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Adolescence
Following is a list of books we’ve found helpful for those involved with adolescents, grouped by category:
Bulimia / Eating Disorders
- “Kim: Empty Inside: Diary of an Anonymous Teenager,” by Beatrice Sparks
- “No Body’s Perfect,” by Kimberly Kirberger
Dealing with Guys
- “The Girls’ Guide to Guys: Straight Talk for Teens on Flirting, Dating, Breaking Up, Making Up & Finding True Love,” by Julie Taylor
- “Sex, Boys and How to Be Your Own Best Girlfriend,” by Joni Arredia
- “What Smart Teenagers Know…About Dating, Relationships and Sex,” by Deborah Hatchell
Drugs & Alcohol
- “Go Ask Alice,” Anonymous author
Miscellaneous
- “Dreamland,” by Sarah Dessen
- “It’s Kind of a Funny Story,” by Ned Vizzini
- “Life Strategies for Teens,” by Jay McGraw
- “When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm Within,” by Matthew McKay
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- “Kissing Doorknobs,” by Terry Spencer Hesser
- “Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens say ‘No Way’ – and Parents Say ‘Way to Go,’” by John March
Parenting – Adolescent Girls
- “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
- “Queen Bees & Wannabees: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends and the New Realities of Girl World,” by Rosalind Wiseman
- “Reviving Ophelia,” by Mary Pipher
Parenting – General
- “Get Out of My Life But First Will You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall?” by Anthony Wolf
- “Parenting Through Adolescence,” by Laura Kastner
- “Positive Discipline for Teenagers: Empowering your Teen and Yourself Through Kind and Firm Parenting,” by Jane Nelson and Lynn Lott
- “Staying Connected to Your Teenager - How to Keep Them Talking to You and How to Hear What They are Saying,” by Michael Kiera
- “Yes, Your Teen is Crazy: Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind,” by Michael Bradner
- “The Seven Year Stretch: How Families Work Together to Grow Through Adolescence,” by Michael Kastner
Self-Esteem
- “For Girls Only: Wise Words, Good Advice,” by Carol Weston
- “Girlwise: How to be Confident, Capable, Cool & in Control,” by Julia DeVillers
- “Teens Can Make it Happen,” by Stedman Graham
Self-Harm Behaviors
- “Bodily Harm: The Breakthrough Program for Self-Injurers,” by Karen Conterio, Wendy Lader and Jennifer Kingson Bloom
- “Cut,” by Patricia Mccormick
- “Cutting and Self-Mutilation: When Teens Injure Themselves,” by Kathleen Winkler
- “See My Pain! Creative Strategies and Activities for Helping Young People Who Self-Injure,” by Susan Bowman and Kaye Randall
Social
- “Mean Chicks, Cliques and Dirty Tricks,” by Erika Shearin-Karves
- “Dealing with Stuff that Makes Life Tough,” by Jill Zimmerman-Rutledge
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