PARENTING WEB RESOURCES

Pennsylvania Parents Resource and Information Center

http://papirc.org

Family Strengthening Coalition

http://www.indyfamilies.org

 

BOOKS FOR ADOLESCENTS AND PARENTS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

The following book list has been compiled by State College Area School District Family Outreach Services.  More information can be found at:  http://www.scasd.org/scasd/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=308619

 

Adolescence: The Survival Guide for Parents and Teenagers, by Elizabeth Fenwick and Dr. Tony Smith, 1993

All Grown Up & No Place to Go: Teenagers in Crisis, by David Elkind, 1984

Altered Loves: Mothers and Daughters During Adolescence, by Terri Apter, 1990

Bringing up Parents, The Teenager’s Handbook, by Alex J. Packer, Ph.D., 1992

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II: 101 More Stories of Life, Love and Learning, by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger, 1998

Cliques: 8 Steps to Help Your Child Survive the Social Jungle, by Charlene Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese, 2001

Get Out of My Life:But First Could You Drive Me And Cheryl To The Mall? By Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D., 1991

Girls Know Best: Advice for Girls from Girls on Just About Everything, compiled by Michelle Roehm, 1997

Growing Up, It’s a Girl Thing: Straight Talk about First Bras, First Periods, and Your Changing Body, by Mavis Jukes, 1998

How to Deal with Your Acting-Up Teenager, by Robert T. Bayard, Ph.D. and Jean Bayard, Ph.D., 1983

How To Get your Kid to Eat…But Not Too Much, by Ellen Satter, 1987

It’s a Girl Thing: How to Stay Healthy, Safe, and in Charge, by Mavis Jukes, 1996

The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life, by Laura Kastner, Ph.D., and Jennifer Wyatt, Ph.D., 2002

Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years, by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger, 1997

My Body, My Self for Boys, by Lynda Madaras and Area Madaras, 1995

My Feelings, My Self, by Lynda Madaras with Area Madaras, 1993

Our Last Best Shot: Guiding Our Children Through Early Adolescence, by Laura Sessions Stepp, 2000

Parents, Teens and Boundaries: How to Draw the Line, by Jane Bluestein, Ph.D., 1993

Please Don’t Call My Mother!: How Parents and Schools Can Team Up to Get Kids Back on Track, by John Lazares, M.Ed. and Coleen Armstrong, 2002

Queen Bees Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends & Other Realities of Adolescence, by Rosalind Wiseman, 2002

The Roller-Coaster Years: Raising Your Child Through the Maddening Yet Magical Middle School Years, by Charlene C. Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese, 1997

Sex and Sensibility: A Parent’s Guide to Talking Sense About Sex, by Deborah M. Roffman, 2001

Understanding Early Adolescence: A Framework, by John P. Hill, 1980

Understanding Guys: A Guide for Teenage Girls, by Michael Gurian, 1999.

What’s Happening To My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Sons, by Lynda Madaras, 1988.

What’s Happening To My Body? Book for Girls: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Daughters, by Lynda Madaras, 1988

You and Your Adolescent: A Parent’s Guide for Ages 10-20, by Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., & Ann Levine, 1990

You’re On Your Own (but I’m here if you need me): Mentoring Your Child Duringthe College Years, by Marjorie Savage, 2003

Active Parenting of Teens Parent’s Guide, by Michael H. Popkin, Ph.D., 1998, also available.

Cool Communication: Mother and Daughter Reveal Keys to Mutual Understanding, by Andrea Frank Henkart, M.A. and Journey Henkart, 1998

The Courage to Raise Good Men, by Olga Silverstein and Beth Rashbaum, 1994

The Effects of Children on Parents, by Anne-Marie Ambert, Ph.D., 1992

Families: Crisis and Caring, by T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., 1989

Father Love: What We Need, What We Seek, What We Must Create, by Richard Louv, 1993

A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys into Exceptional Men, by Michael Gurian, 1998

How to Talk to Teens About Really Important Things: Specific Questions and Answers and Useful Things to Say, by Charles E. Schaefer, Ph.D. and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo, M.Ed., 1999

Ophelia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self, by Sara Shandler, 1999

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, by Mary Pipher, Ph.D., 1994

Raising Your Spirited Child: A Companion Workbook to Help Parents Create Families Where Spirit Thrives, by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, 1998

Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense,Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic, by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka,1991

 

PARENTING BOOKS FOR TEENAGE PARENTS

Teen Moms: The Pain and the Promise, by Evelyn Lerman, 1997

Teenage Fathers, by Bryan Robinson, 1988