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A comprehensive reference for parents and educators explains the origins of substance abuse while offering advice for how to identify risk factors and take steps to prevent vulnerable teens from developing an addiction disorder.
Lahey was born into a family with a history of alcoholism and drug abuse; despite her desires to thwart her genetic legacy, she didn't find sobriety until her early forties. Now she provides a comprehensive resource parents...
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As a parent, you want to see your teen succeed in school and in life--and you do your best to help. But how do you know what will make a difference? Maybe it's time to listen to a teacher. Day in and day out, teachers watch kids interact with peers, make decisions, deal with difficulty, accept or deflect responsibility . . . Teachers are our eyes and ears--and there's a lot they wish we knew. Veteran high school teacher Rebecca Deurlein examines how...
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Nineteen years ago, Dave Cullen was among the first to arrive at Columbine High, even before most of the SWAT teams went in. While writing his acclaimed account of the tragedy, he suffered two bouts of secondary PTSD. He covered all the later tragedies from a distance, working with a cadre of experts cultivated from academia and the FBI, but swore he would never return to the scene of a ghastly crime. But in March 2018, Cullen went to Marjory Stoneman...
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"John Medina explores the neurological and evolutionary factors that drive teenage behavior and affect both achievement and engagement. Then he proposes a research-supported counterattack: a bold redesign of educational practices and learning environments to deliberately develop teens' cognitive capacity to manage their emotions, plan, prioritize, and focus."--Book cover.
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Young children live with awe and wonder as their daily companions. But as they grow, worries often crowd out wonder. Knowing this, how can parents strengthen their kids' love for the world so it sticks around for the long haul?
Thankfully, parents have at their fingertips a miracle vaccine—one that can boost their kids' immunity to the world's distractions. Well-chosen stories connect us with others, even those on the other side of the
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This completely revised and updated edition of Don't Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money prepares parents for the issues that they will encounter during their children's college years. Since our original publication over ten years ago, there has been a dramatic increase in the use of cell phone and internet technology. The birth of the term 'helicopter parent' is, in part, due to the instant and frequent connectivity that parents have with their children...
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Learn how to motivate your adolescent and set them up for success!
Are you frustrated by your teen's lack of interest in education and their future? Do you find yourself getting upset with a broken education system that seems like it's doing nothing to help them? Learn about a new movement that is helping adolescents ignite their passion for life from within and achieve their full potential.
Motivating Adolescents introduces the EMERGING process,...
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Este libro innovador se centra en los años escolares críticos, cuando los padres tienen que aprender a permitir que sus hijos experimenten las desilusiones y las frustraciones producidas a causa de los inevitables problemas de la vida, para que al crecer puedan ser adultos exitosos, fuertes y con una personalidad segura. La crianza de los los hijos en estos tiempos modernos está definida por un nivel sin precedentes de sobreprotección: padres...
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In Launch Your Kid, Jane Kristoffy, MEd, advises parents how to get their kids through school and prepare them for the real world. She empowers parents with simple strategies that can minimize their feelings such as overwhelm, worry, and helplessness. In her no-nonsense, down-to-earth discussion about how to promote kids' academic and personal skills at home, Jane shows parents they don't need to be an experienced teacher, social worker, or psychologist...
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Acceptance by a top college is more than a gold star on a high school graduate's forehead today. It has morphed into the ultimate "good parenting" stamp of approval-the better the bumper sticker, the better the parent, right? Parents of juniors and seniors in high school fret over SAT scores and essays, obsessed with getting their kids into the right college, while their children push for independence.
I'm Going to College--Not You! is a resource...
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"Denby sat in on a tenth-grade English class in a demanding New York public school for an entire academic year, and visited other schools. He read all the stories, poems, plays, and novels that the kids were reading, and creates an impassioned portrait of charismatic teachers at work, classroom dramas large and small, and fresh and inspiring encounters with the books themselves. Lit Up is a dramatic narrative that traces awkward and baffled beginnings...
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Your child has finally gotten to be the top of middle school, congratulations! Before you start worrying about high school, find out how you can best support your student during this last year of middle school. Each contributor to 8th Grade Ready is a current or former 8th grade teacher who has worked extensively with parents and families of students.
Beginning with how 8th grade differs from 7th and moving through preparing them for 9th grade, this...
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Every parent dreams of nurturing confident, resilient, and successful children in a world brimming with endless possibilities. "Sparkling Future: A Parent's Guide to Confident Kids" is an extraordinary roadmap, offering a treasure trove of wisdom, strategies, and insights to help parents embark on this transformative journey.Through the pages of this captivating guide, you will discover the essential principles and practices that lay the foundation...
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"Parenting is hard... the reality of parenting is that it is really hard. And, let's be honest, if we're a parent, we do hard things. Creating a family is much more difficult than others seem to view it."
There is an easy solution for so many things these days. Issues with your car? Buy a new one! Issues with your job? Quit and get a new one! Issues with your phone? Change carriers! Raising a family brings with it issues. Issues that aren't easily...
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The Truth About Career Planning and the College Search Process
Society's guiding "truths" about higher education are now incorrect. In What Every Parent Needs to Know About College Admissions, Christie Barnes helps parents and students alike cut through the noise and find the best school, which might not always be the most prestigious or expensive one.
College planning re-examined. All economic levels are getting vastly incorrect information for...
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All teens today, born after 2000, were thrust into a world with challenges and opportunities non-existent for previous generations. The compelling natures of the internet and social media, combined with the accelerated accumulation of information and changing facts, place exceedingly high demands on their brains' still developing critical control centers.
Without guided opportunities, though, their brains will not achieve adequate capability to develop...
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If you want your kids to make good decisions, have healthy relationships and feel great about themselves as a sexual person, Sex Talks with Tweens is your go-to guide.
If parents don't talk with their tweens, pornography, peers and social media will do it for them. These are the last (and worst) places kids for kids to get their sex education.
Most people don't know how to start or what to say when it comes to the sex talks. No more wondering...
20) College Is Not Mandatory: A Parent's Guide to Navigating the Options Available to Our Kids After Hig
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Discover Tools for Talking to Your Teen About Their Future (No Yelling Required!) I know parents like you want to help your team feel confident about their plans after high school but you're not sure how to help your teen determine a direction that reflects their values, passions, and interests. Your teen dodges your questions about their future plans. You then resort to lectures and arguments, which fuels your student's anxiety over making a decision...
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