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An intimate understanding of America's teenagers An intimate understanding of America's teenagers Bruce J. Gevirtzman Alicia is so obsessed with being popular, she does things that would shock her parents, if they knew. Hector is aware the gang that wants him to join may be the death of him, but he will not decline.… OL11938046W
Positive Peer Culture Positive Peer Culture Harry H. Vorrath xii, 158 pages : 23 cm OL120031W
Owning up curriculum Owning up curriculum Rosalind Wiseman xi, 166 pages ; 28 cm OL15079004W
Adolescent health sourcebook Adolescent health sourcebook Amy L. Sutton "Provides basic consumer health information about the physical, mental, and emotional health and development of adolescents. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--Provided … OL15457242W
Palo Alto Palo Alto James Franco A fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled California teenagers and misfits--violent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist James Franco. Palo Alto is the debut… OL15572017W
The disappearing girl The disappearing girl Lisa Machoian Teen girls receive dangerously conflicting messages from media, peers, and even parents about what it means to look and act just right, to be good, hip, attractive, and desired. Frighteningly, everyd… OL15848418W
Adolescent identity formation Adolescent identity formation Gerald R. Adams "How does identity influence the way adolescents make decisions and cope with stressors? What processes enable the minority adolescent to integrate ethnic identity with other identities into a "meta-… OL16060886W
Understanding the human volcano Understanding the human volcano Earl Hipp Offers guidance to those feeling concern about their safety and lack of security and wishing to cope in an increasingly violent world. OL16069304W
Coaching students with executive skills deficits Coaching students with executive skills deficits Peg Dawson Presents an evidence-based coaching model for helping students whose academic performance is suffering due to deficits in executive skills, including time and task management, planning, organization,… OL16152497W
Building resilience in children and teens Building resilience in children and teens Kenneth R. Ginsburg,Martha M. Jablow 3rd edition OL16470782W
Teen gambling Teen gambling Jeffrey L. Derevensky "In light of a growing epidemic of teen gambling, this book provides a better understanding of the causes and extent of youth gambling problems, assessment tools to identify teens with gambling addic… OL16558016W
Evidence-based practice with socially and emotionally troubled children and adolescents Evidence-based practice with socially and emotionally troubled children and adolescents Morley D. Glicken The author, a professional social worker and professor at the Arizona State University West Department of Social Work, expresses his concern for the increasing number of children being diagnosed and … OL16948377W
Got teens? Got teens? Logan Levkoff Health and sexuality experts Logan Levkoff, PhD and Jennifer Wider, MD combine their medical and psychological knowledge with their own personal experiences to address the most cringeworthy and diffi… OL17921072W
The price of privilege The price of privilege Madeline Levine Madeline Levine has been a practicing psychologist for twenty–five years, but it was only recently that she began to observe a new breed of unhappy teenager. When a bright, personable fifteen–year–ol… OL1862448W
Girls in real life situations Girls in real life situations Julia V. Taylor,Shannon Trice-black "In this unique group counseling curriculum for working with girls in grades K-5, authors Shannon Trice-Black and Julia V. Taylor provide 80 activities divided into ten session themes: Who am I?, My … OL18701538W
Stressed-out Girls Stressed-out Girls Roni Cohen-Sandler How the achievement frenzy is harming today's teenage girlsIncreased competition and an emphasis on excelling at all costs is creating debilitating pressure for adolescent girls. Based on clinical wo… OL1962589W
Blackwell handbook of adolescence Blackwell handbook of adolescence Gerald Adams This volume brings together a team of psychologists to provide an overview of adolescent development. The contributions cover a wide range of topics, including those of most importance to basic or ap… OL19831711W
¡Renuncio! ¡Renuncio! Yordi Rosado Todo lo que necesitas para manejar: límites y reglas, sexo, alcohol y drogas, sus emociones, celulares e internet, la comunicación con tus hijos, padres divorciados, depresión. OL19966885W
Teen suicide Teen suicide Christine Watkins A compendium of opinion on the issue of suicide among teenagers, including its causes, cultural variances, and prevention. OL20548076W
Growing up happy Growing up happy Alexia Barrable "In Growing up happy, neuroscientist Dr Jenny Barnett, and teacher and mum Alexia Barrable describe scientifically-proven methods by which children's happiness can be boosted in just a few minutes ea… OL20882456W
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