Choices and Consequences: What to Do When a Teenager Uses Alcohol/Drugs -- by Dick Schaefer (Author) (Book - Parent)
"-Alcohol and other drug use among teenagers is epidemic. -Children as young as grade school are experimenting with mood-altering substances. -One out of every four high school students drink to...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
Growing up: It's a Girl Thing: Straight Talk about First Bras, First Periods, and Your Changing Body -- by Mavis Jukes (Author) (Book)
"A guide for pre-adolescent girls to the changes that puberty brings to their bodies, including information about menstruation." --Card Catalog Description (amazon.com)
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls -- by Valorie Lee Schaefer (Author) (Book)
"This "head to toe" guide answers all your questions, from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to bras, periods to pimples, and everything in between."--Publisher (barnesandnoble.com)
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Boys and Girls Learn Differently!: A Guide for Teachers and Parents -- by Michael Gurian (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Educator and author Gurian (The Wonder of Boys) and his co-writers argue that from preschool to high school, brain differences between the sexes call for different teaching strategies. While it's...
All Ages
The Land I Lost: Adventures of a Boy In Vietnam -- by Huynh Nhuong (Author) (Book - Child)
From Publishers Weekly "The author grew up in a hamlet in the central highlands of Vietnam, and these are his stories of that childhood. PW called it "a collection of beautifully written, true...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Ages and Stages: A Parent's Guide to Normal Childhood Development -- by C Schaeffer, Theresa Foy DiGeronimo (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"Ages and Stages offers you the benefits of the most current research on child development, featuring helpful tips and techniques to foster your child's maturation. Charles Schaefer and Theresa Foy...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Teenagers: Everyone is Not Doing It -- by Mike Long (Author) (Book - Child)
"Hundreds of thousands of teens have heard Mike Long speak, at school assemblies funded by HHS Title V grants, on the case for sexual abstinence.Now, his message is available in a compact paperback...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
Sex and Babies: First Facts -- by Marc Nemiroff, Jane Annunziata (Authors) (Book - Child)
"This book is for children who are ready for the complete but basic story about sexual reproduction. With text and illustrations, it explains in simple terms the male and female body; human sexuality;...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Adolescent Drug & Alcohol Abuse: How to Spot It, Stop It, and Get Help for Your Family -- by Nikki Babbit (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Adolescent Drug Abuse offers parents clear information, support, and guidance: Understand the disease model of drug abuse, and that it's not your fault, Overcome family confusion, denial, and...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
Ready, Set, Grow!: A What's Happening to My Body Book for Younger Girls -- by Lynda Madaras (Author) (Book)
"Supportive, down-to-earth discussion of what changes occur and why, written in language simple enough to be understood by pubescent girls."--Publishers Weekly (amazon.com)
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)