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Helping Teens Stop Violence: A Practical Guide for Counselors, Educators, and Parents  Based on programs developed by the Oakland Men's Project, this book offers a proactive, multicultural approach for getting at the roots of violent behavior. The activities and workshops described in the book explore how violence manifests in families and dating; how issues of race, gender, and age are involved; and how teens can work to stop the violence in their lives. It includes curricula for classrooms and support groups, and strategies to support peer counselors and help abused teens. Author: Allan Creighton, Paul Kivel Paperback: 176 pages Company: Hunter House (1993-01-28) ISBN: 0897931165 List Price: $16.95 Amazon Price: $12.88 Used Price: $0.07 Stop Bullying Bobby!: Helping Children Cope with Teasing and Bullying  In this insightful and winsome story, Robin, a seven-year-old girl, sees Bobby, the new kid in the neighborhood, being teased and bullied by other kids. Bobby dresses differently and is very small for his age. Robin wants to help Bobby, but doesn't know how so she asks her parents for help. After witnessing firsthand the teasing that Bobby has to endure, Robin's mother talks to Bobby and Robin's teacher, Ms. Wells. Ms. Wells develops a clever class activity to teach the children that everyone is different, but these differences should not be grounds for bullying. Using puppets, the children come to see the good in everyone, no matter how different. This informative book is a must read for all parents of young children who may be or are dealing with bullies and teasing at school. Author: Dana Smith-Mansell Paperback: 48 pages Company: New Horizon Press (2004-11-01) ISBN: 0882822535 List Price: $8.95 Amazon Price: $4.61 Used Price: $3.00 AA: Not the Only Way--Your One Stop Resource Guide to 12-Step Alternatives  "AA-Not the Only Way" responds to the growing demand from recovery experts, U.S. court rulings, problem drinkers and drug addicts for a global resource directory of alternative treatments. While everyone has heard of Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step programs that suport millions of people each year with addiction, they are not the only effective programs available. Melanie Solomon's book compares and contrasts many different self-help programs so the client can better choose which one best suits his or her needs, as well as contact information for licensed professionals and treatment facilities throughout the U.S. and abroad. "This book is ideal for any addiction professional's waiting room, treatment process, or as an integral part of the client's continuing care plan." (NAADAC-The Association for Addiction Professionals). "AA-Not the Only Way fills an important niche in the recovery literature. It offers a compact but wide-ranging guide to addiction support and treatment options. The author's recovery story will also be an inspiration to those who find themselves battling a one-size-fits-all system that is supposed to be helping them." (Dr. Tom Horvath, President of SMART Recovery). Safe Road Home: Stop Your Teen From Drinking & Driving  Drinking and driving tragedies aren’t accidents—they can be prevented. Read this book, watch the film, and start talking with your teen now.
On a typical weekend in America, one teenager dies in a car crash every hour. Almost half of the crashes involve alcohol. This book, and the accompanying DVD of the Parents’ Choice award–winning HBO documentary Smashed: Toxic Tales of Teens and Alcohol, aim to help parents talk to their teen about drinking and driving by challenging the “It can’t happen to me” myth. Safe Road Home takes a brutally honest look at this subject, featuring detailed advice, new research, and safe-driving tips from leading experts. For parents and teens alike, the book also includes quizzes, solutions to everyday scenarios, a Smashed viewing guide, and true stories about teens who survived alcohol-related crashes—and some who did not.
Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon are a husband-and-wife documentary filmmaking team. Three-time Academy Award® nominees, their films for HBO, PBS, and National Geographic have also won numerous Emmy® Awards and have been screened at film festivals worldwide, from Sundance to Berlin. They are both active members of the Writers Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Their production entity, the Simon & Goodman Picture Company, is based in New York City, where they live with their two children. Author: Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon Paperback: 112 pages Company: Sterling (2005-10-03) ISBN: 1402732783 List Price: $14.95 Amazon Price: $0.01 Used Price: $0.01 Adolescent Drug & Alcohol Abuse: How to Spot It, Stop It, and Get Help for Your Family  Is your child involved with drugs? Adolescent drug abuse and chemical dependency can happen to any teenager, whatever their drug education, economic level, neighborhood, school, or church attendance. It can happen whether parents are married or divorced and regardless of how much they know about effective parenting. Adolescents are aware of potential dangers when they use drugs or binge on alcohol, but they think they are invincible and will escape the dangers. The average age when teens start drinking is 13; for marijuana experimentation it is 14. Parents are often the last to know about their children's involvement with alcohol or drugs. Chemical abusers do whatever they can to conceal their use. Families can rationalize the behaviors, particularly in adolescence, as being caused by something other than chemicals. Is the defiance part of a normal separation from parents? Due to a breakup with a girlfriend? Just adolescent hormones kicking in? Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Abuse offers parents clear information, support, and guidance:
Author: Nikki Babbit Paperback: 296 pages Company: Patient Centered Guides (2000-03-15) ISBN: 1565927559 List Price: $17.95 Amazon Price: $28.24 Used Price: $0.91 Healing the Sensitive Heart: How to Stop Getting Hurt, Build Your Inner Strength, and Find the Love You Deserve  Childhood wounds—whether from parents, siblings, teachers, or any other source—often leave us vulnerable to developing a "sensitive heart." When left unhealed, these wounds wreak havoc in our adult lives, especially in our intimate relationships. People with "sensitive hearts" grow to doubt themselves, and actually wonder whether they deserve a healthy, balanced relationship. In time, they begin to attract dead-end relationships. With each unsuccessful romance, the "sensitive-hearted" person moves farther and farther from a positive, loving, long-term partnership. Psychologist Dr. Debra Mandel, who has worked extensively with "sensitive-hearted" individuals, now offers a unique, eleven-step program to guide you out of the emotional debris of the past, and help you establish happy, healthy, and successful relationships moving forward. This system works, as confirmed by hundreds of Dr. Mandel's satisfied clients. Helpful quizzes, true examples of sensitive-hearted people who have turned their lives around, and cutting-edge information combine to make this a must-have relationship builder. There is no need for you—or anyone you know—to stay trapped in unhappy patterns. Healing the Sensitive Heart paves the way to a lifelong love that won't disappear, dissolve, or disappoint—ever again! Stop Child Molestation Book  Author: Gene G. Abel, Nora Harlow Paperback: 368 pages Company: Xlibris Corporation (2001-12-01) ISBN: 1401034802 List Price: $22.99 Amazon Price: $14.93 Used Price: $8.43 Preventing Addiction  Endorsed by Dr. Laura on her national radio show on April 28, 2008: "PREVENTING ADDICTION focuses on current research that strongly suggests that a "critical timeframe exists in the life of a young person in which exposure to certain substances (that we don't necessarily consider to be drugs in a traditional sense) can trigger addiction." The book challenges the common beliefs about addiction, and imparts wisdom learned through years of seeing first-hand drug abuse and its impact on families and society from a practicing physician. Dr. Fleming feels that it is imperative to know that addiction almost always begins during childhood and adolescence. Furthermore, he believes that everyone should be aware that every child is potentially a future drug addict. In PREVENTING ADDICTION Dr. Fleming provides answers to questions that continue to perplex many parents and Dr. Fleming provides a step-by-step "blueprint" arranged by age for raising a non-addicted child. I highly recommend it. by Dr. Laura Schlessinger, The Dr. Laura Show, a nationally syndicated radio talk show. Written by Louisiana's family doctor of the year for 2007 and the father of four, Preventing Addiction: What Parents Must Do to Immunize Their Kids Against Alcohol and Drug Addiction provides answers to questions that continue to perplex many parents: * Why can't our kids "just say no" to alcohol and drugs? * What do we need to know to immunize our kids against addiction? * What do we need to do to prevent addiction? Combining the latest scientific research with the important principles involved in building moral character in young people, Dr. Fleming provides: * Indisputable facts about the consequences of early first use of addicting substances on the developing brain. * Critical information about depression, attention-span disorders, and other conditions that contribute to addiction. * Tools and techniques to help parents prevent early first use, at all costs! * A "blueprint" for rearing a non-addicted child. Stop Picking On Me (A First Look At Series)  Barron's A First Look At books explore the dynamics in relationships among children of preschool through early school age, and encourage kids to understand personal and social problems as a first step toward solving them. Written by an experienced psychotherapist and counselor, these books promote positive interaction among children, parents, and teachers. The language in each book is simple and direct—easy for younger children to understand. Full-color illustrations on every page. This approachable picture book explores the difficult issue of bullying among children. It helps kids accept the normal fears and worries that accompany bullying, and suggests ways to resolve this upsetting experience.Author: Pat Thomas, Lesley Harker Paperback: 32 pages Company: Barron's Educational Series (2000-03-15) ISBN: 0764114611 List Price: $6.95 Amazon Price: $3.05 Used Price: $1.87 Outwitting Your Alcoholic: Keep the Loving And Stop the Drinking (Idyll Arbor Personal Health)  One of the hardest decisions a person can make is to leave a loved one because the loved one is drinking too much. Sometimes there is another way to put the relationship back together. In Outwitting your Alcoholic Ken Lucas suggests some of the things you can try to keep the loving and stop the drinking. The world of alcoholism is strange, filled with half truths and whole lies. The journey out of that world can be confusing and difficult, but people just like you have made it. In this book, Ken Lucas provides a map of the alcoholic's world. (He lived there once.) He talks about what you can do to get out, and bring the alcoholic you love with you. Your alcoholic uses lots of excuses for his drinking. This book is full of ways to help you think straight and counter his excuses. So if you ever use the excuse, "I'm doing the best I can." and it's not good enough, this book will help you do better. Chapters include: Excuses, Excuses; It's a Disease; Don't Look for a Cause; Don't Look for Logic; It's Not Social Drinking; Enabling; Formally Intervening; Powerlessness; Recovery; and Frequently Asked Questions. |