Showing titles in Adolescent Psychology

Chasing what feels easy is a human instinct—but it's only when young people embrace challenges that they become stronger versions of themselves and lead more joyful, meaningful lives. In our happiness-obsessed society, we can become isolated in comfort zones and overly focused on temporary...

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.

Talking to your teenager shouldn't be hard, but sometimes it's the most difficult thing in the world. Healthy, open, non-judgemental conversations with young people can be - literally - life-saving. From minor matters (tidiness, homework, sleep) to big and important ones (relationships, mental ill health, drugs and alcohol), teenagers and their parents often struggle to talk to each other. A well-timed conversation, a listening ear, a non-judgemental and receptive attitude - all these can make an enormous and lasting impact on how safely and happily a teenager navigates this crucial stage.

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.

Are you struggling to communicate with your teenager? Do you feel like you and your teenager are constantly butting heads? Do you want to learn how to talk with your teenager in a way that will help them feel heard and understood? You’re not alone.

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.

Phil Chalmers has spent more than a decade visiting high security prisons to interview young offenders, his mission is to attempt to answer the questions we all are asking: Why do the crimes continue to happen? What sends these kids over the edge? Could we have seen these crimes coming and...

In The Teen Interpreter, psychologist Terri Apter looks inside teens’ minds—minds that are experiencing powerful new emotions and awareness of the world around them—to show how parents can revitalize their relationship. She illuminates the rapid neurological developments of a teen’s brain, explains the power of teenage friendships, and explores the positives and pitfalls of social media.

En este magnífico audiolibro, el doctor David Bueno, biólogo y neuroeducador de prestigio mundial, nos invita, de forma magistral y amena, a descubrir qué sucede en el cerebro de los adolescentes con la intención de conocerlos y entenderlos.

What do you want your child to be? There is no one way to raise a child. Each child is unique and can vary in so many ways in abilities and behaviour from others in their group. Ramgopal Vallath, indebted to his own parents for an upbringing that has helped him overcome great challenges and...

Do you hate school and wish you had more friends to hang out with? Do you worry that your friends would think you’re weird if they really knew you? Do you censor what you say around ‘em because if they knew what you thought they’d think you’re a freak? Thanks to Dr. J.J. Kelly's Get Real program, a ton of young folks have built adventurous, cool, exciting, and fulfilling lives. Author, psychologist, and CEO Dr. J.J. Kelly spent years in the traditional mental health world, so she knows how broken it is and how little it can make a long-lasting impact for young folks.

For many young people today, the question after high school is, "What now?" Suddenly faced with new freedoms and new responsibilities, life can become very confusing, very fast. Fixed mindsets can cause missed opportunities. Life changes can evoke stress. Young people lose agency of their own lives when they merely react to the world around them. Finding Your Way in Early Adulthood challenges listeners to take charge of their life by working out what they really want. It encourages them to consider new perspectives that lead to wise choice-making and positive outcomes.

A fun and informative illustrated kids’ guide, adapted for audio, to safely and productively navigating the digital landscape. Cellphones have become a fact of life, with children as young as eight (yes, eight!) getting their very own “devices.” Such boundless access means our kids are in...

The classic, New York Times-bestselling book on the psychology of racism that shows us how to talk about race in America. Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a...

Many smart students reach a point where they feel overwhelmed and stressed out. As their grades drop, so does their self-esteem, and this combination of external and internal pressures can seem insurmountable. To make matters worse, students feel unable to ask for or accept help. In The Disintegrating Student, Jeannine Jannot, PhD, draws on her decades of experience as a school psychologist, educator, and student coach to explain the reasons for this increasingly common phenomenon.

In Jesus’ Silent Years: Parable, Jesus matures through temptation, doubt, and longing. He follows the classic path of the hero: Beginning in an unremarkable mudhole, unknown and undistinguished, innocent and naïve, in Foundations. He steadily moves down into the mainstream of growing up - leaving home, wrestling with his own unique God-man identity.

Depression can greatly impact a young adult’s successful completion of college, leaving them and their parents overwhelmed and anxious about the future. As a Harvard-trained, board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist with over 15 years of experience, Dr. Melissa Lopez-Larson has helped hundreds of parents and young adults overcome depression and successfully complete college.

You find cuts on your child’s inner arm and have no idea how it could’ve happened. You try to find help from your doctor, friends, family, and school counselor, only to find yourself frustrated and confused. It seems as if there is no one to help you understand why or how to treat your child who is suffering. Ten years of experience as a successful pediatrician did not equip Dr. Stacey Winters for finding the best help when her daughter began cutting. From that first day, she researched and sought out any available assistance, only to hit roadblock after roadblock.

Best-selling author Tim Austin notes, "We live in a troubled world, where raising loving, responsible young men is a challenge." He takes a deep look at the important issues relevant to raising “rugged gentlemen” in a world where it is necessary to, sometimes, give them “permission to be tough".