parent and teenager

A guide for adolescent girls and boys that discusses the changes that occur in one's relationship with one's mother during this period of transition, explains how to understand her, and provides coping techniques.

Presents a comprehensive guide for teens on how to effectively communicate with their fathers that helps them to understand how their relationship with their dads is changing.

Addresses young adults' questions regarding interpersonal relationships and communication with family, employers, friends, teachers, classmates, and dates.

The authors, a mother and daughter, discuss what they saw, how they felt, and what they learned during Steffany's last year of high school, the summer before college, and the events of the college separation process.

At a prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side, headmistress Kathryn Hoffman struggles to balance her career, an illicit affair, and her troublesome relationship with her parents as her students find love, danger, and betrayal within the school's walls.

"A heartfelt memoir by the father of a gay teen, and an eye-opening guide for families who hope to bring up well-adjusted gay adults. Three years ago, John Schwartz, a national correspondent at The New York Times, got the call that every parent hopes never to receive: his thirteen-year-old son, Joe, was in the hospital following a suicide attempt. Mustering the courage to come out to his classmates, Joe's disclosure--delivered in a tirade about homophobic attitudes--was greeted with unease and confusion by his fellow students. Hours later, he took an overdose of pills. In the aftermath, John and his wife, Jeanne, determined to help Joe feel more comfortable in his own skin, launched a search for services and groups that could help Joe understand that he wasn't alone. This book is Schwartz's very personal attempt to address his family's struggles within a culture that is changing fast, but not fast enough to help gay kids like Joe" --.

A memoir in which the author recalls a ten-day trip he took to the Grand Canyon with his son, Brandon, and long-time friend and guide Malcolm, to celebrate Brandon's entry into adulthood, and to explore what it means to come of age.

Discusses the issues that often lead to conflict between mothers and daughters with the inset of the teenage years, and offers advice on how to solve problems and develop a close mother/daughter relationship.

Presents the results of a three-year inquiry into the lives of satisfied women who have achieved success in their careers, identifying the factors that inspired these women to pursue happiness in their jobs, and offering advice to parents on how to best encourage young daughters.