Parenting Adolescents

If you are born into ineffable darkness, can you even comprehend the light? Take one-part volatile home life, two-parts haphazard nomadic existence, zero-parts social connection, and shake well. Our protagonist's only constant is unpredictability: that, and the charismatic, fundamentalist hammerings from the pulpit. But, when a sheltered child goes nuclear? Just pray you are far from the exclusion zone.

Quelli dell'adolescenza sono anni che mettono alla prova sia i figli sia i genitori. Un'età che può togliere serenità in famiglia ma durante la quale si gettano le basi per aiutare le nostre ragazze e i nostri ragazzi a diventare adulti consapevoli. Quali strategie si possono mettere in atto per guidarli in una fase così delicata? Quali comportamenti sono da adottare per continuare a essere presenti senza diventare soffocanti e rispettando il loro bisogno di libertà? In che modo i genitori si possono aiutare tra loro nel nuovo gioco di squadra educativo?

Being a teenager has never been easy, but in recent years, with the rise of the Internet and social media, it has become exponentially more challenging. Bullying, once thought of as the province of queen bees and goons, has taken on new, complex, and insidious forms, as parents and educators know all too well.

Navigating parenthood is hard enough on its own. If you are faced with a blended family situation or are worried about your child’s emotional development, you may have spent hours looking for ways to help you on your parenting journey. Many people struggle with emotionally unresponsive children or have trouble navigating a new life with their stepchildren. If you have tried disciplinary techniques that don’t work, it may be your approach that needs to change. Welcome to the simple road map you have been looking for!

Navigating the shifting sands of adolescence is an incredible adventure. It's a journey that unfolds at the delicate intersection of childhood dreams and adult aspirations. "Embracing Metamorphosis: Nurturing Teenage Girls' Remarkable Journey into Adulthood" beautifully encapsulates this transformation, capturing the extraordinary metamorphosis that teenage girls undergo as they morph from curious butterflies into empowered adults ready to take on the world. This comprehensive guide serves as an indispensable companion for parents, educators, mentors, and all invested in the meaningful ...

"Navigating the Maze: A Guide to Residential Adolescent Treatment and Multi-Agency Collaboration" offers an exploration of the complexities involved in treating adolescents with diverse backgrounds and challenging behaviors within residential settings. This guide is an essential resource for professionals, families, and caregivers who work with adolescents facing mental health issues, conduct problems, substance abuse, and other complex challenges.In a world where effective adolescent care often requires the coordination of multiple agencies—ranging from juvenile courts and child ...

Very few families are perfect. But looking from the outside in, through conversations in the grocery store or clicking through social media, often times it seems we are the only ones struggling with raising our kids or aligning with our spouses on parenting. The reality is that so many families struggle. Vicki Hoefle, three-time author, parenting coach, and sought-after speaker, offers a fresh, practical roadmap for achievable family - and marital - harmony and happiness.

Adolescence has long been characterized as the “storm and stress” years, and with recent developments in digital communication, it seems today’s teens are in for a more complicated journey than ever before. Even the most sympathetic, “in-touch” parents might throw their hands up in frustration at their teen’s unpredictable and risky behavior and ask: what are they thinking?!

All parents want their daughters to become confident, happy, self-sufficient women, but the turbulent years of early adolescence can be difficult to navigate. From Tweens to Teens invites parents to rethink how they prepare their daughters to face these difficult developmental years.

A contemporary guide to sex education that answers the most pressing questions teens and young adults have about dating, relationships, consent, and sexual safety. There’s a lot to talk about when it comes to sex education - anatomy, communication, safety, and more. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Jennifer Lang delivers a frank, compassionate, and evidence-based guide to healthy sexual relationships, focusing on the crucial role of consent in sex education.

Peel back the cheerful façade that parents present, and you'll find that many are worried about their teens. Mood swings, impulsiveness, poor judgment, and other problems peak in these years. Add stressors such as screen addiction, cyberbullying, increasing academic demands, and time-consuming athletic commitments...and it's no surprise that today's teenagers rank as the most anxious in 50 years.

In teenagers, powerful emotions are the rule, not the exception. Unfortunately, many of today's parents now regard their teens' negative feelings as disruptive, dangerous, or diagnosable, thanks to the rise of the wellness industry and the widespread use of psychotropic drugs. To make matters worse, the global pandemic, academic pressure, social media stress, and a bleak environmental future have left today's teenagers feeling overwhelmed. This book gives parents the science-based information they need to guide their teens through a challenging developmental phase during challenging times.

En la educación de sus hijos, los padres buscan enseñarles a vivir y a convivir, a prevenir situaciones de riesgo, agresivas y frustrantes. Pero, lamentablemente, esto no siempre es posible, de ahí que sean necesarios libros tan reales y eficaces como este del psicólogo Javier Urra, con larga experiencia en estos asuntos.

In Lost Boys, Dr. Garbarino addresses the wide range of issues that boys from every background and of every temperament may have to confront as they grow and develop. By outlining the steps parents, teachers, and public officials can take to keep all children safer, Dr. Garbarino holds out hope and solutions for turning children away from violence - before it is too late.

Raising a teenage girl can be overwhelming for the most important female figure in her life: her mother. From handling the often delicate situations surrounding academic performance, athletics, friendships, sexual activity, and drug and alcohol experimentation to instilling a healthy body image and providing a strong role model, mothers often feel alone in their struggle to cope with all that they must do for their daughters.

What can parents and other concerned adults do to prevent the next Sandy Hook? Are there red flags that warn us if our children might become victims or perpetrators of bullying or of sexual assault? How do we know when a child or young adult is at risk for suicide or just moody? These are certainly questions most parents have wondered about, especially at a time when childhood dangers seem increasingly hard to predict or control.

Contrary to what was once believed, ADHD that starts earlier in childhood usually persists into the teen years. Yet even experienced parents are often caught unawares by the fresh challenges that adolescence brings. This book is one of the few to address ADHD in the context of teen friendships, dating, curfews, sports, and extracurricular activities. It also offers practical advice from a leading psychologist on determining readiness to drive and instilling good homework and study habits.

9 Ways to a Resilient Child will help parents enable their children to cope with the challenges that life throws at us all. Discover why winners aren't always grinners, the problems with common advice like 'toughen up, princess', the negative impact of helicopter parenting and how praise can harm instead of help. Understand both the protective and the risk factors affecting resilience for better or for worse.

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. Astăzi, educația financiară este mai importantă ca niciodată. În trecut, o diplomă de absolvire era garanția pentru un serviciu bun, care era la rândul lui asociat cu siguranța financiară la bătrânețe. În prezent, trebuie să ne îmbunătățim continuu abilitățile pentru a îndeplini cerințele de pe piața muncii. Și chiar dacă am muncit 35, 40, sau 45 de ani, nu primim neapărat o pensie care să ne permită să ducem o viață mai bună.

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.