The Book of Knowing by Gwendoline Smith (Dr Know)

$25.00 NZD

Category: Non Fiction

Written in an accessible and humorous style, this book teaches you to know what's going on in your mind and how to get your feelings under control. It'll help you adapt and feel better about your place in the world. Psychologist Gwendoline Smith uses her broad scientific knowledge and experience to expl ain in clear and simple language what's happening when you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious and confused. ...Show more

Teen Brain: Why screens are making your teenager depressed by David Gillespie

$38.00 NZD

Category: Teens

From Australia's most trusted non-fiction researcher and author comes the book that every parent needs to read. With their labile and rapidly developing brains, adolescents are particularly susceptible to addiction, and addiction leads to anxiety and depression. What few parents will know is that wha t we think of as the most typical addictions and problematic teen behaviours - smoking, drinking, drug-taking, sex leading to teenage pregnancy - are on the decline. The bad news is that a whole raft of addictions has taken their place. Whereas once the dopamine-hungry brain of a teenager got its fix from smoking a joint or sculling a Bundy and coke, it is now turning to electronic devices for the pleasure jolt that typically comes from playing online games (if you're a boy) and engaging with social media (if you're a girl). What is even more troubling is that, unlike drugs, alcohol and cigarettes, electronic devices are not illicit. Quite the contrary. They are liberally distributed by schools and parents, with few restrictions placed on their use. However, all is not lost. In Teen Brain, David sets out clear, reasonable and effective rules to help you confidently manage your kids' use of screens at this critical point in their lives. ...Show more

Helping Your Anxious Teen: Positive Parenting Strategies to Help Your Teen Beat Fear, Stress, and Worry by Sheila A. Josephs, PhD

$40.00 NZD

Category: Depression & Stress

Parenting a teen is tough work, but parenting a teen with anxiety is especially challenging. Written by a psychologist and expert on adolescent anxiety, this essential book will show you how your own behavior can either help or exacerbate your teen's anxiety, and outlines specific skills you can use to support your teen. The teen years are a time of remarkable change, and teens who struggle with stress and anxiety can have an especially difficult time. Furthermore, as a parent, you may be so worried and frustrated yourself that your efforts to help your teen cope with anxiety may end up backfiring and make the situation even worse. Wouldn t it help if there was a guide on what to do, and what not to do, to help your anxious teen? This powerful book, based on cutting-edge research and cognitive behavioral strategies, will help you develop the know-how to effectively manage teen anxiety. You ll learn the best ways to support your teen in overcoming problematic thinking and fears, discover how your reactions can unwittingly fuel your teen s worries, and explore how life changes influence your teen s anxiety, as well as how to manage anxiety-related physical and psychological distress. Understanding your teen's anxiety, how it impacts you and the rest of the family, and how your own responses can influence it are key to learning how to help your teen manage anxious thoughts and feelings and succeed in life. With Helping Your Anxious Teen, you ll have a wealth of research-backed strategies to lead you in being an effective anxiety coach for your teen. ...Show more

Skip the Drama: Practical, Get-Ahead Strategies to Survive Your Daughter's Teenage Years by Sarah Hughes

$35.00 NZD

Category: Teens

Parenting can be tough, and the teenage years are usually considered the most challenging, but clinical psychologist Dr Sarah Hughes is here to help. In Skip the Drama, she offers simple, straightforward strategies for dealing with everything from selfishness and managing excessive phone use to eating disorders, anxiety and depression. Whether you're concerned about your teenage daughter having sex or trying drugs, or just want to teach her to be more responsible and organized, Skip the Drama has got you covered. Dr Hughes' strategies can be used by parents who might already be struggling with their difficult teen, as well as by those who simply want to pre-empt the onslaught of adolescence and be equipped to manage a smoother transition. Importantly, she shows you how to have the right conversations, the right way, so that communication, the right way, so that communication channels remain open. Supported by real-life examples and the latest research into the adolescent brain, Skip the Drama is your toolkit for effective, positive parenting. ...Show more

Confident Teens: How to Raise a Positive, Confident and Happy Teenager by Gael Lindenfield

$32.00 NZD

Category: Teens

With illuminating case histories and wise words from other parents and writers, Confident Teens suggests ways to communicate successfully with an often uncommunicative teenager. Psychotherapist Gael Lindenfield aims to build confidence in both parent and teenager through such advice as: listen three times as much as you talk; be a safety net, not a security blanket; be a predictable parent rather than a best mate; review the rule book jointly and frequently. ...Show more

Helping Your Troubled Teen: Learn to Recognize, Understand, and Address the Destructive Behavior of Today's Teens by Cynthia Kaplan

$35.00 NZD

Category: Drugs & Alcohol

Destructive trends among today's youth are growing. The primary four self-destructive behaviours in adolescence today are excessive alcohol and substance abuse, promiscuity, self mutilation (ie: cutting and burning), and eating disorders. These are covered in detail, along with other issues like Interne t addiction and suicide. This book offers a comprehensive look at teens self destructive behaviour and gives parents solutions for dealing with it. "Helping Your Troubled Teen" instructs parents on how to identify an at-risk adolescent and discuss warning signs of injurious behaviour, before the problem(s) become severe enough that a child is in crisis and/or legal actions are taken against them. McLean Hospital is the largest psychiatric teaching facility of Harvard Medical School. It operates the largest psychiatric neuroscience research program of any Harvard University-affiliated facility and of any private psychiatric hospital in the US. ...Show more

Young People in Love and in Hate by Nick Luxmoore

$35.00 NZD

$35.95 (2% off)

Category: Teens

This book is about boyfriends and girlfriends - getting them, keeping them and moving on from them. Young people put enormous energy into these processes: they worry, they hope, they conspire and they cry because, in a sense, having a boyfriend or girlfriend is about much more than just having a boyfrie nd or girlfriend. Using dozens of recognisable vignettes, Luxmoore movingly describes his work with young people. In particular, he explores the dramatic conflict between young people's loving and hating as they move from the intimacy of relationships with parents to relationships with boyfriends and girlfriends, frantically negotiating sex and sexuality, the meaning of love, faithfulness and unfaithfulness and many other issues vital to the adults these young people will become. The book will be essential reading for professionals and parents struggling with the ferocity of young people's feelings where 'I love you!' and 'I hate you!' are never far apart. ...Show more

Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings by Kenneth R. Ginsburg

$35.00 NZD

Category: Child Care

Confronting the overwhelming amount of stress kids face today, this invaluable guide offers coping strategies for facing the combined elements of academic performance, high achievement standards, media messages, peer pressure, and family tension. The handbook acknowledges that adolescents commonly survi ve stress by either indulging in unhealthy behaviors or giving up completely, and its suggested solutions are aimed at strengthening resilience. The proposed plan enables kids from the age of 18 months to 18 years to build the seven crucial "C's"--competence, confidence, connection, character, contribution, coping, and control--needed to bounce back from challenges. A variety of approaches are featured such as building on natural strengths, fostering hope and optimism, avoiding risky behaviors, and taking care of oneself physically and emotionally. With new chapters on perfectionism, the negative portrayal of teens, military families, and what parents can do when resilience has reached its limits, this examination also includes two personalized guides for creating customized strategies. ...Show more

You and Your Adolescent: The Essential Guide for Ages 10-25 by Laurence Steinberg, PH.D.

$40.00 NZD

Category: Teens

One of the foremost authorities on adolescence provides parents with an authoritative, reassuring guidebook to this challenging period of development. Relax! The horror stories you have heard about adolescence are false. This is Dr. Laurence Steinberg s reassuring message to parents in this newly revis ed edition of his classic book "You and Your Adolescent," which "Publishers Weekly "says is filled with solid advice for the parents of adolescents. Among the new topics in this updated edition: -An expanded definition of adolescence to age twenty-five, recognizing that college graduates often remain dependent on their parents for an extended period, creating a new parent-child dynamic -A discussion of social media that addresses whether parents of preteens and young teens should monitor use of these new communication tools -What new research into the adolescent brain tells us about teenage behavior As Dr. Steinberg writes, Most books written for parents of teenagers were survival guides (many still are). Nowadays, adolescence is too long fifteen years in some families for mere survival. Knowledge, not fortitude, is what today s parents need. That s where this book comes in. " ...Show more

Drug Conversation: How to talk to your child about drugs by Owen Bowden-Jones

$50.00 NZD

Category: Teens

This is a book for parents about how to raise the thorny issue of drugs with their teenage children. Drugs have never been more available and your child is almost certain to come across them at some point, often with little idea of the risks. We need to talk with our children about drugs - talking befor e they come across drugs can help them make better choices - but it's not always straightforward. This book gives you advice on ways to have this important conversation. The book will provide parents with clear, up to date, accurate information about 'psychoactive' drugs (chemical substances which alter the functioning of the brain, causing changes in the way we think, feel and behave) and their effects. It gives plenty of information to help you understand how drugs work in the brain, what problems they cause and which treatments are most effective. It covers: what drugs are, who uses them and why; how teens use drugs; synthetics (legal highs); plus, how to detect if your child is using drugs and what to do about it. On a practical level, the book gives tips on how to have the conversation with your child; making it a conversation, not a lecture.It contains many case studies from the author's own clinical practice to illustrate different points, plus examples of actual conversations between parent and teenager. The chapters are written to stand alone so readers can dip into each one as necessary. If you have particular questions such as "How can I drug test my child?" or "I've just found drugs in their room, what should I do?" you can go straight to the relevant section, or you can read the whole book for the full picture. There is a summary of key points at the end of each chapter. All parents will need this book at some stage. It will help you to feel properly informed about drugs, more confident in talking to your child, more able to avoid drug-related problems developing and better equipped to tackle problems if they do arise. ...Show more

Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel, MD

$60.00 NZD

Category: Children & Adolescents

Between the ages of 12 and 24, the brain changes in important, and oftentimes maddening, ways. It's no wonder that many parents approach their child's adolescence with fear and trepidation. According to renowned neuropsychiatrist Daniel Siegel, however, if parents and teens can work together to form a d eeper understanding of the brain science behind all the tumult, they will be able to turn conflict into connection and form a deeper understanding of one another. In Brainstorm, Siegel illuminates how brain development impacts teenagers' behavior and relationships. Drawing on important new research in the field of interpersonal neurobiology, he explores exciting ways in which understanding how the teenage brain functions can help parents make what is in fact an incredibly positive period of growth, change, and experimentation in their children's lives less lonely and distressing on both sides of the generational divide. ...Show more

Not for Kids! Protecting Kids Online by Liz Walker

$25.00 NZD

Category: Sexuality & Health

Milly loves to explore and learn. One day while using her friend's phone, she sees images that make her feel sick. Milly was lucky to have a safe adult to help her through this experience and she now teaches kids that some adult behaviours can be harmful for kids to see. Milly lets kids know that comin g across these images is not their fault and she reminds them to always seek help from an adult if they see things that are not meant for kids eyes. Not for kids! was written to inspire and facilitate educated and healthy conversation regarding sexual imagery. The goal – to empower children to take charge of troubling images, reach out and speak to a trusted adult, and to enable young people to listen to their inner voice that helps keep their heart in a happier place. ...Show more