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"An insightful, revealing, and practical guide to adolescents' inner world, from a renowned psychologist. Once children hit adolescence, it seems as if overnight "I love you" becomes "leave me alone," and any question from a parent can be dismissed with one word: "fine." But while they may not show it, teens benefit from their parents' curiosity, delight, and connection. In The Teen Interpreter, psychologist Terri Apter looks inside teens' minds-minds...
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An Eamon Dolan Book/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
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264 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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A leading authority draws on new research to explain why the adolescent years are so developmentally crucial, and what we must do to raise happier, more successful kids. Adolescence now lasts longer than ever before. And as world-renowned expert on adolescent psychology Dr. Laurence Steinberg argues, this makes these years the key period in determining individuals' life outcomes, demanding that we change the way we parent, educate, and understand...
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Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
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1 volume : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"Blending cutting-edge research with engaging storytelling, The Breakthrough Years offers readers a paradigm-shifting comprehensive understanding of adolescence. Almost every adolescent has said to parents, 'You JUST don't understand.' In The Breakthrough Years, child development expert Ellen Galinsky explains why that is so often true. Galinsky's seven-year inquiry into the adolescent brain and behavior, including conducting original studies-uniquely...
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Panamericana Editorial
Pub. Date
2014.
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231 pages ; 23 cm
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Español
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Con la adolescencia llegan la obsesin̤ por el peso, la rebelda̕, los noviazgos y muchas horas al telf̌ono o navegando en Internet, pero tambiň aparecen peligros como las drogas y la depresin̤. Este libro les cuenta a los padres lo que piensan y sienten sus hijos y lo que los rodea en la sociedad de hoy. Brinda recomendaciones para enfrentar situaciones comunes, y no tanto, que se presentan en dicha etapa....
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2016?]
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xix, 326 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Lisa Damour, Ph.D., director of the internationally renowned Laurel School's Center for Research on Girls, pulls back the curtain on the teenage years and shows why your daughter's erratic and confusing behavior is actually healthy, necessary, and natural. Untangled explains what's going on, prepares parents for what's to come, and lets them know when it's time to worry,--Amazon.com.
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An internationally respected neurologist offers a revolutionary look at the brains of adolescents, providing surprising insights--including why smart kids often do stupid things--and practical advice for adults and teens.In this groundbreaking, accessible book, Dr. Frances E. Jensen, a mother, teacher, researcher, and internationally known expert in neurology, introduces us to the mystery and magic of the teen brain. One of the first books to focus...
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El establecimiento del vínculo entre psicoanálisis y adolescencia ha tenido una evolución lenta; durante el siglo xx la adolescencia se delimita progresivamente como objeto de estudio independiente para el psicoanálisis, a medida que algunos analistas encuentran las especificidades intrapsíquicas que la diferencian de la infancia y que impiden reducirla a los efectos inmediatos de los cambios fisiológicos de la pubertad o al resultado de influencias...
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"Verónica Berenstein recaba, en este libro, su elaboración como psicoanalista haciendo frente a las paradojas de la condición contemporánea de la civilización en la que vivimos.
Esta perspectiva aborda el nuevo orden simbólico y el real propio de la contemporaneidad, mostrando los puntos de discontinuidad con respecto al mundo en el que el psicoanálisis surgió y prosperó en la primera parte del siglo XX. De una civilización como la del...
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FROM GROUP: Written out as responses to questions
What did your aunt do that first night? Write honestly about it. Try to remember everything that went on, how you felt, anything else you think is pertinent.
It was the first night we were there. I don't know why we were there. She came into the bedroom I was in and had me get out of bed. She undressed me and told me she was getting me ready for bed properly, but all she did was undress
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Este libro presenta los resultados de investigación de varios estudios que corresponden a proyectos de investigación desarrollados en los programas de la Maestría en Educación y la Maestría en Dificultades del Aprendizaje, de la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia. Todas las estrategias propuestas fueron vivencias y experiencias pedagógicas en el aula que se convierten en marco de referencia sobre la línea objeto de estudio. El primer capítulo...
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Many kids announce the onset of adolescence with a dramatic change in their behaviour around their parents or elders. They begin to separate from their moms and dads and try to become more independent. At the same time, children of this age are increasingly aware of how others, especially their peers, see them and are desperately trying to fit into the current fads and trends. Moreover, there is a vast generation gap between the teenagers and their...
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Stress and anxiety in children and teenagers are just as prevalent as in adults. Stressful and negligent parents, high expectations in academic or other performances, abused or deprived childhood, growing up tensions and demand for familial responsibilities are the main causes of childhood and teenage stress. Parents, who are not emotionally available for their children or lack of positive coping mechanisms themselves, often spur stress in their offspring....
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¿Quiere un desarrollo emocional sano para los más pequeños?
Acrecentar las capacidades emocionales es imprescindible para llegar a ser una persona segura y feliz, adaptada a un mundo adulto que cada vez es más difícil y exigente. Con este libro aprenderá cómo asegurar a los niños y niñas los buenos tratos imprescindibles para que crezcan plenamente, sin necesidad de realizar actividades complejas.
Las explicaciones teóricas se presentan...
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Se dice que el adolescente está a medio hacer entre el niño y el joven adulto, si bien se acerca mucho más al segundo que al primero. El reto para los padres con hijos adolescentes estriba en que deben trabajar mucho más en el acompañamiento, en la comunicación con sus hijos, en la expresión de amor y el cariño, en el desarrollo de la paciencia y en actuar con más razón, más acierto, más ejemplo y más verdad.
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There is a growing malaise affecting our youth. Running on Empty--Transcending the Economic Culture's Seduction of Our Youth offers a hopeful and comprehensive paradigm that can transform and reverse the downward trends causing youth's suffering. Gang membership has grown 40% in 3 years, suicide is up 89% in 12-14 year-old children in the last two decades, anti-depressant use in children is up over 400%, and 40% of all children and are born outside...
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Cet ouvrage nous permet d'apprendre et de comprendre des sujets qui sont enseignés dans les cours de psychologie au collégial. Avec transparence et tact, l'auteur nous livre, à travers sa plume, ses réflexions concernant, entre autres, les relations interpersonnelles, la dynamique de groupe, l'amour, le deuil, la sexualité adolescente et adulte, de même que la problématique de la santé mentale et de la psychopathologie.
De plus, Alex Sarraf...
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