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Download full textStrasburgber, Victor C., Ed.; Comstock, George A., Ed. – Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, 1993
In the 1990s, the media represent the single most easily modifiable influence on children and adolescents. This series of articles offers medically oriented practitioners a review of current research on the influence of the media on children and adolescents. The 13 articles are: (1) "Children, Adolescents, and the Media: Five Crucial…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Advertising, Child Rearing
Dietz, William H., Ed.; Stern, Loraine, Ed. – 1999
Noting that the real challenge for parents is not being aware of what to feed their children, but rather getting children to actually eat those foods, this guide provides advice for parents of infants through adolescents regarding children's dietary needs while recognizing the role of children's emotions, tastes, and preferences. Following the…
Descriptors: Allergy, Breastfeeding, Child Health, Child Rearing
Hewitt, Deborah – 1995
Intended to facilitate communication between parents and child care providers through creative problem solving, this guide explains young children's normal developmental behaviors that frequently cause concern, and identifies factors parents and caregivers can control in the environment that may have an immediate positive response from a child.…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Behavior, Child Rearing
Giannetti, Charlene C.; Sagarese, Margaret – 1999
Drawing on a national survey of parents, teachers, and students, interviews with a wide range of experts, and the latest research, this book brings parents the information and reassurance they need to identify and handle the crises that can erupt with 10- to 15-year-olds. Specific information and advice are presented for handling some of the most…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Child Rearing
Vernon, Ann; Al-Mabuk, Radhi H. – 1995
Noting that parenting is a responsibility people enter into with varying degrees of competence and confidence, this book offers parents information on children's developmental stages so that they may effectively address typical problems of childhood and adolescence. Following a brief introduction, the first chapter of the book discusses general…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems
Riera, Michael – 1995
This guide to parenting high school-age adolescents is intended to help parents restructure the typically adversarial relationship between parent and teenager by replacing the "parent as manager" role with the "parent as consultant" role. The text is question-driven, comprised of a series of responses to questions commonly asked by parents and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
Gabriel, H. Paul; Wool, Robert – 1995
Noting that with informed understanding, parents can prepare for and cope with their adolescents' profound internal turmoil, this book provides parents with a clear view of what to expect during their child's adolescence: the major biological and psychological developments of adolescence; the most significant social, sexual, and cultural…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse
