adolescent psychology

A collection of true stories from teens who made impulsive decisions that ultimately changed their lives.

A guide to surviving online embarrassment for teenage girls that includes real-life questions and answers.

Addresses the problem of aggression in preteen and teenage girls, featuring true stories from mothers and girls who have bullied or been victims of bullying, and including suggestions for preventing and intervening in aggressive behavior among girls.

Looks at the problems and pressures facing adolescent girls, and suggests how to help them develop into self-assured young adults.

Discusses the behavior of self-injury, or "cutting," particularly among teens, and presents parents with strategies for helping children cope with emotions in a healthier way and covers treatments, such as dilectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and how to select a therapist.

"This self-help guide for young readers delivers real talk about eating disorders and body image; tools and information for recovery; and suggestions for dealing with the media messages that contribute so much to disordered eating, written in a easy-to-understand, conversational way"--OCLC.

Details a research-based approach for helping adolescents and young adults with autism develop social skills.

Examines the everyday issues, problems, and demands that teens have faced since the turbulence years of the 1960s and offers strategies that may help both youth and adults cope with the ever-changing challenges of life.

"[The author] prompts teens to get calm by engaging in mindful tasks like identifying gurus, tapping into warrior energy, mastering meditation, practicing realistic optimism, becoming a self-awareness samurai, learning to surrender, finding a spirit animal, expressing challenging emotions, living with loving-kindness, protecting the planet, and making vision boards that embrace 'the Tao of Cool'"--Amazon.

Examines racial identity, revealing the source of some of the racial and ethnic stereotypes adolescents are exposed to; discussing reasons why African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, Native Americans, and other racial groups often feel the need to stick together; and calling for a more open dialogue about race.