Elias, Maurice J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.125 ELIBenson, Peter L.
Contents: Looking through a new lens -- Part One: Bringing out the best in all kids -- Naming the positive : the concept of developmental assets -- Developmental assets : the more, the better-for all kids -- Directing energy to asset building : critical culture shifts -- Part Two: What we all can do -- Creating asset-building communities : principles, strategies, and impact -- Energizing, supporting, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 BENDellasega, Cheryl.
Summary: Weaves the author's own story of raising teenage daughters with the voices of dozens of other mothers of girls. Annotation. Dellasega (Penn State College of Medicine), who leads therapeutic writing workshops, solicited autobiographical essays from mothers of troubled teenage daughters. The 200 essays are presented here, chronicling the mothers' experiences with daughters who were anorexic,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8743 DELHarts, Minda
Summary: "A guide for girls of color looking to find their voice and claim space as they prepare for high school, college, and their careers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.235 HARTurban, Jack L.
Summary: "An authoritative guide to understanding and navigating gender identity from an acclaimed expert on the mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth. Kids today are more gender fluent and expansive than ever before. Over 700,000 teenagers in America openly identify as transgender, a number that is rising each year. As it becomes increasingly common for us to encounter and know...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 TURWilliams, Alicia
Summary: A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wants him to grow up tough and unfeeling. It's the last few months of eighth grade, and Isaiah feels lost. He thought his summer was going to be him and his boys Drew and Darius, hanging out, doing wheelies, watching martial arts movies, and breaking tons of Guinness World Records before high...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WILGalinsky, Ellen
Summary: "Blending cutting-edge research with engaging storytelling, The Breakthrough Years offers readers a paradigm-shifting comprehensive understanding of adolescence. Almost every adolescent has said to parents, "You JUST don't understand." In The Breakthrough Years, child development expert Ellen Galinsky explains why that is so often true. Galinsky's seven-year inquiry into the adolescent brain...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 GALMarkey, Charlotte N.
Summary: "From early childhood boys often feel pressured to be athletic and muscular. But what impact does this have on physical and mental well-being through their teens and beyond? Worryingly, a third of teen boys are trying to 'bulk up' due to body dissatisfaction, and boys and men account for 25% of eating disorder cases. What can we tell our boys to help them feel happy and confident simply being...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2022