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Parenting Teens with Confidence walks you through one of the most transformative and misunderstood seasons of family life — the shift from childhood to adolescence. Inside this audiobook you will find a warm, honest, and practical guide to understanding why your teen is pulling away, how their identity and values are evolving, and why that process is healthy growth, not a warning sign.

A practical guide to foster healthy masculinity, Better Man is the book parents, educators and boys, need – from the CEO of The Man Cave. Read by the author. Many men are struggling, some are in crisis. Society is shocked by male violence and depression – which not only impacts men, but...

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.

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.

The fourteen essential conversations to have with your tween and early teenager to prepare them for the emotional, physical, and social challenges ahead, including scripts and advice to keep the communication going and stay connected during this critical developmental window. “This book is a...

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...

One woman’s story of healing through Aboriginal principles and awakening to her own healing powers Explains principles from the 60,000-year-old Aboriginal culture of Australia that can help create transformation in your life Details her experiences participating in secret women’s...

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...

A paradigm-shifting guide for parents and caregivers, this book offers insights, strategies and understanding to navigate middle childhood (ages 6-12). Dr. Sheryl Ziegler, a seasoned clinical psychologist and mother, highlights ways to foster resilience, encourage open communication and build lasting connections during this crucial period.

It's not easy to be a teen girl, and it's definitely not easy parenting one. Parenting a Teen Girl is a guide for busy parents who want bottom-line information and tips that make sense - and work. It also offers scripts to improve communication, and exercises to navigate stressful interactions with skill and compassion. Whether your teen girl is struggling with academic pressure, social difficulties, physical self-care, or technology overload, this book offers practical advice to help you connect with your teen girl. 

You can feel it before you can explain it. The quiet after school that lasts a little too long. The “I’m fine” that doesn’t sound fine. The door that closes more often than it used to. Something is off. And as a parent, you know it. How to Help Your Child When Something Feels Off is a practical, reassuring guide for parents navigating those uncertain moments when a child seems different, distant, or hard to reach.

Imagine being in your twenties, early in your married life: you're in a hospital, out comes a baby, your child. As you hold your son, he looks at you with eyes that say "what do we do now?" And you think to yourself, "I have no idea. But I know I need to find out."For many of us men, this is our experience of becoming a father — we feel inadequate and overwhelmed. The Good News is God wants to rescue fatherhood.

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...

No parent experienced their teen years the way that children do today. This guide provides strategies and tips for actively learning the world of our children.

Prioritize your child's wellbeing with the strategies in this practical guide from an award–winning parent guidance expert. For children, a good divorce is better than a bad marriage, but that doesn't make the split any easier. Legal decisions have emotional consequences for kids and parents...

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...

Sunday Times bestseller ‘The mothering manual we all need’ Claudia Winkleman Mums: are you feeling lonely, confused or worried? Are you panicking that maybe you’re getting everything wrong? Does it, in the words of Lorraine Candy’s own teenage daughter, ‘suck to be you’ (Mum) right...

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.

One basic need all children have, educator Alfie Kohn argues, is to be loved unconditionally, to know that they will be accepted even if they screw up or fall short. Yet conventional approaches to parenting such as punishments (including "time outs"), rewards (including positive reinforcement), and other forms of control teach children that they are loved only when they please us or impress us. Kohn cites a body of powerful and largely unknown research detailing the damage caused by leading children to believe they must earn our approval.