Boundaries with Teens: When To Say Yes, How To Say No John Townsend	To help teenagers grow into healthy adults, parents and youth workers need to teach them how to take responsibility for their behavior, their values, and their lives. Dr. Townsend shows parents how to bring control to an out-of-control family life, how to set limits and still be loving parents, how to define legitimate boundaries for the family, how to instill in teens a godly character. He gives important keys for establishing healthy boundaries — the bedrock of good relationships, maturity, safety, and growth for teens and the adults in their lives. The book offers help in raising your teens to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions. Visit Parenting Teens.
How to Really Parent Your Teenager Ross Campbell	Dr. Campbell offers a guidebook of positive, proven strategies for real-world problems. Parents will learn how to spot depression and anticipate rebellion, how to discuss sexuality and keep anger in check, and most importantly, how to maintain communication and communicate love. Visit Parenting Teens.
The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families Mary Pipher	Families today are experiencing a new set of realities. Working parents are harried, tired, and overextended. They are unable to protect their children from the enemy within, the inappropriate television they watch for hours, the computer games that keep them from playing outside, the virtual reality they tune in to when they should be learning about the real world. And so, Pipher says, we have houses without walls. Compounding this is the fact that our psychological theories don't work anymore, because they were developed decades ago, when families were tightly knit, relatively monolithic institutions. Pipher offers ideas for simple actions we can all take to help rebuild our families and strengthen our communities. Visit Parenting Teens.
The Way of the Wild Heart: A Map for the Masculine Journey John Eldredge	This is a book about how a boy -- and a man -- becomes a man. We live in a time where most men and boys are essentially fatherless. Whatever their circumstances, they have no man actually taking them through the many adventures, trials, battles and experiences they need to shape a masculine heart within them. They find themselves on their own to figure life out, and that is a lonely place to be. Their fears, anger, boredom and their many addictions all come out of this fatherless place within them, a fundamental uncertainty in the core of their being. Eldredge reveals how God takes a man on the masculine journey and how parents can lead their sons to manhood. Visit Adolescence and Emotional Health.
Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul John Eldredge and Stasi Eldredge	Every little girl has dreams of being swept up into a great adventure, of being the beautiful princess. Sadly, when women grow up, they are often swept up into a life filled merely with duty and demands. Many Christian women are tired, struggling under the weight of the pressure to be a "good servant," a nurturing caregiver, or a capable home manager. This book shows readers the glorious design of women before the fall, describes how the feminine heart can be restored, and casts a vision for the power, freedom, and beauty of a woman released to be all she was meant to be. By revealing the core desires every woman shares - to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role in a grand adventure, and to unveil beauty, John and Stasi Eldredge invite women to recover their feminine hearts, created in the image of an intimate and passionate God. They also encourage men to discover the secret of a woman's soul and to delight in the beauty and strength women were created to offer. And more, they help parents to lead their daughters to become the strong and beautiful women they were created to be.
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers Gary Chapman	This book contains very practical guidance on how to express the teen's primary love language, how to teach them appropriate responsibility, and how to properly handle both parental and teen anger. It is a tangible resource for stemming the tide of violence, immorality, and despair engulfing many teens today. Visit Adolescence.
Stepliving for Teens: Getting Along with Step-Parents, Parents and Siblings Joel D. Block and Susan Bartell	In question-and- answer format, Stepliving for Teens covers a wide range of actual stepfamily concerns like: "What should I do if my parent tells me one thing and my stepparent says something else?", "I feel guilty having fun with my father and stepmother when my mom is alone. What should I do?" Not only will teens get honest answers from two psychologists who specialize in teenagers and stepfamilies, but also straight-talk advice from other step-teens. Visit Help Your Teen Adjust to a Stepfamily and Stepfamilies and Co-Parenting.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Stephen R. Covey	With the same profound insight, simplicity, and practical wisdom that have already reached tens of millions of readers, Covey demonstrates how the principles he introduced in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People can be used to build the kind of strong, loving family that lasts for generations. Read an overview of the habits! Visit Three Resolutions.
Parenting Your Adult Child Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell	Parenting no longer ends at 18, yet very few resources are available to help parents better communicate with their child who is no longer a child. Here is a tool that will help you deal with such issues as: Helping Your Child Find Success, When Adult Children Return with their Children, Religious Choices and many more. Visit Adolescence and Parenting Teens.

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Suicide, Depression, Bipolar Disorder How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention Susan Rose Blauner	An international epidemic, suicide has touched the lives of nearly half of all Americans, yet is rarely talked about openly. Susan Blauner, a survivor of multiple suicide attempts, breaks the silence to offer guidance and hope for those contemplating ending their lives — and for their loved ones. Here is an essential resource destined to be the classic guide on the subject of suicide. A portion of the book's proceeds will go to the National Hopeline Network (1-800-SUICIDE). Visit Teen Depression and Teen Suicide.
Self-Injury The Scarred Soul: Understanding and Ending Self-Inflicted Violence Tracy Alderman	Written for the victims of this addictive coping behavior — and for their families and mental health professionals — The Scarred Soul explores the reasons behind self-injury and shows how to overcome the psychological traps that lead to self-destructive acts. Visit Self-Injury.
Bullying And Words Can Hurt Forever: How To Protect Adolescents from Bullying, Harassment, and Emotional Violence James Garbarino and Ellen deLara	Bullying has long been regarded as a way of life. Ever since Columbine, however, student reactions to harassment and intimidation are, finally, driving parents to consider this phenomenon seriously. And Words Can Hurt Forever teaches parents to accept reality (bullying occurs daily), challenge old beliefs ("Kids will be kids" or "If I lived through it, so can they"), and ally with other parents to take on the school system. Revelatory and ultimately uplifting, this groundbreaking book doesn't just highlight the problem, but offers steps that can be taken — must be taken — to solve it. Read Bullying: What Should Parents and Teachers Know? Visit Peer Relationships and Influence.
Abusive Teen Relationships But I Love Him: Protecting Your Teen Daughter from Controlling, Abusive Dating Relationships Jill Murray	One in three girls will be in a controlling, abusive dating relationship before she graduates from high school — from verbal or emotional abuse to sexual abuse or physical battering. Is your daughter in danger? Dr. Murray identifies these controlling, abusive patterns of behavior and helps you get your daughter out of the relationship without alienating her. You will learn what draws her to this type of relationship, why she has a hard time talking to you about it, the special barriers teens face when breaking off a relationship, and what's going on in the mind of a teen abuser. Dr. Murray will help you show your teen what a respectful relationship looks like, and teach her the importance of respecting herself. Visit Abuse: Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect.
Sexual Abuse When Your Child Has Been Molested Kathryn Brohl	This is the thoroughly revised and updated edition of the best-selling guide for families of children who have been molested. First published in 1988, this new edition includes current research and information on the nature and effects of molestation on boys and girls, as well as proven techniques for therapy, healing, and recovery. Using everyday language, the authors provide information, comfort, and advice on how to put the pieces back together again after a child has been sexually molested. Visit Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Sexual Abuse The Wounded Heart Dan B. Allender Also buy The Wounded Heart: A Companion Workbook for Personal or Group Use	The Wounded Heart is an intensely personal and specific look at the most "soul deadening" form of abuse, sexual abuse. It is personal because it may be affecting you, your spouse, a close friend or neighbor, or someone you know well at church. And specific because it goes well beyond the general issues and solutions discussed in other books. Visit Abuse: Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect.
Emotional Health, Anxiety, Stress On Becoming Fearless ... In Love, Work, and Life Arianna Huffington	In stories drawn from her own experiences and from the lives of other women, Arianna Huffington points toward the moments of extraordinary strength, courage, and resilience that result from confronting and overcoming fear. And she outlines the steps anyone can take to conquer fear. Her book shows us how to become bold from the inside out — from feeling comfortable in our own skin to getting what we want in love and at work to changing the world. Visit Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders and Helping Teens with Stress.
Abuse No Momma's Boy: How I Let Go of My Past and Embraced the Future Dominic Carter	Tired of of keeping his life-long secrets, author Dominic Carter shares his remarkable and gut-wrenching story of abuse at the hands of his mother. Carter writes, "It is often said, 'The truth shall set you free', and uncovering these mysteries in my life has released the shackles of shame. I hope my life story will empower others who have lived through the tangled web of mental illness, sex abuse, and despair. Keep in mind, however, that the truth is still a bitter pill to swallow. For years, my past was an embarrassing secret lodged in my soul . . . [but] I have emerged from our collective misery -- not unscathed, but unbowed. Bloodied, but unbowed." Visit Abuse: Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect.
Parental Alienation Syndrome Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Breaking the Ties That Bind Amy J. L. Baker	This study into Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) -- through the eyes of adults who believed that they had been turned against one parent by the other parent -- examines the far-reaching effects of this form of emotional abuse. Baker, a developmental psychologist, provides insight and clarity into this disruption of the parent-child relationship and how it traumatizes and wounds the person. The interviews are fascinating and essential reading for mental health and legal professionals as well as parents going through divorce with custody issues. Visit Abuse: Emotional, Stepfamilies and Co-Parenting, and Single Parenting.

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The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child

Lawrence M. Siegel

Siegel, a special-education attorney, provides all of the strategies, forms, and instructions parents need to make the most of the Individualized Education Program (IEP). He walks readers through the entire IEP process, explaining eligibility rules and assessments in plain language, and gives advice on developing the child's IEP each year, preparing for IEP meetings, and resolving disputes with the school district. Visit Special Education and Learning Disabilities.

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