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Teen 2.0
Linden Publishing 2010; US$ 14.95Arguing that adolescence is an unnecessary period of life that people are better off without, this groundbreaking study shows that teen confusion and hardships are caused by outmoded systems that were designed to destroy the continuum between childhood and adulthood. Documenting how teens are isolated from adults and are forced to look to their... more...
Sticks and Stones
Random House Publishing Group 2013; US$ 27.00NATIONAL BESTSELLER 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. No writer is... more...
Smart but Scattered Teens
Guilford Publications 2012; US$ 16.95"I told you, I'll do it later." "I forgot to turn in the stupid application." "Could you drive me to school? I missed the bus again." "I can't walk the dog--I have too much homework!" 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.... more...
Deception
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 69.95This book considers the role of deception during adolescence, and explores the factors which underpin adolescents? choice to deceive, whether these deceptions will be successful, and the ways in which such lies could be detected. While deception is considered to be antisocial or even pathological in some circumstances, the central argument of this... more...
Family Therapy With Struggling Young Adults
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 37.95Family-Centered Treatment With Struggling Young Adults is an indispensible guidebook to the unique set of problems and opportunities that families face when young adults are experiencing difficulty pulling anchor and setting sail. Renowned clinician Brad Sachs, PhD, provides both a conceptual framework for understanding the reasons behind the increasing... more...
The Transformational Self
Karnac Books 2013; US$ 25.95This book is an attempt to add to the theoretical discussion regarding the nature of the intrapsychic and interpersonal transformational changes associated with the transition from adolescence to young adulthood. The author introduces the concept of the 'Transformational Self', a phase-specific dimension of the neural self, and demonstrates the enhanced... more...
Art Therapy with Chronic Physically Ill Adolescents
Charles C Thomas 2009; US$ 41.95Art Therapy with Chronic Physically Ill Adolescents explores the effectiveness of art therapy as a primary intervention with an adolescent population with chronic physical illnessin this particular case, with adolescents in chronic renal failure either on hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or after kidney transplantation. The hypothesis is that... more...
Thriving and Spirituality Among Youth
Wiley 2011; US$ 74.00Thriving and Spirituality Among Youth empirically explores the connections between spirituality and positive youth development through the research of a set of scholars from the wide array of scientific fields including biology, sociology, and theology. This unique handbook shows how to foster positive development during adolescence, including youth... more...
Human Development from Early Childhood to Early Adulthood: Findings from a 20 Year Longitudinal Study
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 49.95Data generated from longitudinal studies allow researchers to better understand how context and experience interact with stable characteristics of the developing person over time. This book summarizes a landmark longitudinal study of 200 children, from the ages of 3 to 23. The Munich Longitudinal Study on the Ontogenesis of Individual Competencies... more...
Practicing Radical Honesty
Sparrowhawk Press 2007; US$ 6.99Blunt, shocking and sometimes profane, this exciting book picks up where Radical Honesty by the same author left off. Dr. Blanton blasts self-help and feel-good remedies to expose the lies with which we imprison ourselves and talks straight, hard and true to the heart of the human condition, pulling no punches. It gives us simple yet revolutionary... more...









