Family & Relationships : Adolescence

Adults are increasingly concerned about the rising rate of depression in teenage girls and the frequency of alarming behaviors including wild conduct, explosive outbursts, back talking, sexual escapades, drug experimentation, and even cutting, eating disorders, and suicide attempts. The Disappearing Girl, the first book on depression in teenage girls, helps parents understand:. • Why silence reflects a girl’s desperate wish for inclusion, not isolation. • Subtle differences between teen angst and problem behavior. • Vulnerabilities in dating, friendships, school, and families. • How, if untreated, girls will carry feelings of helplessness, anger, and depression into adulthood. Dr. Machoian also offers conversation topics to help girls navigate mixed messages, develop their identity, make healthy decisions, and build resilience that will empower them throughout life, as well as helping parents manage their own frustration. more...

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` Professor Cowie and her colleagues have produced a valuable tool for use in all schools on both micro and macro level' - Education Review. `The book is an impressive and useful handbook of advice and resources. More than that, because it presents so much evidence, it's able to show, rather than tell, how schools can improve life for their pupils and teachers' - Gerald Haigh, Times Educational Supplement, Friday Magazine. This book describes behaviours, both disruptive and secretive more...

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The Everything Guide to Raising Adolescent Boys will help you make sense of your changing role as your son morphs from cuddly, loveable rascal to surly, untouchable teenager. more...

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Kathy Peel is best-selling author and founder and president of Family Manager, Inc. She is a contributing editor to Family Circle and writes regularly for many other magazines, such as American Profile . She has been a repeat guest on ''Oprah'' and has also appeared on ''Today,'' ''The Early Show,'' ''Good Morning America,'' and CNN. more...

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This book is not only reassuring; it is inspiring, and bursting with ideas and achievable strategies. The authors write with authority and conviction, and tackle even the most difficult and delicate of topics. If ever you needed to be convinced that girls with ASD can overcome the difficulties and challenges of puberty and adolescence, have successful friendships and relationships and enjoy a healthy sexuality, then take the time to read this book-it is a must-have for families, teachers and therapists alike.". -Sarah Attwood, author of Making Sense of Sex: A Forthright Guide to Puberty, Sex and Relationships for People with Asperger's Syndrome. "The authors tackle an important and sensitive issue for young people with ASC. The information presented is based in research and presented clearly in a most usable format. I would not hesitate to recommend this book to young people (it might even help a few boys!) with ASC and their parents.". -E. Veronica Bliss, psychologist and Director of Missing Link Support Services, Ltd. Growing up isn't easy, and the trials and tribulations of being a teenager can be particularly confusing for girls with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). This book covers all the concerns commonly faced by girls with ASDs and their parents, from periods and puberty to worries over friendships and "fitting in". Taking a good look at these adolescent issues, and many more, within the context of specific areas of difficulty for girls with ASDs, the authors provide families with the knowledge and advice they need to help their daughters - and the whole family - through the teenage years. This book addresses core issues such as cognition, communication, behavior, sensory sensitivities, and social difficulties; it gives candid and realistic advice on a wide range of important teenage topics. Providing professional perspectives alongside personal experiences from mothers, daughters and educators, this is a unique and indispe more...

Price: $19.95