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What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens' lives? In this eye-opening book, youth culture and technology expert Danah Boyd uncovers some of the major myths regarding teens' use of social media. She explores tropes about identity, privacy, safety, danger, and bullying. Ultimately, Boyd argues that society fails young people when paternalism and protectionism hinder teenagers' ability to become informed, thoughtful, and engaged citizens through their online interactions.

In this groundbreaking new book, a Harvard-trained neurologist shows how you can attain lifelong mental fitness. Utilizing the latest breakthroughs in research, Dr. Jeff Victoroff has developed a definitive, life-changing plan that provides you with the powerful, scientifically based methods you need to protect your brain from aging and memory loss. Starting today, you too can save your brain.

Positive Parenting for Autism delivers practical guidance that will empower parents to implement the techniques used by professionals to help their child with autism build essential social and life skills in an encouraging, affirming way. Raising a child with autism is one of the most challenging responsibilities any parent can face. It can be difficult to manage the commitments of daily life and also feel as though you’re doing all you can to support the development of your special needs child.

En nuestra infancia está la clave para entender por qué somos como somos, qué nos hace pensar, sentir y actuar de determinada manera y no de otra. Descubrirla nos atrae, pero también nos asusta. Nos da miedo entender por qué manifestamos ciertos comportamientos externos que, sin embargo, cuestionamos internamente.

His name was Kevin but his keepers called him Zoo Boy. He didn't talk. He hid under tables and surrounded himself with a cage of chairs. He hadn't been out of the building in the four years since he'd come in. He was afraid of water and wouldn't take a shower. He was afraid to be naked, to change his clothes. He was nearly 16. Desperate to see change in the boy, the staff of Kevin's adolescent treatment center hired Hayden. As Hayden read to him and encouraged him to read, crawling down into his cage of chairs with him, Kevin talked.

You see your children every day. You have a handle on their lives, right? But do you know how to read the undercurrents? Can you spot the subtle signs of potentially addictive behavior? Is there a touch of violence hidden in your child? This book shows the exact key behaviors, activities, and personality changes to look for in your child that point to brewing trouble. Designed for every parent with teenagers today, this is the only book that provides honest answers to the questions you have about your child and drug abuse, alcohol and binge drinking, violence and bullying, gambling, and depression and suicide.

A light in the darkness for severely troubled children, former special education teacher Torey Hayden faced three of her most extraordinary challenges after she left the classroom. Nine-year-old Cassandra, kidnapped by her father and found starving, dirty, and picking through garbage cans - a child prone to long silences and erratic, violent behavior, whose hard-won recollections of the nightmare she endured could not be fully trusted.

An award-winning scientist offers a groundbreaking new understanding of the mind-body connection and its profound impact on everything from advertising to romance. The human body is not just a passive device carrying out messages sent by the brain but rather an integral part of how we think and make decisions.

A veteran clinical psychologist exposes why doctors, teachers, and parents incorrectly diagnose healthy American children with serious psychiatric conditions. In recent years there has been an alarming rise in the number of American children and youth assigned a mental health diagnosis. Current data from the Centers for Disease Control reveal a 41 percent increase in rates of ADHD diagnoses over the past decade and a forty-fold spike in bipolar disorder diagnoses. Similarly, diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder has increased by 78 percent since 2002.

Per questo è nato il progetto La Via della longevità felice, un sentiero verso la consapevolezza del dono prezioso di una lunga vita. E così è nato questo manuale che vede convergere le esperienze e le conoscenze di Franco Berrino, Nino Frustaglia e gli altri medici ed esperti della "Grande Via" in campi diversi come l'alimentazione, la psicologia, lo yoga, la botanica e la medicina tradizionale cinese.

Community leaders and activists Gómez and Arroyo worked with children, teenagers, and parents - both the victims and the bullies - to put together this searing anthology of original essays, poetry, plays, and commentary on how bullying has affected their lives.

The Mature Mind delivers good news for those in the second half of life, with an extraordinary account of cutting-edge neuroscience, groundbreaking psychology, fascinating vignettes from history and case studies, and practical advice for personal growth strategies. Gene Cohen, a renowned psychiatrist and gerontologist, draws from more than thirty years of research to show that surprising positive changes in our brains have the powerful potential to enhance, not diminish, our lives after fifty.

Dans le monde entier, les dernières découvertes scientifiques sur le développement et le fonctionnement du cerveau bouleversent notre compréhension des besoins essentiels de l'enfant. Elles prouvent qu'une relation empathique, aimante, est décisive pour permettre à son cerveau d'évoluer de manière optimale, pour déployer pleinement ses capacités intellectuelles et affectives.

Um dos mais respeitados psiquiatras brasileiros e autor de inúmeros best-sellers, Augusto Cury vem se dedicando ao estudo da educação há anos. Desta vez, nos apresenta um audiolivro que servirá de guia para pais e professores. Segundo suas próprias palavras: "Não mudamos ninguém, mas podemos usar ferramentas de ouro para que se reciclem, reescrevam sua história e dirijam seu próprio roteiro".

A significant event occurred in Jim's life when his son was born. His son, Michael, was born weighing 3 pounds, 14 ounces. He also had several health issues that were eventually diagnosed as a growth disorder. The growth disorder had many characteristics. Most significantly, the disorder made Michael, throughout his life, smaller and slighter than most children or adults. These characteristics led to Michael looking "different." Throughout Michael's life, there were many experiences where he was judged, teased, and bullied because he was small.

Theo Parker ist Psychologe und selbst seit über zehn Jahren mit ADHS diagnostiziert. Er nähert sich dem Phänomen differenziert, wobei er auf überraschende Erkenntnisse und ein paar unbequeme Fragen stößt. Verständlich und fundiert klärt er rund um die Themen Diagnose und Medikamentierung auf, nimmt dabei aber auch den gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhang in den Blick.

Você já se sentiu prisioneiro da sua própria mente? Aquele crítico interno que te faz duvidar de si mesmo e impede seu crescimento? O escritor e orientador espiritual Neal Allen revela como essa voz negativa, conhecida como superego, se desenvolve como um mecanismo de proteção na infância, mas acaba se tornando um grande sabotador da felicidade. Neste guia transformador, você aprenderá exercícios práticos e reflexões profundas para reconhecer, confrontar e silenciar essa autocrítica destrutiva.

Das innere Kind hat zuletzt viel Aufmerksamkeit bekommen. Doch was verändert sich, wenn das Kind zum Erwachsenen heranwächst? Entwicklungspsychologen wissen: Nicht nur die frühe Kindheit, auch die Pubertät prägt uns tiefgehend, und der Keim zu vielen Verhaltensweisen wird hier gelegt. Der innere Teenager bleibt ein Leben lang bei uns, beeinflusst uns mit Licht und Schatten. Häufige Schatten aus der Jugend sind z.B. Überangepasstheit, Rebellentum, Verantwortungslosigkeit oder die Angst vor Autoritäten.

En 1907, Maria Montessori, l'une des premières femmes médecins d'Italie, ouvre une école d'un nouveau genre au service d'une vision inédite de l'enfant, envisagé comme une personne libre et épanouie, qui apprend spontanément. Sa méthode ? Une pédagogie qui respecte ce qu'est l'enfant, les étapes de son développement, ses exigences, ses besoins. Ce projet d'une éducation nouvelle, qui s'inscrit dans la promotion de la paix universelle et du progrès, repose sur trois piliers.

Le développement de la communication virtuelle accéléré par la pandémie a transformé la vie sociale, non sans souffrance psychologique. L'absence de contact physique est en effet un défi. Les surdoués peuvent nous montrer comment y faire face. Avec leur hypersensibilité et leur empathie exacerbée, et les moyens de communication et d'expression qui sont les leurs, ils restent malgré tout en contact avec les autres. Leur intelligence relationnelle et leur intelligence émotionnelle, sont des atouts plus importants encore que leur intelligence cognitive naturelle.