Intrusive Parenting: How Psychological Control Affects Children and Adolescents American Psychological Association (APA), 2001 This text focuses on parental psychological control, or intrusive, inhibiting and manipulative parental behaviours and interaction patterns that negatively affect healthy child development. Contributors review research and present methodologies and findings that should enhance the further study of this important component of the socialization of children. They also integrate the historical ...             Kids These Days: Facts and Fictions About Today's Youth1 review Karen Sternheimer Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2006 One of the best books on teens Karen Sternheimer has followed up her excellent "It's Not the Media" with another highly readable, incisive work that demolishes the rampant myths about teens today. In a time of terrible, misleading, distortion-packed anti-youth books flooding bookshelves, Sternheimer consistently uses logical ...             Generation MySpace: Helping Your Teen Survive Online Adolescence16 reviews Candice M. Kelsey Da Capo Press, 2007 Well written, but maybe not for everyone + Recommended for parents of pre-teens and teens + Excellent! A MUST READ for any parent curious about MySpace. + Excellent! Highly recommended for concerned partents + Clear, interesting, thorough, informative.             Parents' Guide to the Spiritual Mentoring of Teens (Heritage Builders)1 review Jim Weidmann, Joe White Focus, 2001 A Thorough, Practical Book About Raising Christian Teens Though the book is titled, "Spiritual Mentoring of Teens," that specific subject is only a small portion of this volume's material. It is really a thorough, positive book about rearing teens, including matters like communication, choosing what to fight over and what to let slide, practical do's ...             How to Talk With Teens About Love, Relationships, & S-E-X: A Guide for Parents2 reviews Amy G. Miron, Charles D., Ph.D. Miron Free Spirit Publishing, 2002 Highly informative, and definately worth reading! + A Terrific Resource for Parents! This book is highly interesting, informative, organized and educational. The title says the book is a guide for parents, however, I found the book to be most rewarding as a Health Education major. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and family friends should even get their hands on this book... you never ...             Parenting Your Out-of-Control Teenager: 7 Steps to Reestablish Authority and Reclaim Love20 reviews Scott P. Sells St. Martin's Griffin, 2002 A great Buy! + Practical Interventions For Parenting A must buy for beneficial strategic parenting info! Good information to help recognize various behavioral patterns.             See Jane Win: The Rimm Report on How 1,000 Girls Became Successful Women36 reviews Sylvia Rimm Three Rivers Press, 2000 A fascinating book --with one caveat + Every mother needs to read this book + Refreshing + Interesting study             Helping Your Depressed Teenager: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers1 review Gerald D. Oster, Sarah S. Montgomery Wiley, 1994 A Better review then Alex This book helped me understand the way to help a teen. This is a great book for parents who want to get their child some psychologicical help, when they don't want to be helped. It helps with understanding how to talk to your depressed teen in a way where you can communicate instead of fight.             Don't Take It Personally: A Parent's Guide to Surviving Adolescence3 reviews LCSW, John, A Davis Break Inn Books, 2004 A Must Have for Parents + Every Parent Should Read It + Enough to make you look forward to your child's teen years Save the cost of therapy. This book is a primer for anyone who has or will have a teenager. It is easy to read, and very logical. Let's face it, living with teens can be dificult emotionally. Mr. Davis has great insight into making this a pleasant time for all. Great gift for friends!             Drugs and Your Kid: How to Tell If Your Child Has a Drug/Alcohol Problem & What to Do About It2 reviews Peter D., Ph.D. Rogers, Lea Goldstein New Harbinger Publications, 2002 A helpful book for ALL parents + Parents: You must buy this book! I found this book to be very helpful in understanding one my child's vulnerability to drug's, and treatment options for a second child. It was clear and easy to read. It would probably even be of interest to all parents.             Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens, Second Edition (Resources for Changing Lives)25 reviews Paul David Tripp P & R Publishing, 2001 Welcome Guide for Parents + Best Book on Raising Teens + Very insightful and God honoring... + Highly Recommend this Book! + excellent             Understanding Teenage Depression: A Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management4 reviews Maureen Empfield, Nicholas Bakalar Holt Paperbacks, 2001 A Teenager with Depression + If you are or a loved one is suffering from depression, you should read this book. + As a Teenager with Depression + Well-organized, eye-opening, and informative!             Recovering from Depression: A Workbook for Teens1 review Mary Ellen Copeland, Stuart Copans Brookes Publishing Company, 2002 I am Recovering As a teenager with depression I selected this book, not knowing what it was like. Well I started to read it and it all made sence. Every chapter focuses on a differnt part of depression, what it does or what you can do. Some things seem a little easy for an older teenager, bur still helpful. I ...             Stressed or Depressed: A Practical and Inspirational Guide for Parents of Hurting Teens2 reviews Archibald D. Hart, Catherine Hart Weber Thomas Nelson, 2005 relevant book + Excellent Resource I received a copy of this book when I needed it most. It not only helped me understand the turbulence in my teenagers' lives , it acknowledged the heartache and stress of parents like me during these years. A practical book that educated me, opened my eyes and encouraged my heart. It should ...             Teenagers Guide to A.D.D.: Understanding & Treating Attention Disorders Through the Teenage Years Antony Amen Mindworks Press, 1996 This book may change your life! No kidding. It may be the difference between finishing high school and going to college, or dropping out and working at fast food places for the rest of your life. This book will help you understand ADD, get the best help for it, and help you reach your potential at home, school, work, with friends, and with your sweetheart.             Ready, Aim, Inspire: Targeting Your Teen's Drug Crisis, with a Focus on Solutions, not Blame Shelly Marshall, Michael J. Marshall Day By Day, 2006 Ready, Aim, Inspire is a parent-panic friendly, first response manual for Mom and Dad facing a drug crisis in their family. Each family, stage of chaos, and next step will be different for each reader. The reader first picks the immediate information they need from the Table of Contents. After responding to the initial crisis, a parent can read at length, learning how to categorize the ...             How To Survive Your Teen's Pregnancy: Practical Advice for a Christian Family5 reviews Linda Ellen Perry Chalfont House, 2003 Excellent and helpful + Essential resource for parents trying to deal with the heartbreak of a daughter's pregnancy + Excellent Book + Practical and Biblical + A great tool for families seeking answers             Passing on the Faith: A Radical New Model for Youth and Family Ministry2 reviews Merton P. Strommen, Dick Hardel Saint Mary's Press, 2000 "Must" reading for all Christian parents! + Must have for Ministry In Passing On The Faith, Merton Stromen and Richard Hardel collaborate to address how, together, parents and the church can increase the likelihood that children will be committed to Jesus Christ and a life of service when they graduate from high school. The authors propose a new paradigm of ...             Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads: Dealing with the Parents, Teachers, Coaches, and Counselors Who Can Make--or ...15 reviews Rosalind Wiseman, Elizabeth Rapoport Crown, 2006 Finding the Strength to Stand Up for Our Kids (and Stepkids) + Look out, queen bee moms/kingpin dads! We're on to you! + A must read for every parent + Good encouragement about standing up for yourself and your kids             You Don't Really Know Me: Why Mothers and Daughters Fight, and How Both Can Win1 review Terri E. Apter W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 useful, but not necessarily helpful I'm a mother of 3 daughters - the eldest a teenager. I was excited about a book to help me throught these very difficult years. I found the book to be very well researched and an easy read. The author was amazingly detached though she is the mother of 2 daughters. The author offered her sympathy ...