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GENERAL INFORMATION ON TEENS AND COMMUNICATION
- Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen, David Walsh
- Conversations on the Go, Mary Alice Ackerman (Search Institute)
- Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting, John Gottman
- Parenting Teens with Love and Logic, Foster Cline
ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT - TEEN BEHAVIOR - TEEN HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR
The Adolescent Brain: A Work in Progress, Daniel R. Weinberger, MD; Brita Elvevag, PhD; Jay N. Giedd, MD. See in particular pages 15-29.
(available at this website: www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/BRAIN.pdf )
Freeze Frame – A Snapshot of America’s Teen
www.thenationalcampaign.org/resources/pdf/pubs/FreezeFrame.pdf
HBO education on adolescent addiction
www.hbo.com/addiction/adolescent_addiction/index.html?current=1
Reducing the risks of adolescent substance abuse
www.hbo.com/addiction/adolescent_addiction/24_reducing_the_risks.html
The Young Teen’s Place for Info on Alcohol and Resisting Peer Pressure:
www.thecoolspot.gov
Site for teen information on drug and alcohol use:
www.checkyourself.com
A Parent’s Guide to Surviving the Teen Years (also in Spanish)
http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/growing/adolescence.html
The Child Development Institute: Adolescent Stages of Development
www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/teens_stages.shtml
www.thesuccessfulparent.com/ Click on “Adolescence”
Early Adolescence: The Point of No Return – Part I and Part II
Building a Relationship with Your Teen
Teens and Future Orientation
Assessing Your Teen’s Decision Making Ability
Your Teen’s Room