Showing titles in Adolescent Psychology

The influence of technology on hobbies and leisure time is quickly becoming a regular part of daily life, but how much do we really understand about how or why we're using it, and its impact on our health? This easy-to-listen guide is designed to provide all of the support needed to understand...

Practical advice for raising authentic, self-reliant teenage girls in the age of the Internet from the experienced clinical psychologist Dr. Roni Cohen-Sandler It may feel as though your preteen or teenage daughter is growing up in a different universe than you did. Between smartphones, social...

The hero’s journey is a pattern of stages occurring across countless works of fiction – from the myths of Ancient Greece all the way to the modern experience of video games. The Gamer's Journey takes these ideas to the next level. Following the structure of the monomyth, Dr. Daniel Kaufmann transforms the themes found in many video games into life lessons that unlock our own potential. These quests include identity formation, self-discovery, confidence, finding our passions, and character development.

In questo saggio, Leonardo Mendolicchio, psichiatra e psicoanalista che con i ragazzi lavora da anni, attinge alla propria esperienza personale e professionale per indagare cosa significhi essere maschi oggi, tra corpo e desiderio, vulnerabilità e modelli culturali, fragilità e trasformazioni. E propone una nuova strategia educativa, che aiuti gli adulti - genitori, insegnanti, educatori - ad accompagnare i ragazzi verso una virilità più libera, capace di accogliere le emozioni senza vergogna.

Che cosa sta succedendo oggi ai maschi? Viviamo in un mondo in continuo cambiamento, con grandi contraddizioni, nel quale i ragazzi sono spesso iperprotetti o, al contrario, lasciati a se stessi; nel quale diventano vittime di modelli irrealistici che spopolano sui social media; nel quale le nuove generazioni di padri appaiono incapaci di assolvere al proprio ruolo educativo di esempi di una mascolinità emotivamente consapevole.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive book on the rise of “toxic achievement culture” overtaking our kids' and parents' lives, and a new framework for fighting back In the ever more competitive race to secure the best possible future, today’s students face unprecedented...

¿Por qué se enfada tanto? ¿Cuándo empezó a volverse narcisista? ¿Qué puedo hacer frente a su impulsividad o su parsimonia? ¿Cuántas veces, desde que tu retoño se ha convertido en adolescente y se ha sumido en un mar de contradicciones, te has dicho "no lo entiendo, necesito un manual de instrucciones"? ¡¡¡Diana Al Azem tiene la solución!!! Su libro es el traductor universal padres-adolescentes / adolescentes-padres, con las claves que nos explican, ante los conflictos del día a día, cómo actuar y responder para lograr no solo entenderlos, sino la tan ansiada paz familiar.

A New York Times Editor’s Pick ** People Best Books ** Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Books ** Chicago Tribune 28 Books You Need to Read Now ** “It blew my mind to discover that adolescent animals and humans are so similar…I loved this book!” —Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make...

15 revelatory strategies for raising emotionally healthy girls, based on cutting-edge science that explains the modern pressures that make it so difficult for adolescent girls to thrive Anyone caring for girls today knows that our daughters, students, and girls next door are more anxious and...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An urgently needed guide to the alarming increase in anxiety and stress experienced by girls from elementary school through college, from the author of Untangled Dr. Lisa Damour worked as an expert collaborator on Pixar’s Inside Out 2! “An invaluable read for...

A leading psychologist examines how our popularity affects our success, our relationships, and our happiness—and why we don’t always want to be the most popular No matter how old you are, there’s a good chance that the word “popular” immediately transports you back to your teenage...

Two leading adolescent and young adult mental health experts provide a practical and compassionate path to parents combatting the worry and frustrating isolation many feel when supporting their twentysomethings. Hibbs and Rostain explain when and how adulthood markers changed, and invite parents and young adults to learn new, more effective ways of communicating with each other.

You've spent the first twelve years of your child's life guiding, disciplining, and playing, only to transition into the teenage years where you feel like none of this mattered. It does matter! The teenage years can be a struggle for most parents because trying to connect with your teenager as a parent can feel hopeless at times. Trying to understand your teen's logic, choices, and actions is more than a full-time job; it is a commitment to chaos and hoping you come out alive when it is all over.

The teenage years can be awkward - bodies change and sweat, and smells and spots become part of life. Growing Up has a supportive but straightforward approach that gives you the knowledge ahead of time. Why do boys' voices break? How do hormones work? From managing spots to mending a broken heart, this audiobook has the answers, along with advice for parents and kids on discussing potentially embarrassing topics.

Ce livre vise à démonter les mythes qui circulent impunément au sujet des technologies et qui ne font que multiplier les écrans dans les maisons et les écoles, en plus d’accroître le temps que nos enfants et nos élèves passent devant ceux-ci.

Gegenstand des Hörbuches ist eine differenzierte Auseinandersetzung mit der aktuellen Jugendkultur. Welchen Einfluss haben Influencer, in wie weit prägt und verstärkt Social Media klassische Geschlechterrollen, wie sieht die von der Werbebranche getriebene online Welt wirklich aus und wie politisch sind die „Z's“? Analysiert wird außerdem wie Dating Apps Liebe und Beziehungen dieser Generation verändert und warum die Generation Z als “einsamste” Generation gesehen wird.

In The Stranger in My House, author Corrie Corrigan helps you interrupt the pattern by giving you a new way of thinking and being for both you and your child. Step by step, you’ll learn to reconnect to your child and start reclaiming the life mental illness took away when it moved into your house.

Despite broad interest in developing concentrated treatment programs for OCD, practitioners face several challenges when trying to launch and maintain these programs. This book will provide a comprehensive guide covering the topics of import for clinicians, researchers, and administrators, across different types of institutions and care settings, who want to build an intensive treatment program into their clinical practice across different types of institutions and care settings.

In What Drives You?, author Ellen Yashinsky Chute explores how our families shape our roles and our relationships. Learn how your brain developed, how your family dynamics determined your worldview, and how the identity you formed in your family drives you as an adult. This workbook will illuminate how families work while leading you on an eye-opening journey designed to help you understand, accept, and appreciate the unique person you have become. Chute shows that while our childhood identities still drive us as adults, we can learn to turn the wheel in a new direction.

Por muitos anos, cientistas acreditaram que o cérebro adolescente era essencialmente como o de um adulto, apenas com menos experiência. Na última década, porém, neurologia e neurociência revelaram que nos anos da adolescência acontecem estágios vitais de desenvolvimento do cérebro.