Child Adolescent category: 2820 books
Muslim American Youth
Understanding Hyphenated Identities through Multiple Methods
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2008
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent “war on terror,” growing up Muslim in the U.S. has become a far more challenging task for young people. They must contend with popular cultural representations of Muslim-men-as-terrorists and Muslim-women-as-oppressed, the suspicious...
by Elena Trucco
Language: Italian
Release Date: August 13, 2015
Language: Italian
Release Date: August 13, 2015
Guida con esercizi per migliorare ora la comunicazione con gli adolescenti.
Paranoia & Heartbreak
Fifteen Years in a Juvenile Facility
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
For fifteen years, Jerome Gold worked as a rehabilitation counselor in a prison for juveniles in Washington state. Throughout his time there, he kept a journal of his experiences with youths who had been incarcerated for murder, kidnap, assault, rape and other sex offenses, auto theft, burglary, and...
Predatory Priests, Silenced Victims
The Sexual Abuse Crisis and the Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
The sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church captured headlines and mobilized public outrage in January 2002. But much of the commentary that immediately followed was reductionistic, focusing on single "causes" of clerical abuse such as mandatory celibacy, homosexuality, sexual repressiveness...
Cinderland
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
A riveting literary debut about the cost of keeping quiet
Amy Jo Burns grew up in Mercury, Pennsylvania, an industrial town humbled by the steel collapse of the 1980s. Instead of the construction booms and twelve-hour shifts her parents’ generation had known, the Mercury Amy Jo knew was marred...
Understanding Psychosis
Issues, Treatments, and Challenges for Sufferers and Their Families
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
When a loved one is struck with psychosis, people often misunderstand what is happening and why. They may feel helpless or confused or frightened, not knowing what to do with or for the sufferer or how to handle the situation themselves. This book takes a look at psychosis and how it has been handled...
Brothers and Sisters
Developmental, Dynamic, and Technical Aspects of the Sibling Relationship
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1999
Sibling relationships and rivalry are as old as recorded history. This analysis explores that ambivalence between siblings casts its shadow throughout people's lifetimes and affects their choices of mates, relationships with their own children, and aversions to others.
by Chris Simpson Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
What is self-harm and what causes it? Learn the terms and concepts related to this type of behavior.
Provides an in-depth history of self-harm behavior that provides a relatable perspective for the reader
Offers realistic and common case samples that promote better understanding
Explains...
Understanding Girls' Problem Behavior
How Girls' Delinquency Develops in the Context of Maturity and Health, Co-occurring Problems, and Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2011
Understanding Girls' Problem Behavior presents an overview of recent studies by leading researchers into key aspects of the development of problem behavior in girls.
Integrates interdisciplinary research into girls’ problem behaviors (e.g. aggression, antisocial behavior, rule breaking)
Unique...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Media and the Well-Being of Children and Adolescents brings together many of the field's most important scholars and media professionals to present cutting-edge theory and empirical research on both the benefits and risks to youth development. It examines the role that media play in the every-day...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2010
This book provides a unique and accessible account of current research on reading and dyslexia in different orthographies. While most research has been conducted in English, this text presents cross-language comparisons to provide insights into universal aspects of reading development and developmental...
Girls Gone Mild
Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect and Find It's Not Bad to Be Good
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2007
At twenty-three, Wendy Shalit punctured conventional wisdom with A Return to Modesty, arguing that our hope for true lasting love is not a problem to be fixed but rather a wonderful instinct that forms the basis for civilization. Now, in Girls Gone Mild, the brilliantly outspoken author investigates...
Psyche-Soul-Ology
An Inspirational Approach to Appreciating and Understanding Troubled Kids
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2012
Providing insight into the lives of troubled, at-risk, and high-risk kids, Psyche-Soul-ology offers a new approach to mentor this segment of the population to produce favorable outcomes. Author Dr. David L. Roberts, a practicing psychologist, presents a model that includes focusing on both the minds...
by Mary Kelly Perschy
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
The second edition of Helping Teens Work Through Grief provides a more complete and updated manual for facilitators of teen grief groups. It includes additional background information about developmental aspects of teens, the process of grief, aspects of trauma and its effects on teens, the value...