The Inside Story on Teen Girls

The Inside Story on Teen Girls

The Inside Story on Teen Girls

The Inside Story on Teen Girls

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Overview

The Inside Story on Teen Girls reveals expert answers to real questions asked by parents and teen girls.

Readers will find the wonderful collection of questions and answers to be like having a personal confidant or private therapist who they can ask anything and everything they have ever wanted to know about being a teenager or being a parent.

In separate sections, parents and teen girls will find useful tips and practical suggestions for better communication and greater understanding of each other, plus ways to reconnect with other family members and strengthen their sense of self. But mostly, parents and teen girls will learn ways to value and appreciate this exceptional and exciting phase everyone goes through to grow up.

The Inside Story on Teen Girls grew out of a survey of parents and teens with diverse backgrounds across the country. The result is this book that directly helps teen girls and their parents, and it might just help you!
 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781433804847
Publisher: APA LifeTools
Publication date: 04/15/2002
Series: APA LifeTools Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 854 KB

About the Author

Karen Zager, PhD, received her doctorate from Fordham University and is a psychologist in New York. She focuses on clinical work with a specialization in parenting and adolescence. In 1991, Dr. Zager received the Distinguished Psychologist of the Year Award from the American Psychological Association (APA) Psychologists in Independent Practice division, and in 2000 she received the APA Presidential Citation for contributions to the field of psychology. Dr. Zager is a regular contributor to TV, radio, and print media on parenting and adolescence, having made appearances on ABC, CNN, FOX, and CBS, including programs such as Good Morning America, The Donohue Show, and Sally Jesse Raphael. She has also provided frequent interviews for YM Magazine, USA Today, Girl Magazine, Twist, Cosmo Girl, Parenting, Parent, Ladies Home Journal, Working Mother, and Newsweek.

Alice Rubenstein, EdD is a psychologist in Rochester, NY. 

Table of Contents

For Parents
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction

  1. Why is She So Difficult to Deal With? Understanding and Communicating With Adolescent Girls
  2. Why Can't She Ever Think For Herself? Adolescent Girls and Their Peer Group
  3. Will I Ever Stop Worrying About Her? The Vulnerabilities of Adolescent Girls
  4. How Can I Help Her Feel Good About Herself? Building Strength and Resiliency in Adolescent Girls
  5. How Will She Ever Become an Independent Woman? Helping Adolescent Girls Prepare For The Future

For Teen Girls
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction

  1. Who Am I? And Why Do I Feel This Way?
  2. What's Happening to My Body?
  3. Girlfriends and Boyfriends—Why Is It All So Complicated?
  4. Guys, Love, and Sex—How Do I Decide What to Do?
  5. School, School, School—Why Is There Always a Problem?
  6. How Do I Find the Time to Do It All?
  7. Are All Families This Difficult to Live With?
  8. Eating Disorders, Anxiety, Depression: How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Trouble?
  9. Drugs and Alcohol: How Can I Not Be Tempted?
  10. What Will My Future Be Like?
  11. Why Is It So Hard to "Fit In"?
  12. My Parents Just Don't Listen. How Can I Talk To Them?
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