Books on Tweens & Teens

Posted with Permission From Our Chinese Daughters Foundation

"Teenage years seem to come along sooner than we expect them to and the issues our children work through during that time don’t go away - they are real. Research shows that adopted teens do not have any more nor less adjustment or "teen problems" as puberty strikes than their non-adopted classmates. This is good news for anxious parents wondering what the teen years could bring for their adopted child. Still, what that research shows it that some teens will face issues while others will not.

Active parenting makes a huge difference. Just as your child becomes more and more independent and you feel like you can take a step back and say "ahhh", it’s really not so simple. Middle school kids go through a wide variety of physical, intellectual and psychosocial development during these years. Young adolescents need a lot of parental support during this metamorphasis. So do parents! The following is a sampling of books you may find helpful in getting your parenting skills ready for the teen years."

Dr. J. Liedtke (www.ocdf.org)

Walking the Boundaries of Change: Poems of Transition

by Sara Holbrook

Raising Real People: A guide for parents of teenagers

by Andrew Fuller

Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping your daughter survive

cliques, gossip, boyfriends, and other realities of adolescence

by Rosalind Wiseman

Real Boys: Rescuing our sons from the myths of boyhood

by William Pollack

Positive Discipline

by Jane Nelsen

Coping with Anxiety and Panic Attacks

by Jordon Lee

Parenting Girls

by Dr. Janet Irwin

Adolescence: A guide for parents

by Erin Michael & Shale Carr-Gregg

Sex and Your Teenager: A parent’s guide

by John C. Coleman

Teenage Stress

by Susan Cohen

The Boy You Brought Home: A single mother’s guide to raising sons

by John Marsden

Helping Your Anxious Child: A step by step guide for parents

by Ronald M. Rapee