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FOR PARENTS - Books

The comprehensive listing of Health Information Project nonfiction books provides current and useful information addressing a wide variety of issues affecting teens. Any from that list may provide useful guidance for parents and educators.

The selected titles here are more specifically directed toward a parent/educator audience or focus on general health issues. They are listed by topic area:

ALCOHOL USE & TEENAGERS
Familial Responses to Alcohol Problems. Edited by Judith L. Fischer, Ph.D., Miriam Mulsow, Ph.D., and Alan W. Korinek, Ph.D. Haworth Press, Inc., 2007.

Getting Sober: A Practical Guide to Making It Through the First 30 Days. By Kelly Madigan Erlandson, LADC. McGraw Hill Companies, 2008.
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ANGER MANAGEMENT & CONFLICT RESOLUTION
(see also BULLYING, DATING ISSUES, FAMILY ISSUES & VIOLENCE PREVENTION)
The Anger Cure: A Step-By-Step Program to Reduce Anger, Rage, Negativity, Violence, and Depression in Your Life. By Kathleen O’Bannon, C.N.C. Basic Health Publications, Inc., 2007.
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BODY IMAGE/EATING DISORDERS
If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative series). By Timothy Walsh, M.D., and V. L. Cameron. Oxford University Press, 2005.

The Parent's Guide to Childhood Eating Disorders. By Marcia Herrin & Nancy Matsumoto. Henry Holt, 2002.

Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening Normalcy of Hating Your Body. By Courtney E. Martin. Free Press, 2007.
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BULLYING (see also ANGER MANAGEMENT, DATING ISSUES, FAMILY ISSUES & VIOLENCE PREVENTION)
Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying. By Sameer Hinduja. Corwin Press, 2009.

Bullyproof Your Child for Life: Protect Your Child from Teasing, Taunting, and Bullying for Good. By Joel Haber, Ph.D. Penguin Group, 2007.

Parent's Guide to Understanding and Responding to Bullying: The Bully Busters Approach. By Arthur Horne. Research Press, 2008.
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CAREERS, EDUCATION & FINANCES
7 Secrets of Highly Successful Kids. By Peter Kuitenbrouwer. Lobster Press, 2006.
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COPING SKILLS/DECISION MAKING/PEER PRESSURE
Is It Still Cheating If I Don't Get Caught? By Bruce Weinstein. Flash Point, 2009.

Secrets Girls Keep: What Girls Hide (& Why) and How to Break the Stress of Silence. By Carrie Silverstock. Health Communications, 2009.
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DATING ISSUES (includes relationships and date rape; see also ANGER MANAGEMENT, BULLYING, FAMILY ISSUES & VIOLENCE PREVENTION)
But I Love Him: Protecting Your Teen Daughter from Controlling, Abusive Dating Relationships. By Dr. Jill Murray. HarperCollins, 2000.
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DEATH & GRIEF
Teen Grief Relief: Parenting with Understanding, Support and Guidance. By Dr. Heidi Horsley and Dr. Gloria Horsley. Rainbow Books, Inc., 2007.
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DEPRESSION IN YOUTH
Adolescent Depression: A Guide for Parents. By Francis Mondimore. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.

If Your Adolescent Has Depression or Bipolar Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative series). By Dwight L. Evans, M.D., and Linda Wasmer Andrews. Oxford University Press, 2005.

Overcoming Teen Depression: A Guide for Parents. By Miriam Kaufman. Firefly books, 2001.

Unhappy Teenagers: A Way for Parents and Teachers to Reach Them. By William Glasser, MD. HarperCollins, 2002.
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DISABILITIES
The ADHD Update: Understanding Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. By Alvin & Virginia Silverstein & Laura Silverstein Nunn. Enslow, 2008.

Children With Disabilities, 6th Edition. Edited by Mark L. Batshaw, M.D., Louis Pellegrino, M.D., and Nancy J. Roizen, M.D. Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2007.

With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child 1 (MANGA FORMAT). By Keiko Tobe. Hachette Book Group, 2007.
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FAMILY ISSUES
Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager. By Anthony Wolf. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2002.

Helping Your Troubled Teen: Learn to Recognize, Understand, and Address the Destructive Behavior of Today’s Teens. By Cynthia S. Kaplan, Ph.D., Blaise A. Aguirre, M.D., and Michael Rater, M.D. Fair Winds Press, 2007.

How to Raise Your Parents: A Teen Girl's Survival Guide. By Sarah Burningham. Chronicle Books, 2008.

Parenting the Teenage Brain: Understanding a Work in Progress. By Sheryl Feinstein. Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007.

Positive Discipline for Teenagers: Empowering Your Teen and Yourself Through Kind and Firm Parenting. By Jane Nelson. Three Rivers Press, 2000.

Raising Pre-Teens: Tips and Techniques for Making the Most of Your Child’s Terrible Tweens (52 Brilliant Ideas Series). By Sabina Dosani, M.D., and Peter Cross. Penguin Group, 2007.

Reality Gap: Alcohol, Drugs and Sex - What Teens Aren't Telling About Alcohol, Drugs and Sex, and What Parents Can Do About It. By Stephen Wallace. Union Square Press, 2008.

Secret Lives of Teen Girls: What Your Mother Wouldn't Talk About But Your Daughter Needs to Know. By Evelyn Resh. Hay House, 2009.

Start Talking: A Girl's Guide For You And Your Mom About Health, Sex, or Whatever. By Mary Jo Rapini. Bayou Publishing, 2008.

You Don't Know Anything: A Manual for Parenting Your Teenagers. By Nadir Baksh. Hohm Press, 2008.
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HEALTH & SAFETY
(see also FAMILY ISSUES & MENTAL HEALTH)
Allergies Sourcebook, 2nd Edition (Health Reference Series). Edited by Amy L. Sutton. Omnigraphics, 2007

American Medical Association: Family Medical Guide, 4th ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004.

Diseases and Disorders (3 Vol. Reference Set). By Victoria J. Fraser, M.D. et al. Marshall Cavendish, 2008.

Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Sourcebook, 2nd Edition ((Health Reference Series). Edited by Joyce Brennfleck Shannon. Omnigraphics, 2007.

Invisible Invaders: Dangerous Infectious Diseases (Discovery! Series). By Connie Goldsmith. Lerner, 2006.

Meningitis (Twenty-First Century Medical Library). By Connie Goldsmith. Lerner Publishing Group, 2008.

Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for a New Era . By Boston Women's Health Collective. Simon & Schuster, 2005.

Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries About the Teenage Brain Tell Us About Our Kids. By Barbara Strauch. Anchor, 2003.

Skin Cancer (Diseases and Disorders Series). By Bonnie Juettner. Lucent, 2007.

Surviving a Health Crisis: How to Live Through a Life-Threatening Health Emergency. By Felix Kolb, M.D., FACP. RDR Books, 2006.

The Top 10 Lyme Disease Treatments: Defeat Lyme Disease with the Best of Conventional and Alternative Medicine. By Bryan Rosner. BioMed Publishing Group, 2007.

Toxic Shock Syndrome (Diseases and Disorders Series). Lucent Books, 2006.

What to Do for Teen Health: Easy to Read, Easy to Use. By Gloria Mayer, R.N. & Ann Kuklierus, R.N. Institute for Healthcare Advancement, 2005.
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INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS
Promise You Won't Freak Out: A Teenager Tells Her Mom the Truth About Boys, Booze, Body Piercing and Other Touchy Topics. By Doris Fuller. Berkley Books, 2004.
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MEDIA LITERACY
Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead. By David Callahan. Harcourt, 2004.

Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People Learn to Use the Internet Safely and Responsibly . By Nancy Willard. Jossey-Bass, 2007.

Generation Text: Raising Well-Adjusted Kids in an Age of Instant Everything. By Dr. Michael Osit. AMACOM, 2008.
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MENTAL HEALTH (see also DEPRESSION IN YOUTH)
Anxiety Disorders (Twenty-First Century Medical Library). By Bruce M. Hyman, Ph.D. and Cherry Pedrick, Ph.D. Lerner Publishing Group, 2006.

The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You. and Your Family Need to Know. By David J. Miklowitz. The Guilford Press, 2002.

Bipolar Handbook for Children, Teens and Families. By Wes Burgess. Avery Trade, 2008.

Bipolar Teen: What You Can Do to Help Your Child and Your Family. By David Miklowitz. Guilford Publications, 2007.

Codependence and the Power of Detachment: How to Set Boundaries and Make Your Life Your Own. By Karen Casey. Conari Press, 2008.

The Family Intervention Guide to Mental Illness: Recognizing Symptoms and Getting Treatment. By Bodie Morey and Kim T. Mueser, Ph.D. New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2007.

If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative Series). By Edna B. Foa, Ph.D., and Linda Wasmer Andrews. Oxford University Press, 2006.

If Your Adolescent Has Schizophrenia: An Essential Resource for Parents (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative Series). By Raquel E. Gur, M.D., Ph.D., and Ann Braden Johnson, Ph.D. Oxford University Press, 2006.

Mental Health Disorders Sourcebook (3rd Edition). Edited by Karen Bellenir. Omnigraphics, 2005.

Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders. Edited by Dwight L. Evans. Oxford University Press, 2005.

What Works for Bipolar Kids: Help and Hope for Parents. By Mani Pavuluri. Guilford Publications, 2008.

When to Worry: How to Tell if Your Teen Needs Help - and What to Do About It. By Lisa Boesky. AMACOM, 2007.
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NUTRITION & FITNESS.
Sports Injuries Sourcebook, 3rd Edition. Edited by Sandra J. Judd. Omnigraphics, 2007.

Veggie Revolution: Smart Choices for a Healthy Body and a Healthy Planet. By Sally Kneidel and Sara Kate Kneidel. Fulcrum, 2005.
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PARENTING
Dreams to Reality: Help for Young Moms Education, Career, and Life Choices. By Laura Haskins-Bookser. Morning Glory Press, 2006.

Nurturing Your Newborn: Young Parents' Guide to Baby's First Month (Revised Edition). By Jeann Warren Lindsay. Morning Glory Press, 2005.
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PREGNANCY
What to Do When You're Having a Baby: Easy to Read, Easy to Use. By Gloria Mayer, R.N. & Ann Kuklierus, R.N. Institute for Healthcare Advancement, 2005.
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PREJUDICES & RACISM
Raising Black Boys. By Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu. African American Images, 2007.
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SELF-ESTEEM
Go Girl! Raising Healthy, Confident, and Successful Girls through Sports. By Hannah Storm, Sourcebooks: 2002.

Keys to Developing Your Child's Self-Esteem. By Carl Pickhardt. Barron's, 2000.
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SELF-INJURY
Helping Teens Who Cut: Understanding and Ending Self-Injury. By Michael Hollander. Guilford Publications, 2008.

Hope and Healing for Kids Who Cut: Learning to Understand and Help Those Who Self-Injure. By Marv Penner. Zondervan, 2008.

SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know about Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask). By Justin Richardson. Crown, 2003.

 The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Sons (Revised 3rd Edition). By Lynda Madaras. Newmarket Press, 2000.

The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Daughters (Revised 3rd Edition). By Lynda Madaras. Newmarket Press, 2000.
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SEXUAL IDENTITY
What If Someone I Know Is Gay? Answers to Questions About What It Means to Be Gay and Lesbian. By Eric Marcus. Simon & Schuster, 2007.
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STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections or Diseases; see also HIV/AIDS)
STDs Update. By Alvin and Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn. Enslow Publishers, 2006.
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Addiction: Why Can't They Just Stop? By John Hoffman and Susan Froemke. Rodale, 2007.

What's a Parent To Do? Straight Talk on Drugs and Alcohol. By Henry David Abraham, M.D. New Horizon Press, 2004.
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SUICIDE (see also DEPRESSION IN YOUTH)
When Living Hurts: For Teenagers, Young Adults, Their Parents, Leaders and Counselors, Revised 3rd ed. By Sol Gordon, Ph.D. URJ Press, 2004.

Will's Choice: A Suicidal Teen, A Desperate Mother, and Chronicle of Recovery. By Gail Griffith, HarperCollins, 2005.
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VIOLENCE PREVENTION (see also ANGER MANAGEMENT, BULLYING, DATING ISSUES & FAMILY ISSUES)
Healthy Anger: How to Help Children & Teens Manage Their Anger. By Bernard Golden. Oxford University Press, 2002.
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