ISBN: 9780553379969 - american academy of pediatrics caring for your teenager: the complete and authoritative guide (12 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Expert, authoritative guidance you can trust on helping your teenager cope with the changes and challenges of adolescence, from The American Academy of Pediatrics. The critical, life-shaping years between twelve and twenty-one have been called the "turbulent teens." But adolescence doesn't have to be a time of anxiety and upheaval--for either teenagers or their parents. In this comprehensive, down-to-earth guide, the nation's leading authority on the care of children helps parents and caregivers guide teenagers through the successful transition into young adulthood. Combining practical parenting advice with the latest medical, psychological, and scientific research, and covering every aspect of a teenager's growth and development, the American Academy of Pediatrics' Caring for Your Teenager offers indispensable information on: * The stages of adolescence--what defines normal physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development * Setting rules and limits--helping teenagers grow into responsible adults * The twelve building blocks of self-esteem--from feelings of security and belonging to decision making, pride, and trust * Instilling values and strengthening family ties * The problem of peer pressure: giving your child the confidence to handle it * Hormones--easing teenagers' anxieties about their changing bodies * Safeguarding your teenager from sexually transmitted diseases * Adapting to different family types--from single-parent to adoptive to blended * Helping your teenager cope with serious illness or death in the family, sibling rivalry, separation, or divorce Plus * Helping your teenager find the right college--or make an alternative choice * Teens, the Internet, and the law * A comprehensive medical guide to common ailments . . . and much more Caring for Your Teenager is the one guide that no one entrusted with the care of a teenage child should be without--a book that provides parents with all the information they need to ensure that their child is on the right track to becoming a happy, healthy adult.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Expert, authoritative guidance you can trust on helping your teenager cope with the changes and challenges of adolescence, from The American Academy of Pediatrics. The critical, life-shaping years between twelve and twenty-one have been called the "turbulent teens." But adolescence doesn't have to be a time of anxiety and upheaval--for either teenagers or their parents. In this comprehensive, down-to-earth guide, the nation's leading authority on the care of children helps parents and caregivers guide teenagers through the successful transition into young adulthood. Combining practical parenting advice with the latest medical, psychological, and scientific research, and covering every aspect of a teenager's growth and development, the American Academy of Pediatrics' Caring for Your Teenager offers indispensable information on: * The stages of adolescence--what defines normal physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development * Setting rules and limits--helping teenagers grow into responsible adults * The twelve building blocks of self-esteem--from feelings of security and belonging to decision making, pride, and trust * Instilling values and strengthening family ties * The problem of peer pressure: giving your child the confidence to handle it * Hormones--easing teenagers' anxieties about their changing bodies * Safeguarding your teenager from sexually transmitted diseases * Adapting to different family types--from single-parent to adoptive to blended * Helping your teenager cope with serious illness or death in the family, sibling rivalry, separation, or divorce Plus * Helping your teenager find the right college--or make an alternative choice * Teens, the Internet, and the law * A comprehensive medical guide to common ailments . . . and much more Caring for Your Teenager is the one guide that no one entrusted with the care of a teenage child should be without--a book that provides parents with all the information they need to ensure that their child is on the right track to becoming a happy, healthy adult. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 2. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Zustand: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Zustand: Good. 2nd Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. xii, 606pp. Numerous tables. Very good. Small chip at upper outer corner of rear wrapper, else near fine. A tight, clean, sharp first edition of this thick manual co-published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Contributor's copy, from the library of noted pediatric medicine professor Ralph C. Gordon.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd edition. 624 pages. 9.50x7.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Expert, authoritative guidance you can trust on helping your teenager cope with the changes and challenges of adolescence, from The American Academy of Pediatrics.The critical, life-shaping years between twelve and twenty-one have been called the "turbulent teens." But adolescence doesn't have to be a time of anxiety and upheaval--for either teenagers or their parents. In this comprehensive, down-to-earth guide, the nation's leading authority on the care of children helps parents and caregivers guide teenagers through the successful transition into young adulthood. Combining practical parenting advice with the latest medical, psychological, and scientific research, and covering every aspect of a teenager's growth and development, the American Academy of Pediatrics' Caring for Your Teenager offers indispensable information on: The stages of adolescence--what defines normal physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development Setting rules and limits--helping teenagers grow into responsible adults The twelve building blocks of self-esteem--from feelings of security and belonging to decision making, pride, and trust Instilling values and strengthening family ties The problem of peer pressure: giving your child the confidence to handle it Hormones--easing teenagers' anxieties about their changing bodies Safeguarding your teenager from sexually transmitted diseases Adapting to different family types--from single-parent to adoptive to blended Helping your teenager cope with serious illness or death in the family, sibling rivalry, separation, or divorcePlus Helping your teenager find the right college--or make an alternative choice Teens, the Internet, and the law A comprehensive medical guide to common ailments . . . and much moreCaring for Your Teenager is the one guide that no one entrusted with the care of a teenage child should be without--a book that provides parents with all the information they need to ensure that their child is on the right track to becoming a happy, healthy adult.…

Zustand: New. Donald Greydanus is the director of the Pediatrics Residency Program at MSU/Kalamazoo.&#160He has published extensively on adolescent health, including 150 book chapters and more than 200 articles. He has testified before Congress on corporal punish.