parent and child

Jill Kelly, wife of Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, reflects on her son Hunter's genetic disease, which took his life at the age of eight, and how his illness and the times she shared with him affected her life, marriage, family, and faith.

Fifteen-year-old Janie feels devastated when she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her and her family through his college radio program.

A novel tracing the relationship between parents and children through several generations of the Pontifex family, a middle class English family.

As a game, sixteen-year-old Jennifer pretends that she has been attacked by a serial rapist, but then she finds herself getting more attention than she wanted, from the police and her parents.

The dynamics of the Schwartz family are drastically changed when Bernard, father of the sarcastic Chris and devout Cathy, wakes up from a coma--accidentally induced by the ingestion of two classes of antidepressants--physically and mentally impaired, and at the mercy of his children.

As she navigates adolescence, ninth-grader Mia must deal with her mother' s recent death and her father's illness while she searches for friendship and love in the world around her.

In their own words, children of different ages talk about how and when they learned of their gay or lesbian parent's sexual orientation and the effect it has had on them.

Discusses ways that teenagers can improve their relationship with their parents and help each other develop mutual trust and respect.

Discusses what birth order means, the significance of being born in a certain family position, and ways that families can avoid birth order problems.

Offers information to parents on what to expect from their adolescent in terms of emotional, cognitive, moral, physical, and behavioral development; discussing some of the milestones and concerns common to all parent-teen relationships.