Children and Teens Library

• So You Think You Want to Take Online Classes?
  If you are a college student or if you are an adult who simply wants ...
• Backyard Tents and Child Development
  The advertisement is meant to give us a warm feeling all over. Dad and child are snuggled up ...
• Teens: Coping with Being Unwanted, Unloved and Unhappy
  Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me. ~ Childhood rhyme Whoever made up that ...
• Artificial Maturity: Helping Kids Meet the Challenge of Becoming Authentic Adults
  Dr. Tim Elmore is the founder of Growing Leaders, an organization that teaches middle school, high school, and college students how to become “authentic leaders.” He has presented internationally, written more than 25 books, and ...
• OCD and Homeschooling
  After reading many of John Holt’s books in college and subsequently working with him in Boston, I became committed to the homeschooling movement. This ...
• Finding Love (and Marriage) as a Single Mom
  You may remember the chant from childhood: First comes love, Then comes marriage, Then comes the baby ...
• Healing Those Stubborn Emotional Wounds
  Mary was experiencing low self-esteem and worthlessness. She’d say her eyes were "broken faucets." She’d cry often, and would easily ...
• When to Take Time Out from College
  The semester has barely started and some students are already wondering whether they should ...
• OCD: When Once is Not Enough
  “Say good-night mommy, say good-night,” pleaded Johnny every night. It wasn’t as if he had not already ...
• Taking OCD to College? Build a Support System
  With students heading off to college this month, I can’t help but ...
• Parenting Well Means Being Well Prepared
  The International Day for Disaster Reduction is October 12. And my thoughts are turning more that direction than toward Halloween ...
• How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children
  Codependency causes much unhappiness. Research shows that codependency is learned in families and passed on ...
• 10 Fantasies to Examine Before Choosing to Become a Parent
  Contemplating parenthood can be like entering the field of poppies ...
• My Journey to Loving Myself Following Sexual Abuse
  Historically any article with “self-love” in it has given rise to a ...
• Brains of Children with ADHD Show Protein Deficiency
  New research on children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder has found a deficiency ...
• Pride & Joy: A Guide to Understanding Your Child’s Emotions and Solving Family Problems
  "Pride & Joy" is a wonderful resource for caretakers who are looking for a parenting book that stands out from the myriad of others. Kenneth Barish, a child psychologist and professor at Cornell University, encourages parents ...
• Why Friends Disappear When Crisis Turns Chronic
  It’s a common experience: Something goes wrong in a family. A child is diagnosed ...
• Is School a Healthy Place for Your Child?
  It continues to amaze me that contemporary parents who are so concerned ...
• Talk to Me First: Everything You Need to Know to Become Your Kids’ “Go To Person” About Sex
  Sex has become so prevalent in America in recent years that not only is it casually accepted, it is commonplace. With just a few clicks, any child can access an unending world of pornography on his ...
• Asperger Syndrome in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians
  Despite widespread awareness of the disorder, many still think of Asperger Syndrome as being largely confined to children. This is a myth. Dispelling it is the central aim of the new book, Asperger Syndrome in ...
• Unlock your Fidgety Child’s Ability to Learn and Focus
  Teaching is hard enough, but when you have a child who has a hard ...
• Starting a New School Year Following a Summer of Change
  Kids’ backpacks don’t only contain their lunches and homework. If their lives aren’t stable, their cares ...
• 5 Wrong Reasons for Going to College
  It’s the summer before college. You’ve been preparing for it for years -- studying, researching ...
• Success in College Despite Learning Disabilities
  It happens every semester. A freshman shyly approaches me after the first class with the form from the advising center ...
• Helping Your Child Transition from Elementary to Middle School
  Sixth grade graduation in my community is a big deal. At each elementary school, the kids put ...