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Books for Parents of Children from 13 years to 19 years:

Contemporary Culture

The Kid's Guide to Social Action book image

The Kid's Guide to Social Action: How to Solve the Social Problems You Choose--And Turn Creative Thinking into Positive Action by Barbara A. Lewis, Pamela Espeland, and Caryn Pernu

ISBN 1575420384

This award-winning guide is great for kids who want to make a difference in their world and the adult who want to help them do it. Youth are encouraged to discover which issues are important to them, and suggests many different ways they can address these issues. Inspirational profiles of kids who have made a difference in their community are included. Barbara Lewis is also the author of What Do You Stand For? For Teens: A Guide to Building Character.

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The Hurried Child book imageThe Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon (3rd edition) by David Elkind

ISBN 0201039664

Elkind warns of the dangers of allowing your child to grow up too fast and offers advice on how to protect their childhood.

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The Over-Scheduled Child book image

The Over-Scheduled Child: Avoiding the Hyper-Parenting Trap by Alvin Rosenfeld, MD and Nicole Wise

ISBN 312263392

Alvin Rosenfeld, MD, founder of National Family Night, and journalist Nicole Wise present the concept of hyper-parenting: endless extra-carriucular activities, appointments, and to-do lists and fears of one's child's under-achievement and find ways to encourage raising happy and emotionally healthy children.

To find out more about this topic, read the article:

Parenting strategy 9

 

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Growing Up book imageGrowing Up: A Classic American Childhood by Marilyn vos Savant

ISBN 0393051250

Parade columnist vos Savant ("Ask Marilyn") expands on her column's popluar feature covering those skills and experiences she feels all children ought to have before they leave home. The book also includes her reminiscences and photos of growing up.

 

 

WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY?

Everything Bad Is Good for You book image

Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter by Steven Johnson

ISBN 1573223077

This book flies in the face of easy "things just aren't the way they used to be" thinking. Johnson argues that rather than dumbing us down, pop culture provides challenges that actually makes us smarter.

To find out more about this topic, read Parenting strategy Four, Distinguish Between Your Child's Wants and Needs.