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This nonfiction self-help book for young readers with disordered eating and body image problems 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.
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What happens when a perfectly healthy teen suddenly becomes tired and lethargic? In Tired Teens, Dr. Philip R. Fischer draws upon decades of experience as a pediatrician to pinpoint causes of chronic fatigue in teens and explains how teens and parents can help combat these debilitating conditions. Preparing for college applications, keeping up with schoolwork, and balancing a variety of extracurricular activities, all while maintaining a social life,...
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"Welcome to life. Teenage life. The most awkward 7 years you'll ever have. 84 months of change, 364 weeks of weird and 2555 days of inconvenience and spots. On the grand scheme of things, it's not a lot. Unless you're an actual teenager, in which case, it's EVERYTHING! "It's the best years of your life!" they tell us. And yet, while it should be, for so many it just doesn't feel like it. For most it's an emotional assault course of acceptance, stress,...
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Safe Dieting for Teens contains straightforward, nonjudgmental advice that teens can easily understand and follow. The book emphasizes slow, safe weight loss and encourages readers to take control of their own health by explaining what's in the foods they eat and providing many alternatives to higher fat foods. Based on the author's years of experience and research, it offers smart advice about what works and what doesn't in this challenging area....
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Adolescence is an exciting transition from childhood to adulthood. The many physical, emotional, and sexual changes that happen during this time can bring confusion and anxiety. With all these changes, it is perfectly normal to have questions.
The Making Of Me has all the answers! As it breaks down into sections with vivid illustrations the changes your body experiences throughout puberty, male and female reproductive anatomy, and the stages of childbirth....
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"Looking Ahead to the Future of Autism Study and Care. Autism and Tomorrow is a comprehensive resource that addresses many parents' questions pertaining to their child with autism, such as financial planning, long-term care, employment options, and employer relationships, community resources, education, bullying, puberty, doctor visits, sex, nutrition, fitness, family relationships, and more. Karen L. Simmons, the founder and CEO of Autism Today,...
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One in eight high school students is depressed. But depression in teenagers can be deceptive, and authorities estimate that a huge number of depressed teens are undiagnosed. Adults may mistake symptoms as "typical" teen angst, anger, or anxiety. Or the teen may mask the symptoms with high-energy activity. For parents who suspect their teen is depressed, the system often fails the family. Insurance coverage for treatment ends too soon, there's a months-long...
13) Sex Matters
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The Unedited Truth About Sex
· Is hooking up really wrong?
· What about living together if you fall in love?
· If the Bible bans sex before marriage...is everything else fair game?
· What about same-sex relationships? Since when does God deny any kind of true love?
Great questions...but who has the answers? Our culture creates a lot of confusion about sex. Honestly, sometimes it's difficult to know who's telling the truth. On one hand, when we...
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Ready, Set, Grow!
Young girls before the onset of puberty have a curiosity about their soon-to-be changing bodies that needs addressing in a simpler way than for their older sisters. In Madaras's proven, trust-worthy, friendly voice and style, this entirely new book now brings them the same kind of thoughtful, down-to-earth information-but at a reading and comprehension level that's just right for them.
Responding throughout to real life questions...
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Parenting in the digital age has never been tougher. It seems the world is changing around us at an ever-increasing speed with new technology, massive amounts of information, and new dangers lurking everywhere--especially online.
At school and in our communities our kids are talking about BIG topics and they have questions. Whether it is about technology, racism, suffering, death, social classes, changing technologies, the environment, terrorism,...
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For more than twenty years, What's Happening to Me? has helped parents explain puberty to their children who are experiencing "growing pains".
More than one million children and young adults have enjoyed the humor and honesty in this book, while learning what really happens to their bodies as they mature.
Peter Mayle and Arthur Robins are the bestselling team also responsible for Where Did I Come From?
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This is a story about what can happen to a girl when she starts her period. People do not need to be able to read in order to understand the story. Susan does not understand what is happening to her when she finds blood on her sheets and clothes. She does not tell her mother, but goes straight to school. In the playground, other girls giggle and point at the blood stains. Susan doesn't know why they are laughing at her. A teacher notices what is happening...
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Have Real Conversations With Your Kids About Sex The old ways of having the "sex talk" just won't cut it anymore. Sadly, the number one place today's young people go to for answers about sex is Google. Meanwhile, kids view nearly 14,000 sexual references a year on television, and 70 percent of teenagers have encountered pornography on the Internet. If we want our children to know the truth about healthy sexuality, we need to create a comfortable climate...
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La dictadura de la línea hace estragos. En la adolescencia, cuando es habitual y frecuente que el cuerpo se redondee temporalmente, el tema se convierte en una catástrofe. El resultado es que nuestras hijas empiezan dietas de adelgazamiento descabelladas, que ponen en peligro su salud y su crecimiento. Este libro responde a las numerosas preguntas sobre el tema:
• Cómo ayudarla a distanciarse un poco de la locura del adelgazamiento.
• Qué...
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