books about: adolescent     books:       Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls314 reviews Mary Pipher Riverhead Trade, 2005 Reviving Ophelia I thoroughly enjoyed every page of this book. Dr. Pipher does an outstanding job of exploring all the issues adolescent girls are struggling with.             Number the Stars707 reviews Lois Lowry Laurel Leaf, 1998 The Run Away Struggling through the ravages of World War II, Annemarie, her family, and her best friend Ellen wait in hiding until the Nazis retreat and let Denmark free once more. This wonderful story "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry, is about friendship, tragedy, and, love. It also integrates a lot of useful life lessons, such as: being brave and deciding what to do wisely. This story really captured ...             Parenting Teens With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)33 reviews Foster W. Cline, Jim Fay Pinon Press, 2006 Love comes naturally, Logic not so much This book was recommended by my family counselor. A lot of the concepts are exactly what I would have used in my parenting if not for the bully ex-husband constantly telling me I was wrong. I'm now in a position to start parenting in a way that my son can relate to and with concepts he can grasp, instead of with old-fashioned standards that have been ingrained through generations. Some basic ...             Rules (Newbery Honor Book)66 reviews Cynthia Lord Scholastic Press, 2006 review from a parent of a son with autism and a teacher This book was fantastic! I wil definitely read it with my students this upcoming school year. My 5 year old son has autism and goes to the elementary school that I teach at. He will start Kindergarten this year. Granted he does not have many of the autistic characteristics that David does, but the author is dead on accurate when she describes how others may look at a child with autism. Children ...             Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child29 reviews John Gottman, Joan Declaire Simon & Schuster, 1998 What a help! I found this book to be very helpful to me emotionally and to my parenting skills. I am also a substitute teacher and use these methods in the classrooms I teach in. I'm so impressed with this author, I'm ordering his book on marriage.             The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't ...19 reviews Mark Bauerlein Tarcher, 2008 Insightful and important analysis... Educators and parents need to hear Mark Bauerlein's message. With all the resources available via digital technology to today's youth, most of them are not benefiting from it intellectually. Why is this? According to Bauerlein, it is largely because of the way this technology is being used - unsupervised - to enable endless social networking and mindless adolescent chat. Having witnessed this ...             Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp16 reviews Stephanie Klein William Morrow, 2008 Great Read The book definitely shed some light on what overweight children go through. I think Ms. Klein is admirable for not being afraid to expose every detail regarding what she went through at this time in her life.             Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder76 reviews Richard Louv Algonquin Books, 2008 Insightful, important book I whole-heartedly recommend this important book. Richard Louv's book sparked a movement that had been simmering under the surface for some time -- with the rapid growth of technology in recent years, our children are spending less and less time outside. I work with Green Hour, a campaign of the National Wildlife Federation, that aims to inspire parents to encourage their kids to turn off the ...             Fablehaven92 reviews Brandon Mull Aladdin, 2007 Good book Fablehaven is quite the page turner. The story never dulls, it keeps you interested for the whole read. It's not a difficult read and the author has no trouble in making you imagine the Fablehaven world in your head. I was only disappointed with the quick ending, I was hoping for more of a showdown or tougher battle. However, this will not stop me from reading the series. It is a bit younger ...             The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Third Edition76 reviews Alice Miller Basic Books, 1996 A Significant Piece of the Puzzle Reading books about psychology, especially books dealing with childhood trauma, is a bit like looking into a shattered mirror. Some parts will accurately reflect aspects of one's own psyche; other parts will be too distorted to have any relevance. As far as mirrors go, I think Alice Miller's "The Drama of the Gifted Child" provides for excellent viewing. The core of the book is about ...             The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are16 reviews Daniel J. Siegel The Guilford Press, 2001 An Excellent Read I was pleased to read this book by Daniel Siegel. It is an easy read about a complicated but fascinating subject! Thank you             Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem-Solving Approach13 reviews Ross W. Greene, J. Stuart Ablon The Guilford Press, 2005 Refreshing Ideas Greene and Albon present some fantastic ideas about what makes kids behave the way they do and how to respond to them. It is a well written, thought provoking book. I found it to be an extremely easy read but loaded with conceptual richness. It is not an intellectual work as much as a wake up call to the understanding and treatment of children.             Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers70 reviews Nancy Amanda Redd Gotham, 2007 A great resource for insecure mid teens As a mother of an early teen and an Adolescent Medicine Specialist, I have found this a great resource. I have reccommended it to mothers who have asked me how they can address their daughters' body insecurities or hygiene issues. I've brought the book out when patients have asked me embarassing questions about the appearance of their bodies. It celebrates normal and shows young women what ...             Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children ...26 reviews Tamar E. Chansky Three Rivers Press, 2001 So helpful as a companion to therapy If your child is suffering from OCD and you're exploring therapy, this book should help reinforce the behavior therapy techniques that will be taught to get the disorder under control. You'll learn exactly what kinds of things to say and what not to in a crisis moment. This book made me feel like there is hope, and it has helped enormously.             Yes, Your Teen is Crazy!: Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind66 reviews Michael J. Bradley Harbor Press, Inc., 2003 What a great book!! I was at my wits end with my 17 year-old daughter. She was acting up quite a bit and my normal reaction was anger which resulted in nothing but a lot of yelling,hurt feelings, and sleepless nights. Out of desperation, I searched for something, ANYTHING, that would help me get back on track with my daughter. This book was a God-send! I couldn't put it down. Dr. Bradley's philosophies and ...             The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of ...36 reviews Madeline Levine HarperCollins, 2006 excellent this is a fabulous book. the love of money over people and the disregard for substantive values are destroying our society. this book sheds a great deal of light on the ways that we are hurting our children and ourselves. it is extremely well-written and intelligent. you won't be disappointed.             Becoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love28 reviews Robert Karen Oxford University Press, USA, 1998 Fascinating, readable study A therapist friend suggested this book. I was surprised and pleased to find it so easy to read. I am kind of grateful, however, that my children are somewhat older now. If I had read this while they were still toddlers, I think it would have pushed me quite over the edge! But even more than the early separation material, about which I can only say (as most parents, hopefully), "I did my best"; ...             The Lolita Effect: The Media Sexualization of Young Girls and What We Can Do About It7 reviews M. Gigi Durham Overlook Hardcover, 2008 Every mother must read this! I recently came across this book and couldn't help but pick it up, being a mother of two teenage girls. Durham really approaches this topic with a fresh set of eyes, and discusses examples that we come across every day. This is a refreshingly smart look at what has (for me at least) been a really troubling issue. She talks about cultural trends without getting too academic and keeps it at a ...             Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men38 reviews Leonard Sax Basic Books, 2007 A Must-Read For Parents of Boys Something strange is going on with boys today. My memories of boyhood revolve around the great outdoors--running through fields with hockey stick guns, climbing trees, playing any and every sport, getting sunburns, heatstroke, ticks, sprained ankles and all the other bumps and bruises guaranteed to come to an active, rambunctious boy. Though today I live in a neighborhood filled with boys, rarely ...             A Mind at a Time69 reviews Mel Levine Simon & Schuster, 2002 A Mind at a Time This book provides an excellent explanation of the frustrations that some kids face on a day to day basis. 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