Alpern, Michele

Offers advice to teens on how to handle their emotions in the aftermath of a crisis such as a divorce or death, focusing on the importance of sharing thoughts and feelings with others, and includes coping strategies.

Shows teenagers how to identify and cope with different types of hatred.

Presents facts about birth control and pregnancy. Includes information on being a teen parent, placing a child for adoption, and having an abortion.

Explains the common causes of a parent's job loss, the financial and emotional effects of unemployment on the family, expected changes in lifestyle, ways of coping and resources available, and the process of getting a new job.