotes that show how other parents deal with problems, with practical exercises for you and your child, and with lists of organizations to contact and additional materials to read, this audiobook is a realistic and reassuring guide to helping your adolescent - and you - through the turbulent teenage years.

In the book Helping Anxious Teens, author Samantha L. Sullivan shares her personal story as the mother of five teens diagnosed with anxiety disorder. She uses her experience as a trained therapist and educator to explain why teens are being diagnosed with anxiety disorders at until now unheard of rates. She explores the brain's response to stress and different therapeutic approaches including the standard Western psychotherapy approach, holistic therapies, and traditional Eastern therapy techniques.

Chit Chat 2.0 is the ultimate communication guide for teenage kids, empowering them to navigate the complex world of relationships, social media, and self-expression with confidence, clarity, and impact. In today's digitally driven society, effective communication is more crucial than ever, and this comprehensive guide provides kids with the essential skills, strategies, and insights to succeed in all areas of life. As a parent, educator, or caregiver, you want the best for your child, and that includes equipping them with the communication skills necessary to thrive in an increasingly ...

This audiobook for teenagers and children is about understanding parents and unhealthy lifestyles during and after a parent’s drug or alcohol dependency and abuse. Children of alcoholic or addicted parents often have difficulty understanding what is happening to their parent. The story goes through the life of Alex whose father suffers from the disease of addiction and dependency on drugs or alcohol. It explores how Alex thinks, feels, and acts to his father’s dependency and how family separation may occur at times.