Parenting a teenager is tougher than ever, but new brain research offers new insight into the best way to connect with teens. With humor, wisdom and a deep understanding of the teenaged brain, noted teen expert Dr. Laura Kastner shows parents how to stay calm and cool-headed while dealing with hot-button issues everything from rude attitude and lying to sex and substance use -- with clear, easy-to-follow suggestions for setting limits while maintaining a close and loving relationship. Find out why Dr. T. Berry Brazelton calls Getting to Calm required reading for any parent who struggles with their teen!

Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens +Teens

Parenting & Relationships

Laura S. Kastner

Jennifer Wyatt

Parenting

ParentMap

Beyond Smart is the first book to give parents practical, realistic tools for maximizing all aspects of their child’s educational experience, from academics to social and emotional learning, beginning from birth. Morgan provides clear direction for parents, giving them effective strategies for guiding and supporting their child’s learning --beginning while the child is still in diapers and for working with educators and within a school community. Each chapter in this book addresses a common school-related issue, breaking it down into specific, approachable problems and presenting steps towards resolution. Morgan, a veteran journalist, includes the very latest in brain and education research, and draws from a pool of world-renowned experts, including Dr. Harvey Karp, Dr. Wendy Mogel, Dr. Laura Kastner, Dr. Andrew Meltzoff, and many more. Beyond Smart provides a blueprint for parents who want to go beyond academics to support their child’s social and emotional education.

Beyond Smart: Boosting Your Child's Social, Emotional, and Academic Potential

Morgan, Linda, M.D.

Reference

With humor, a sense of adventure, and sensitivity to family-budget issues, author Lora Shinn guides travelers through four vibrant Northwest cities, presenting itineraries and options that are uniquely geared for families with children in tow. Northwest Kid Trips uses engaging language and an accessible, easy-to-thumb format, Shinn lays out the best of each city’s options for sleeping, eating and sightseeing then piles on fun facts about locations, including nicknames, movies and books, etc. Unlike other guide books, Northwest Kid Trips offers optional side escapes” or day trips, so families can maximize their fun and travel budgets with a side trip to the San Juan Islands or the Oregon Coast, for example. This book focuses on the quirky, intimate and kid-approved experiences that make for a memorable and uniquely Northwest vacation.

Northwest Kid Trips: Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria

Travel

Shinn, Lora

Canada

Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens + Teens

If you have a teenage boy, there’s a 50 percent chance that he’s already sexually active, and a 33 percent chance that he’s been solicited by an online predator in the past year. How prepared is he for the risks and realities of sex?
Unflinchingly honest, unfailingly complete, immensely readable (and often funny), Spare Me ‘The Talk’! is the first book of its kind by a guy, for guys ages 12-24, and for parents of boys as young as 8. With real-world stats and tips for both parents and their sons, this is not the typical, “what’s happening down there?” book with a blue cover instead of a pink one. It’s a comprehensive crash course for boys on staying safe ― emotionally, mentally, and physically ― while navigating the danger-laden worlds of teenage sex and sexuality in a digital age. Your teen will learn proven, effective ways to: <ul>
<li>Avoid pregnancy, and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections</li> <li>Stay safe online and avoid sexual harm</li> <li>Ask someone out (and let someone down easy)</li> <li>Understand bodies and body issues, both male and female</li> <li>Accept that sexuality comes in all shapes and sizes</li> <li>Know the consequences of abstinence, indulgence, and everything in between</li> <li>Decide what is right for him, remaining true to himself and respectful of others</li> </ul>
With a strong moral compass, veteran sex educator Jo Langford offers a powerful supplement to those notoriously awkward parent-guy sex talks, answering the tough questions that teenage guys really have ― but are too embarrassed to ask. Spare Me ‘The Talk’! is the newly revised and updated edition of Langford's The Sex-EDcylopedia (which is no longer in print), and includes critical new information about the constantly-evolving digital world, including social media, cyberbullying and video game culture.

Spare Me 'the Talk'!: A Guy's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Growing Up

Self-Help

Langford, Jo

Relationships

If you have a teenage girl, there’s a 50 percent chance she’s already sexually active and a 33 percent chance she’s been solicited by an online predator in the past year. How prepared is she for the risks and realities of sex?
You hold in your hands a comprehensive crash course for girls into staying safe ― emotionally, mentally, and physically ― while navigating the danger-laden worlds of teenage sex and sexuality in a digital age. This book is the first of its kind for girls and young women ages 12-24, and for parents of girls as young as 8.Your teen will learn proven, effective ways to: <ul>
<li>Avoid pregnancy, and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections</li> <li>Stay safe online and avoid sexual harm</li> <li>Ask someone out (and let someone down easy)</li> <li>Understand bodies and body issues, both male and female</li> <li>Accept that sexuality comes in all shapes and sizes</li> <li>Know the consequences of abstinence, indulgence, and everything in between</li> <li>Decide what is right for her, remaining true to herself and respectful of others</li> </ul>
In language that’s relatable, unflinchingly honest (and often funny), veteran sex educator Langford offers a powerful supplement to those notoriously awkward parent-daughter sex talks, answering the tough questions that teenage girls really have ― but would rather die than ask.
Jo Langford is a certified counselor and sex educator who for two decades has provided outreach programs in high schools, residential medical, and psychiatric settings. He is the author of Spare Me the Talk: A Guy’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Growing Up, a Sex Offender Treatment Provider and adjunct faculty for Saybrook University’s Washington campus. He can be reached at beheroes.net.

Spare Me 'The Talk'!: A Girl's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Growing Up

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

With humor and an emphasis on responsibility, Spare Me 'The Talk'! A Guy's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Growing Up is a comprehensive crash course in sex and sexuality, written for guys, by a guy. This updated and expanded version is unflinchingly honest and perfect for a teen just interested in the facts, or a parent wanting to start the conversation.If you have a teenage boy, there’s a 50 percent chance that he’s already sexually active, and a 33 percent chance that he’s been solicited by an online predator in the past year. How prepared is he for the risks and realities of sex? Unflinchingly honest, unfailingly complete, immensely readable (and often funny), Spare Me ‘The Talk’! is the first book of its kind by a guy, for guys ages 12-24, and for parents of boys as young as 8.With real-world stats and tips for both parents and their sons, this is not the typical, “what’s happening down there?” book with a blue cover instead of a pink one. It’s a comprehensive crash course for boys on staying safe ― emotionally, mentally, and physically ― while navigating the danger-laden worlds of teenage sex and sexuality in a digital age.Your teen will learn proven, effective ways to: Avoid pregnancy, and HIV and other sexually transmitted infectionsStay safe online and avoid sexual harmAsk someone out (and let someone down easy)Understand bodies and body issues, both male and femaleAccept that sexuality comes in all shapes and sizesKnow the consequences of abstinence, indulgence, and everything in betweenDecide what is right for him, remaining true to himself and respectful of othersWith a strong moral compass, veteran sex educator Jo Langford offers a powerful supplement to those notoriously awkward parent-guy sex talks, answering the tough questions that teenage guys really have ― but may be too embarrassed to ask.

Spare Me 'The Talk'!: A Guy's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Growing Up

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