Bettie Youngs, Ph. D., Ed.D.

Bettie Youngs, Ph. D., Ed.D., is an international lecturer and counselor. Dr. Young's is a university professor and executive director of the Phoenix ED Foundation. She serves on the board of trustees to Drake University and is consultant to Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Youngs is founder of Bettie B. Youngs & Associates and president of Instruction & Professional Development, Inc. Dr. Youngs is the author of 24 books published in 29 languages. A noted expert, she is a frequent guest on television and radio talk shows, including Oprah, Donahue, Geraldo, Montel Williams andSally Jesse Rafael. Her work has been recognized in USA Today, The Washington Post, Redbook, McCalls, Working Woman, Parents Magazine, Woman's Day and others.

Books
	Taste Berries for Teens #4: Short Stories and Encouragement on Being Cool, Caring and Courageous At the dinner table two years ago, my parents announced we were going to adopt a baby. I wasn't quite sure why we were doing this. There were already three kids in my family. Why would my parents want another kid?
	Taste Berries for Teens 3: Inspirational Short Stories and Encouragement on Life, Love and Friends - Including the One in the Mirror Would you like to dance? Those words just tickled my skin. The beautiful guy with jet-black hair, interesting dark eyes and a gracious, sly smile reached out for my hand. Obviously, it hadn't crossed his mind that I might say No. We danced. And danced.
	Taste Berries for Teens - Inspirational short stories and encouragement on life, love, friendship and tough issues Each of us longs to be ourselves. And yet, we seek the approval of others: Do you think I'm okay? Do you accept me as I am? Do you like the way I look? Do you approve of how I act? Do you like me? Will you be my friend?
	More Taste Berries for Teens, Inspirational Short Stories and Encouragement on Life, Love, Friendship and Tough Issues Have you ever conceived what it would be like to know that you are dying? My grandmother had to think about it every day for three months. I can hardly fathom how hard that must be. One day she was healthy and then, like a thief in the night
	A Teen's Guide To Living Drug Free You can get through the teen years without falling prey to drugs and alcohol. This book will show you how. As most teens like you know, drugs and alcohol are everywhere; pretending the don't exist could be dangerous.
	A Teen's Guide to Christian Living : Practical Answers to Tough Questions About God and Faith The Bible opens with the words, In the beginning, God . . . Have you ever really wondered what in the beginning is all about? Time is a fascinating concept, so much so that some of our favorite science-fiction stories deal with altering time or traveling
	A Taste-Berry Teen's Guide to Managing the Stress and Pressures of Life Understanding the Many Personalities of Stress. We suffer more in imagination than in reality. - Seneca, Epistulae ad Lucilium. Stress. We hear the word and use it a great deal, but what is it really?
	A Taste-Berry Teen's Guide to Setting and Achieving Goals What Do Brittany Whiteside, Chris Burke and Lyle Rincon Have in Common? By the time she was thirteen years old, Brittany Whiteside dreamed of knowing her way around the Internet.
	365 Days of Taste-Berry Inspiration for Teens The Taste Berries for Teens series has always brought you valuable insights and inspiration with its stories about maximizing life in the midst of the ups and downs of teen life. Just as the taste berry convinces the taste buds that all food-even
	12 Months Of Faith: A Devotional Journal for Teens God wants us to know Him. He wants a special and personal relationship with each of us. He wants us to seek His wisdom and instruction on a daily basis through prayer and reflection on His Word, the Bible.
	Living the Ten Commandments in New Times: A Book for Teens What do these ancient biblical laws mean to you, a young person living in exciting, yet turbulent, times? Do you think of the Commandments as really old and outdated, or do you see them as incredibly pertinent?