American Academy of Pediatrics Caring For Your Teenager

Author: Bashe, Philip

Color: White

Edition: 2

Number Of Pages: 624

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Expert, authoritative guidance you can trust on helping your teenager cope with the changes and challenges of adolescence, from The American Academy of Pediatrics. The critical, life-shaping years between twelve and twenty-one have been called the “turbulent teens.” But adolescence doesn’t have to be a time of anxiety and upheaval--for either teenagers or their parents. In this comprehensive, down-to-earth guide, the nation’s leading authority on the care of children helps parents and caregivers guide teenagers through the successful transition into young adulthood. Combining practical parenting advice with the latest medical, psychological, and scientific research, and covering every aspect of a teenager’s growth and development, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Caring for Your Teenager offers indispensable information on: • The stages of adolescence--what defines normal physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development • Setting rules and limits--helping teenagers grow into responsible adults • The twelve building blocks of self-esteem--from feelings of security and belonging to decision making, pride, and trust • Instilling values and strengthening family ties • The problem of peer pressure: giving your child the confidence to handle it • Hormones--easing teenagers’ anxieties about their changing bodies • Safeguarding your teenager from sexually transmitted diseases • Adapting to different family types--from single-parent to adoptive to blended • Helping your teenager cope with serious illness or death in the family, sibling rivalry, separation, or divorce Plus • Helping your teenager find the right college--or make an alternative choice • Teens, the Internet, and the law • A comprehensive medical guide to common ailments . . . and much more Caring for Your Teenager is the one guide that no one entrusted with the care of a teenage child should be without--a book that provides parents with all the information they need to ensure that their child is on the right track to becoming a happy, healthy adult. From Publishers Weekly This updated guide to the teenage years presented by the American Academy of Pediatrics draws on the expertise of numerous pediatricians and covers the physiological, cognitive and emotional development of the adolescent. The book reassuringly walks parents through such important issues as talking about sex and drugs, planning for college, adjusting to middle school and getting along with peers. Important sections address physical activity, sports, and nutritional needs, as well as emotional problems kids may encounter during these turbulent years. Common medical problems confronted by teens, ranging from acne to mono, are also addressed. While pointing out that teens crave time alone as well as time with peers, the authors stress that adolescents also need their parents more than ever. The book speaks to traditional nuclear families as well as to single, divorced, gay and lesbian, and blended families in its all-inclusive approach. The text will serve as a useful tool as parents deal with the "seesawing moods, penchant for challenging authority and lapses in judgment" likely to occur as their teen approaches adulthood and asserts his independence. This comprehensive guide offers straightforward answers to a wide range of questions parents will face during the challenging but rewarding adolescent years. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Designed for parents (and teens) needing reliable, easy-to-access information-and lots of it-this is highly recommended for all collections. -- Library Journal, May 2003 From the Inside Flap oritative guidance you can trust on helping your teenager cope with the changes and challenges of adolescence, from The American Academy of Pediatrics. The critical, life-shaping years between twelve and twenty-one have been called the “turbulent teens.” But adolescence doesn’t have to be a time of anxiety and uphe...

EAN: 9780553379969

Release Date: 29-04-2003

Languages: English

Item Note: Great shape- pages are unmarked and sharp.Has a remainder mark. Paperback Used - Very Good Ships fast! 20032nd Edition

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood

Binding: Paperback