Parenting Teenagers

The Rules of Play
7 Things Your Teenager Won't Tell You : And How to Talk About Them Anywa
by Jenifer Lippincott, Robin M. Deutsch, Ph.D.
YES, YOU CAN TALK WITH YOUR TEENAGER. Every teenager keeps secrets. If you're like most parents, you worry about what your kids don't tell you. In this guide to keeping pace-and peace-with teens, authors Jenifer Lippincott and Robin Deutsch offer

Introduction
Surviving Ophelia: Mothers Share Their Wisdom in Navigating the Tumultuous Teenage Years
by Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D.
There are no pictures of me cuddling Ellen to my heart for the first time in the delivery room, but it doesn't matter. Every detail is clear in my mind: her perfect, round face, the fuzz of soft gold hair crowning the very top of her head, and her dazed d

Getting a View from the Ferris Wheel
The Rollercoaster Years
by Charlene C. Giannetti, Margaret Sagarese
Parenting a child from ages ten through fifteen is truly challenging. Like the view from a Ferris Wheel, the highs are exhilarating; but looking down can be flip-flop stomach scary. It is the best of times and the worst of times.

My Belly Button and the Territory Around It

During adolescence, if a girl isn't careful, she can fall into a trap called the Girl Box-a place where the way she looks is more important than who she is, where having a boyfriend is worth giving up a piece of her identity.

Who Threw the Switch?
Boundaries with Teens
by John Townsend, Ph.D.
I had known Trevor since he was six, because our families ran in the same circles. As a preteen, he was a normal kid, not perfect, but not out of control either. He was respectful of adults and fun to be around.

The Passion Within
The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries About the Teenage Brain Tell Us About Our Kids
by Barbara Strauch
Nora loped through the clinic door, her long brown hair with a wide purple streak flowing behind her. In recent years, Nora Berenstain had survived a move from Sacramento to Washington, D.C., her parents' divorce, and a horrific seventh grade when her

Intoduction
Girl Wars : 12 Strategies That Will End Female Bullying
by Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D., Charisse Nixon, Ph.D.
Relational aggression (RA), also called female bullying, is the use of relationships, rather than fists, to hurt another. Rumors, name calling, cliques, shunning, and a variety of other behaviors are the weapons girls use against one another

Going on Tilt
The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life
by Laura S. Kastner, Ph.D., Jennifer Wyatt, Ph.D.
During a two-year period beginning with the senior year of high school, most parents find themselves confounded by unanticipated challenges. 'Why are my daughter and I fighting like cats and dogs now that she's about to leave?' a mother might ask.

Helping Your Teen : School Failure, Sadness, Depression, Anger, Violenc
by SAMHSA
Failure in school is another serious issue, but nagging is the wrong approach, and enforcing study times usually doesn't work, either. Parents often assume that school problems are caused by lack of effort, and that making kids study more will improve

Helping Your Teen : Managing Anger, Resolving Conflict
by SAMHSA
Warm family relationships can help protect children from acting violently, abusing alcohol and other drugs, or engaging in other high-risk behaviors. But family members - even in the most loving families - get angry at one another from time to time.

Parenting by Choice and Not by Chance
Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers: Guiding the Way for Compassionate, Committed, Courageous Adults
by Maurice J. Elias Ph.D., Steven E. Tobias, Psy.D., Brian S. Friedlander, Ph.D.
Is your life hectic? Did you plan for it to be this way? Did you sit down two years ago and say, Wow, my life is so relaxed, I have so much time that over the next two years, I want to greatly increase how many things my kids-and we-are doing?

Introduction
Always My Child
by Kevin Jennings, Patricia Gottlieb Shapiro, M.S.W.
I knew I was gay long before I had heard that word or knew what it meant. I remember at age six or seven being more fascinated by my brother's bodybuilding magazines than by his Playboys, but somehow knowing that this was information I should keep quiet.

Family Life with Middlers
Parenting 911: How to Safeguard and Rescue Your 10 to 15 Year-Old from Substance Abuse, Sexual Encounters... and Other Risky Situations
by Charlene C. Giannetti, Margaret Sagarese
We, our middlers, and other children are dependent on one another for love, appreciation, and a sense of well-being. Family life only runs satisfactorily and rewardingly when everyone pulls his or her weight.

Making Friends in Middle School
by SAMHSA
As children approach adolescence, friends and fitting in often become very important. Young teens increasingly look to friends and the media for clues on how to behave, and they begin to question adults' values and rules.

Steroid Use and Teen Athletes
by SAMHSA
Steroid use disqualifies many professional and Olympic athletes, but it is quietly attracting teens who want to boost their strength, speed, or stamina. Parents and coaches often are not aware of the lure and availability of supplements for high school -

It's About Time: New Times, New Talk
Venus in Blue Jeans: Why Mothers and Daughters Need to Talk About Sex
by Nathalie Bartle, Ed.D., Susan Abel Lieberman, Ph.D.
When my children were old enough to entrust with a house key, they sometimes arrived home from school before I returned from work. At least one day a week, though, I would try to be there when they rushed through the front door, hoping they'd share some

Peer Pressure: Good or Bad?
by SAMHSA
Kids want to be accepted, to belong, and to be like peers they admire. As a result, peer pressure can influence the choices young people make - contributing to poor decisions or reinforcing good ones.

Get the Big Picture
Boundaries with Teens
by John Townsend, Ph.D.
What are your goals and desires for your teen? Do you want some peace and quiet around the house? Less disrespect? No involvement with alcohol or drugs? Better school performance? More consideration for the needs and feelings of others?

The Art of Being Smart
Oh Boy! Mothers Tell the Truth About Raising Teen Sons
by Maryann Bucknum Brinley
A team of researchers at the University of Richmond in Virginia led by psychology professor Craig Kinsley has discovered that motherhood can make us smarter and may even help prevent dementia. Honestly, I love these kinds of studies.

The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
When We're In Public, Pretend You Don't Know Me: Surviving Your Daughter's Adolescence so You Don't Look like an Idiot and She Still Talks to You
by Susan Borowitz, Ava Siegler, M.D.
It all starts when we read our baby daughters the childhood classic, The Runaway Bunny. The fantasy of that ubiquitous mommy, who transforms into everything from a gardener to a weather condition just so she can always be with her little bunny