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If life with your teen has become a battleground, it's time to take action. This empathic book shows how. Trusted psychologists who have worked with thousands of families give you the tools you need to overcome defiance and get teen behavior back on track. Vivid stories and answers to frequently asked questions help you put the techniques into action. The updated second edition incorporates new scientific research on why some teens have more problems with self-control than others.

A new way of thinking about (and celebrating!) your child during these critical years! Congrats—you're having a teen! No, really—congratulations! You're entering one of the most exciting, important phases of parenting. These years are your best opportunity to guide your child toward a thriving adulthood and strengthen your relationship with them for life. This guide will help you understand, encourage, support, love, and, yes, even celebrate your teen!

Psychologist Dr. Robin Smith reveals how to turn vows made at the altar into realistic plans for a long and happy marriage. Dr. Robin Smith advises couples on how to take the wedding vows that were made in earnest and in innocence, to a level where they can be used to build a happy, healthy...

In Rethinking Your Teenager, family therapist Darby Fox challenges parents to redefine the goals of adolescence by reorienting their focus from what they want their child to be to on who they want their child to be. Darby not only equips parents with the insight to understand the changes taking place in their child's brain and body and support their adolescent's bid for independence, but also offers an approach that allows parents to engage their adolescent in a relationship instead of struggling in an endless battle for control.

Our obsession with praise and blame begins soon after birth. Totally dependent on others, rapidly we learn to value praise and to fear the consequences of blame. Despite outgrowing an infant's dependence, we continue to monitor others' judgments of us - and develop what relational psychologist Terri Apter calls a "judgment meter", which constantly scans people and our interactions with them, registering a positive or negative opinion.

Yesterday, your child was a sweet, well-adjusted eight-year-old. Today, a moody, disrespectful 12-year-old. What happened? And more important, how do you handle it? How you respond to these whirlwind changes will not only affect your child's behavior now but will determine how he or she turns out later. Julie A. Ross, executive director of Parenting Horizons, shows you exactly what's going on with your child and provides all the tools you need to correctly handle even the prickliest tween porcupine.

Help prepare the children and teens in your life to face life’s challenges with grace and grit. In this award-winning guide, author and pediatrician Dr. Ken Ginsburg shares his seven crucial Cs: competence, confidence, connection, character, contribution, coping, and control. You’ll discover how to incorporate these concepts into your parenting style and communication strategies, thereby strengthening your connection. And that connection will position you to guide your child to bounce back from life’s challenges and forge a meaningful and successful life.

Toddler a**holery is a normal part of human development—not unlike puberty, except this stage involves throwing food on the floor and taking swings at people who pay your way in life. For parents of toddlers, it's a "you better laugh so you don't cry" period. Bunmi Laditan's hilarious...

This laugh-out-loud, latest installment in Adam Mansbach’s profane, #1 New York Times best-selling series, probably CAN be read to—and by—your graduating child, though it might bring you all to tears WHEN YOUR KID IS LITTLE, the paradoxes of parenting are simple: you can love your child to...

A counselor and popular Washington Post contributor offers a new take on grades 6-8 as a distinct developmental phase--and the perfect time to set up kids to thrive. Middle school is its own important, distinct territory, and yet it's either written off as an uncomfortable rite of passage or...

We live in a culture that hails motherhood as a woman's crowning achievement yet defines men first and foremost by their professional accomplishments, treating fatherhood as almost incidental - a bonus. But from her years spent as a pediatrician listening to children's needs and fears, Dr. Meeker understands just how crucial a father's role is.

El libro inclusivo que todas las familias necesitan para hablar de sexo sin miedo ni prejuicios. Frente a los riesgos y a los desafíos de un presente cada vez más complejo, la educación sexual de las nuevas generaciones es una preocupación compartida tanto por los padres como por sus hijos...

There are lots of reasons teens retreat to their rooms. They might be absorbed in gaming, obsessed with digital social lives, feeling self-conscious or low, or they might just be asserting their independence. The problem is, if your teen won’t talk to you, it’s very hard to know what’s going on or how best to help. How to Get Your Teenager Out of Their Bedroom offers concrete tips on how you can maintain a good relationship and support your teen’s well-being despite that often-closed bedroom door.

Wie geht es weiter, wenn plötzlich alle Lebensträume wie ein Kartenhaus in sich zusammenfallen? Zwischen ihr und dem ungewöhnlichen Senioren-Trio entwickelt sich eine intensive Freundschaft. In Gesprächen voller Wärme, Humor und Tiefgang offenbaren die drei ihre größten Lektionen – bewegende Geschichten über verpasste Chancen, echte Freundschaft und den Mut, dem Herzen zu folgen. Langsam versteht die junge Frau, welche Türen sie öffnen muss, um das Glück wieder in ihr Leben zu lassen. Eine berührende Erzählung über zweite Chancen, echte Begegnungen und die Frage, was am Ende wirklich zählt.

Comedienne Julia Brandner will niemals schwanger werden und beschließt mit Mitte 20, sich sterilisieren zu lassen. Eine Entscheidung, die viele nicht verstehen und die gar nicht so einfach umzusetzen ist. In „I’m not kidding“ erzählt Julia mit Humor und Offenheit, welche Hindernisse sie...

If stories are inspired by life, storytelling is an art that reflects one's own conviction. This series is originally written by the one and only Mr. Ramesh Aravind. He has beautifully woven his experiences, learnings and life values, to drive home the essence of living our daily life. The...

Die Pubertät ist eine turbulente Zeit voller tiefgreifender Veränderungen – besonders für Teenager mit ADHS. Neurodivergente Verhaltensweisen treten während der Pubertät häufig stärker hervor und fordern die Jugendlichen, aber auch ihr Umfeld heraus: von Konzentrations- und Schlafproblemen über starke Gefühlsschwankungen bis hin zu hoher Impulsivität und depressiven Stimmungen. Wie geben wir Halt, ohne unseren Teenies den nötigen Freiraum zu nehmen?

De la autora que ayudó a 65.000 lectores en México a arreglar su desmadre y a relajarse un chingo. Basta de quedar bien con todos menos contigo. Alguna vez aceptaste la invitación a un evento al que no querías ir? ¿Compraste algo que no necesitabas solo porque no pudiste negarte? ¿Estás...

A lo largo del libro se analizan, de una manera muy didáctica y desde una perspectiva legal y criminológica, los delitos de los que nuestros menores son protagonistas, porque los sufren o porque los cometen: grooming, sextorsión, bullying, pornovenganza, acoso, odio, agresión sexual… Para prevenir es fundamental educar en la responsabilidad y fomentar la importancia de conocer la ley, siendo conscientes de que nuestros hijos pueden ser víctimas, pero también verdugos.

Für alle Eltern, die rechtzeitig die Weichen für eine gelassene Pubertät stellen möchten. Zwischen 9 und 12 Jahren stehen Kinder vor enormen Veränderungen: Der Körper bereitet sich auf die Pubertät vor, Freundschaften werden komplizierter, und plötzlich ist alles „peinlich" oder „unfair". Eltern fragen sich: Was ist mit meinem Kind los? Wie reagiere ich richtig auf die ersten Stimmungsschwankungen und den wachsenden Drang nach Autonomie?