Ninety-two percent of teens say watching films is their number one pastime. So what better way for parents to connect and have meaningful discussions with their teens than Movie Nights? Discussions on 25 broadly varied films, including Groundhog Day, Life Is Beautiful, and Unbreakable, include practical ideas, story points, and follow-up activities that will enable parents to have fun talking with their teens about spiritual truths using movies.
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Movie Nights: 25 Movies to Spark Spiritual Discussions With Your Teen
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Sex, Brains, and Video Games
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Library services to young adults should aspire to two fundamental objectives: to engage young people through meaningful and appealing responses to their recreational and informational needs, while supporting good developmental outcomes. How are those of us who work in libraries, who may see teens only sporadically and for short periods, supposed to work effectively with them? – From the Introduction. How do we best reach our teen patrons? Young adult librarians and others who serve them constantly strive to better understand this often-unpredictable audience. In this insightful guide, Jennifer Burek Pierce provides a fascinating look at today’s teen through the lens of neurological, psychological and educational research. Putting this research in the context of library services, she challenges librarians to question their assumptions about teen patrons and provide new answers based on research finding. Much like early literacy research informed library services to youngest patrons, this provocative book outlines what others who work with adolescents have learned from their professional activities and how that knowledge can encourage new priorities and partnerships in youth services. Use this research to: help sort out the facts from fiction about adolescent brain development and sexuality; equip staff to understand and sensitively interact with teens; foster understanding about teens, technology, and multitasking; and, incorporate teen friendly services and activities into the library.
Helping Your Chemically Dependent Teenager Recover: A Guide for Parents and Other Concerned Adults
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
A guide for parents and other concerned adults parents in need of practical information about their teenagers chemical dependence, its effects, and the recovery process will find this book an invaluable guide. Peter Cohen outlines four stages of recovery and details problems faced by both teens and parents at each stage. He also offers sound advice about how and when to seek professional help and shows how parents can take care of their own needs without feeling guilty.
Let Me Tell You What Your Teens Are Telling Me
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Ever wish you could be a fly on the wall; in your teen’s life? Do you wonder if you are getting through to your teen? Do you wish that you and your teen spoke the same language? Finally – here’s some help from the inside! Nationally-known youth minister and founder of the 1,500 member Oneighty® youth group, Blaine Bartel reveals the thoughts and issues your teens are talking about today. Bartel, now associate pastor of the 12,000 member Church On the Move in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has had more than 20 years youth ministry experience. As he shares the real dilemmas that today’s youth are struggling with, you will receive important information to help you in raising your teen! Not only does Bartel give insights into the world of teens today, but he also provides suggested adjustments in how parents can tackle tough issues and see amazing results! Combining laughs with hard-hitting truths, you will learn about God’s established authority in the home and how to establish important boundaries. Take advantage of this never-before offered resource – a tool for parents, written by a parent, who has had access to thousand’s of teens input through years of counseling and pastoring. Learn how to be effective in your teen’s world today!
Teen Brain, Teen Mind: What Parents Need to Know to Survive the Adolescent Years
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
It’s an age-old question: why do teens behave the way they do? From mood swings to emotional outbursts, teenagers have confounded their parents, guardians, and family members for generations. In this accessible, even-handed guide, Dr. Ron Clavier provides insights into the teenaged mind from a neurological perspective, and seeks to explain the behaviors that are often associated with adolescence. Arguing that a clear understanding of the teenage brain will help parents to preserve the harmony at home, Dr. Clavier offers coping tips and strategies designed to ease tensions, improve communication, and set teenagers on the path toward a healthy life. A must for anyone with a teen in his or her life, this guide is an excellent resource for parents, teachers, and counselors.
Building Self-Esteem in At-Risk Youth: Peer Group Programs and Individual Success Stories
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
This book discusses peer group programs and long range community efforts to rehabilitate street youth, gang members, and other youth who have low self-esteem, come from dysfunctional families, and are failures in school and society in general. Through his experience and workshops, Frank has found ways for these youth to deal with their rage and shame in a productive, effective, and edifying manner. The author shows how behavior and attitude improve when the youths learn to curb their feelings of inadequacy by building positive self-esteem. This will be an excellent tool for educators, counselors, social workers, and others concerned with troubled adolescents.
Teenagers in the United States (December 2004): Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing, 2002 (Vital and Health Statistics)
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
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Twentieth-Century Teen Culture by the Decades: A Reference Guide
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Decade by decade, this resource offers an overview of all aspects of American teenagers’ lives from 1900 to 1999, as they evolved through the century. Using a variety of sources from sociological studies to popular magazines, this work shows how teens have responded to the political events that have characterized each decade. It also describes the patterns that have affected their home, work, and school lives, patterns of dating and sex, trends in alcohol and drug use, teen tastes in books and movies, and use of slang and fashion. Seventy illustrations make the personalities, interests, and media of each decade come alive for students of history, literature, and popular culture.
The Guide To Honest Parenting: Parenting Help To Deal With Behavior Problems In Your Child Or Teen
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
The Guide to Honest Parenting is a revolutionary, yet common sense approach to parenting children and teens with behavioral and emotional issues. It is designed to help parents, stepparents, foster parents, grandparents, and teachers of children diagnosed with ADD, ADHD, ODD, Conduct Disorder, and many other diagnoses…OR… no diagnosis at all. This is not just for parents of kids with behavior problems, but those parents will appreciate the relief and seeing progress the most. If your child or adolescent is angry, secretive, dishonest, argumentative, aggressive, verbally or physically abusive, destructive, disrespectful, etc., then you NEED to read this book. This parenting style uses no tricks, or “reverse psychology.” Phone Coaching and email support are available, as is a free email newsletter. If you’ve tried programs that don’t work, THIS is your answer. It’s effective, easy to understand, and offers information and help that you won’t find elsewhere.
Preventing Teen Violence: A Guide for Parents and Professionals (Contemporary Psychology)
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Ever since the killings at Columbine High School created a renewed focus on the problems of adolescent aggression, professionals in education, criminal justice, and social services have been seeking ways to curb its rising tide. This volume examines adolescent aggression from many perspectives
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