Books for Parents of Children from 13 years to 19 years:
Contemporary Culture
 
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.
  The 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.
 
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
  Growing 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.
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