Personal Development For Teens

Parenting Your Out-of-Control Teenager is the fully updated and revised guide from a master therapist with decades of clinical experience—and a parent of two extreme teens. This new edition goes beyond surface behaviors to address the deeper emotional problems driving today’s teens, including trauma, anxiety, grief, depression, and living life on a screen-driven world. With clear, step-by-step strategies, this book gives parents practical tools to reestablish authority and reclaim love—when nothing you’ve tried is working.

Angry Teen, Calm Parent is a practical parenting guide for parents who feel overwhelmed by teen anger, backtalk, defiance, and emotional distance. With calm, clear guidance and real-life strategies, this book helps parents understand what is happening beneath their teen’s behavior, set firm boundaries without constant fighting, and reconnect without yelling or losing control.

After the accident, Meg would do anything to wake her best friend from his deadly coma. At least, that’s what she whispered into the woodland shadows. She never imagined her wish would trap her in a gray other-earth, void of any color. Meg's vibrant humanity is a priceless artifact in the gray kingdom, coveted by the royal court. All she wants to do is find a way back home. Until she discovers the other-earth contains healing powers that can save her friend. But only if Meg becomes what the gray people need—a human bride for Kalmus, the powerful king of the capital city.

Parents, hear this: You can calm down, take a breath, stop worrying, and do more for your kids by doing less. They will survive, thrive, and later thank you for giving them freedom. And you’ll enjoy raising them in a happier, more peaceful home. Dr. Karen Latimer, a family physician and mother of five, offers some down-home parenting advice for those ready to parent with more confidence and more joy. Speaking from the trenches of her own house, Dr. Latimer will help you take back yours by gently reclaiming power and perspective and practicing some simple, stress-free advice.

When Ava Locke was five years old, she began a journey to join the Benefactors—the leaders of the magical continent of Magus. Twelve years later, she unwittingly started down the road to betray them.

The Eternity Gate is found, and kings and monsters battle over its legends of treasure. But rumors whisper that someone stole the gate's ancient key. Seyo, handmaiden to the princess, keeps three secrets. First, she's gifted in fire, not light, and may as well be cursed. Second, she translates a prophecy warning that the gate does not offer treasure but judgment. Third, Jorai, the scorned prince and Seyo's confidant, entrusts her with the key and disappears.

Apprentice Flick remembers everything, except the first five years of her life. And for as long as she can remember, Flick has wanted to enter the Elite Academy - home to the best, brightest, and most loyal members of the Love Collective government. Flick's uncanny memory might get her there, too...even if it is the very thing that marks her as a freak. But frightening hallucinations start intruding into her days and threaten to bring down all she has worked so hard to accomplish.

Feeling overwhelmed by personal finance? You’re not alone. Many young adults find navigating the financial world intimidating. This book is your financial GPS, transforming stress into success with simple, actionable steps.

Help prepare the children and teens in your life to face life’s challenges with grace and grit. In this award-winning guide, author and pediatrician Dr. Ken Ginsburg shares his seven crucial Cs: competence, confidence, connection, character, contribution, coping, and control. You’ll discover how to incorporate these concepts into your parenting style and communication strategies, thereby strengthening your connection. And that connection will position you to guide your child to bounce back from life’s challenges and forge a meaningful and successful life.

Teen Confidence Shouldn’t Fall Apart Every Time Life Gets Hard. That’s Why This Book Was Created. Your teen is growing up in a world filled with pressure to succeed, comparison, self-doubt, a need to fit in, and figure life out before they’ve even had enough time to understand who they are. But confidence doesn’t come from being perfect. It comes from learning how to handle mistakes, bounce back from setbacks, manage pressure, and how to keep moving forward even when life feels difficult. If your teen doesn’t learn how to build resilience, challenge negative self-talk, and develop...

Parenting a teenager can feel like an endless cycle of arguments, attitude, defiance, and emotional outbursts. Do you feel like every conversation turns into a fight? Are you tired of repeating yourself, setting the same boundaries, and wondering why your teen won't listen? You're not alone—and there is a better way. In Teaching Teens How To Navigate Conflict, veteran educator, counselor, coach, and parent coach Joe L. Kelly shares practical, real-world strategies developed through more than four decades of working with teens and families.

Power struggles between parents and teens are nothing new, but chronic control battles are destructive to teen development as well as the entire family. According to psychotherapist Neil Brown, these battles occur as the result of self-perpetuating negative relationship patterns.

Is she "growing up fast" but still missing the gut instincts that keep young women safe? As a parent of a teen girl, you know the world has changed. It is no longer just about the "stranger in the park." Today, the stranger is in her pocket, the pressures are digital, and the "nice girl" conditioning we’ve taught our daughters can sometimes be their greatest vulnerability. Do you worry that her desire to be polite will stop her from trusting her gut? Are you caught between being a "helicopter parent" and feeling like you aren't doing enough to prepare her for independence? Equip your ...

In Worry Less, Parent Better, family physician and mother of five Dr. Karen Latimer tackles six major topics that plague the parent brain: food, sleep, health and safety, socialization, technology, and achievement. In each, she examines the problems at large that prompt worry, she identifies exactly what we worry about, and finally, she offers practical steps and tips for alleviating it so you can enjoy the journey a whole lot more.

Includes bonus audio featuring an exclusive conversation with Naval Ravikant. Getting rich is not just about luck; happiness is not just a trait we are born with. These aspirations may seem out of reach, but building wealth and being happy are skills we can learn. So what are these skills, and...

From the authors of the bestselling Parenting with Love and Logic, this teen-specific resource empowers parents to raise responsible tweens, teens, and young adults without anger, nagging, or power struggles. Learn to set healthy boundaries, encourage important skills, and foster effective decision-making with empathy and grace. Designed to help you and your child grow during the challenges of the teenage years, this book addresses a wide range of real-life issues.

Your daughter is growing up. The conversations are shorter. The door closes quicker. The easy bond you once had feels harder to reach. You still love her deeply, but somewhere between childhood and the teenage years, something shifted.

What if better conversations could change everything? In a world of constant messages, group chats, and nonstop distractions, real communication has never been more challenging—or more important. Whether you're a teen trying to be understood or an adult trying to connect, it can feel like you're speaking different languages.

Your struggling teenager is going to a residential or wilderness treatment program. Their addictions, learning disabilities, or emotional/behavioral issues have brought you to a moment of decision. Heartsick, anxious, and exhausted, questions bounce endlessly around your mind. Will this work? Was this really necessary? Will she ever forgive me? Can we handle him at home when the time comes? Dr. Tim Thayne delivers the answers in his groundbreaking book Not by Chance.

Mental health issues are most significant in preteens and teens. Since these are the transforming years, both physically and mentally, children face a myriad of issues they need help with. If we could understand that a child's worries are real and require genuine and empathetic attention, we could provide these young minds the guidance and support to grow into confident and self-reliant adults.