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Raising a teen with ADHD can feel overwhelming. The forgotten homework, the emotional overreactions, the arguments over simple responsibilities can slowly erode your confidence as a parent.

Parenting a teen with ADHD and anxiety can feel overwhelming. The mood swings, the anger outbursts, the shutdowns, the constant tension at home. You're not failing! You're facing a neurological and emotional challenge that requires the right tools.

Jonathan Haidt has spent his career speaking wisdom and truth in some of the most the most difficult spaces - communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the perfect storm contributing to a public health emergency for teenagers today. In The Anxious Generation, Haidt argues that for the cohort that hit puberty around 2009, their sense of self developed as the threads of three dramatic technological and social changes emerged.

Why do teenagers stay up late and struggle to get up in the morning? Do teenagers really take more risks? What is happening with teenagers' hormones? The Psychology of the Teenage Brain offers all those involved in teenagers' lives insight into what's happening in their brains and how understanding them can improve relationships and communication at this crucial stage. It explains key topics, including the way the brain changes during adolescence, the role of hormones, and what we really know about risk and resilience, sleep, and peer pressure.

Raising a teenage boy in today’s world can feel like steering a rocket ship with no instruction manual. There are hormones, homework, social media storms, identity questions, and “I’m fine” grunts that clearly mean “I have no idea what’s going on.” And through it all, Dad… he’s looking to you.

In this New York Times bestseller, one of America’s premier physicians offers a must-read account of the new challenges facing parents today and a program for how we can better prepare our children to navigate the obstacles they face In The Collapse of Parenting, internationally acclaimed...

In Heaven, a 14-year-old boy is tormented for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, he chooses to suffer in silence. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate, Kojima, who experiences similar treatment at the hands of her bullies. Providing each other with immeasurable consolation at a time in their lives when they need it most, the two young friends grow closer than ever. But what, ultimately, is the nature of a friendship when your shared bond is terror?

THE ACCLAIMED #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER with over two million copies sold A must-read for all parents: the generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media, and big tech—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. Named...

Wie geht es weiter, wenn plötzlich alle Lebensträume wie ein Kartenhaus in sich zusammenfallen? Zwischen ihr und dem ungewöhnlichen Senioren-Trio entwickelt sich eine intensive Freundschaft. In Gesprächen voller Wärme, Humor und Tiefgang offenbaren die drei ihre größten Lektionen – bewegende Geschichten über verpasste Chancen, echte Freundschaft und den Mut, dem Herzen zu folgen. Langsam versteht die junge Frau, welche Türen sie öffnen muss, um das Glück wieder in ihr Leben zu lassen. Eine berührende Erzählung über zweite Chancen, echte Begegnungen und die Frage, was am Ende wirklich zählt.

From the #IMomSoHard duo, Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley, comes a hilarious and heartfelt guide full of wise words and side-splitting laughs on navigating the wild ride of tween and perimenopause angst—an essential lifeline for every mother re-experiencing those middle school years Welcome to...

If stories are inspired by life, storytelling is an art that reflects one's own conviction. This series is originally written by the one and only Mr. Ramesh Aravind. He has beautifully woven his experiences, learnings and life values, to drive home the essence of living our daily life. The...

“Our education systems are shortchanging far too many teenagers. This book is brimming with insights on how to change that. It’s an engaging, evidence-based, and practical read about how to develop a generation of lifelong learners.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of...

From the author of Hold On, But Don’t Hold Still, the emotionally charged and eye-opening account of a mother who navigates the cacophony of best practices and urgent advice from parenting authorities in search of a way to support her teen as he maps his own path to mental health. When...

Establish wise and loving limits that make a positive difference in your teen, in the rest of your family, and in you. The teen years: relationships, peer pressure, school, dating, character. To help teenagers grow into healthy adults, parents and youth workers need to teach them how to take...

A BEST BOOK OF 2023 IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN AND WALL STREET JOURNAL From Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of House of Glass, comes a searing memoir about her experience with anorexia, and her long journey to full recovery. From the ages of fourteen to seventeen, Freeman lived in psychiatric...

When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder will empower you to help your teen using a unique, family-based treatment (FBT) approach. With this guide, you'll learn to respectfully and lovingly oversee your teen's nutritional rehabilitation, which includes helping to normalize eating behaviors, managing meals, expanding food flexibility, teaching independent and intuitive eating habits, and using coping strategies and recovery skills to prevent relapse.

'Rachel's book is full of wisdom and support. I love that she has a consistently compassionate viewpoint - both towards teenagers and the ones raising them' - SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR 'Every parent should buy this book...it is full of practical strategies to connect with your teenager' - SIR ANTHONY...

Adolescence is the most dramatic and formative period of our lives: both thrilling and traumatic, it is when we become who we are, when the smallest things can have life-long effects. But it is also full of contradictions, making it bewildering to live through and usually misunderstood in retrospect. In this moving, empowering book, which is full of counter-intuitive insights, Lucy Foulkes, an expert in adolescent psychology, draws on the latest studies and in-depth interviews to demystify adolescent behaviours - friendship, bullying, risk-taking, sex, mental illness, love and much more.

Unlock the transformative journey of raising an autistic child, armed with understanding, compassion, and powerful strategies to help them thrive Autism doesn't define your child; it's simply a part of who they are. They don’t need fixing or changing—they need acceptance, understanding, and support as they navigate a world that often sees things differently than they do. This comprehensive guide will empower you with insights, proven strategies, and practical guidance to help your child succeed.

Finding Stevie is a dark and poignant true story that highlights the dangers lurking online. When Stevie’s social worker tells Cathy, an experienced foster carer, that Stevie, 14, is gender fluid she isn’t sure what that term means and looks it up. Stevie, together with his younger brother...