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GENERAL PARENTING "Hurt: Inside the
World of Today's Teenagers"
(Youth, Family, and Culture) by Chap Clark
If parents, educators, and youth workers were to read only one book about
helping adolescence-this would be the one. Chap Clark managed to
get inside the world of US teenagers and reveal the depths of the
angst, pressure and loneliness they feel. Hurt is a illuminates
the under layers of teen culture, the places where adolescents are
most honest and vulnerable, only to discover that today’s youth
are indeed a tribe apart.
"A Tribe Apart" by Patricia Hersch
Patricia Hersch spent over three years submerging herself in the
adolescent culture of suburban Virginia in order to write A Tribe
Apart: A Journey Into the Heart of American Adolescence. Why do
teenagers so often seem like a different species? Journalist
Patricia Hersch gives a troubling answer in her fascinating,
up-close-and-personal look at what it means to be a teen in
today's American high schools. Rather than interviewing
"high-risk" teens (those already swept up in a cycle of drug use,
gang violence, or unintended pregnancy, for example), Hersch
focuses her attention on "regular kids"--adolescents who are
average achievers on academic and social levels. In light of this,
A Tribe Apart is all the more startling to read: Hersch's
investigative approach makes it impossible for parents to shrug
off their responsibilities by saying "That's not my kid." This
is your kid.
"Bullying from Both Sides" by Walter B.
Roberts, Jr.
The ultimate guide to recognizing and reducing bullying behaviors
in school!
"Children at Risk" by Dobson / Bauer
The Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Our Kids
In this hard-hitting and empowering book, James Dobson and Gary
Bauer expose the cultural forces endangering today's children and
show what you can do to defend your family, your faith and your
traditional values. A national bestseller revised and expanded for
even more knowledge to protect your most precious gift-your
children.
"Millenials Rising" by Neil Howe and William
Strauss
The Next Generation
"Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads" by Rosalind
Wiseman and Elizabeth Rapoport
"Stop Parenting Start Coaching" by Carol
Carter, Gary Izumo, Joe Martin
How to motivate, inspire and connect with your teenager.
"Suddenly Single Mom" by T. J. Terry
A Practical Guide to Self-sufficient Survival
"The Surprising Power of Family Meals: How
Eating Together Makes Us Smarter, Stronger, Healthier, and
Happier" by Miriam Weinstein
"The Five Love Languages of Teenagers" by Gary Chapman
This book contains very practical guidance on how to express the
teen's primary love language, how to teach them appropriate
responsibility, and how to properly handle both parental and
teen anger. It is a tangible resource for stemming the tide of
violence, immorality, and despair engulfing many teens today.
RAISING DAUGHTERS
"Reviving Ophelia" by Mary Pipher
For troubled adolescent girls, and the people who love them, the
best-selling Reviving Ophelia is a sacred text.
-Time Magazine
"Ophelia Speaks" by Sara Shandler
Shandler reveals telling portraits of teenage girls in this
book, a compilation of essays, poems, and true-grit commentary
from a cross section of teenage girls (or Ophelias), throughout
the country. The book succeeds because it gives voice to their
deepest concerns and their too-often frenzied lives.
"Sugar and Spice and No Longer Nice" by
Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Howard R. Spivak
"This book is a much-needed wake-up call for everyone who still
believes that violence is something girls just don’t do. Parents
and teachers both will be grateful for its insights into how to
identify negative influences and what adults can do to help."
—Marian Wright Edelman, president, Children’s Defense Fund
RAISING SONS
"Raising Cain : Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys"
by Dan Kindlon, Michael Thompson
. . . in American culture, boys "are systematically steered away
from their emotional lives toward silence, solitude, and
distrust."
CUTTING / SELF MUTILATION
"A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language
of Pain " by Marilee Strong
"Body Under Siege: Self Mutilation and Body
Modification in Culture and Psychiatry " by Armando
Favazza, M.D.
"Living on the Razor's Edge: Solution-Oriented Brief
Family Therapy with Self-Harming Adolescents" by Matthew
Selekman
"Self-Injurious Behaviors: Assessment and Treatment"
by Daphne Simon, M.D. & Eric Hollander, M.D.
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