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Free Your Child from Overeating: A Handbook for Helping Kids and Teens
$11.99 $16.00
Is your child or teen overeating or overweight?Are you unsure how to help? You’re not alone.If your ten- to eighteen-year-old is struggling with overeating, you know how hard that can be—for your child and for you. Unhealthy eating habits put kids and teens’ well-being and self-confidence at risk. Something needs to change—but what? And how can you bring it up so they can really hear you?You may have tried to help your child—without much success—but you may be overlooking the root cause of their struggle with eating and exercise—their thinking. In Free Your Child from Overeating, Dr. Michelle P. Maidenberg shares over 40 interactive exercises that will help your child or teen:  Identify triggers, cravings, and self-sabotaging thought patterns Define his or her values and find the motivation to change Learn to eat mindfully by savoring meals and snacks And set realistic goals using the four P’s: predict, plan, put into action, and practice.  It can be...
Is your child or teen overeating or overweight?Are you unsure how to help? You’re not alone.If your ten- to eighteen-year-old...
The Pride Guide: A Guide to Sexual and Social Health for LGBTQ Youth
$11.99 $16.00
Sex education materials meant to explain important basics to kids are too-often not written with an empathic understanding of what those basics are. This is particularly obvious regarding books that include LGBTQ identities. Even when they do hit the mark, many have a limited scope and don’t take into account the practical realities of developing sexuality.The Pride Guide is written explicitly for the almost ten percent of teenagers who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, or any of the unique identities that are not heterosexual/ cisgendered. It explores sex, dating, relationships, puberty, and both physical and online safety in one resource.The issue, today, is not whether or not queer youth will get sex education. The issue is how and where they will gather information and whether or not the information they gather with be applicable, unreliable, or exploitative. Equipping teens and their families with knowledge and self-confidence, this work provides...
Sex education materials meant to explain important basics to kids are too-often not written with an empathic understanding of what...
Dating and Sex: A Guide for the 21st Century Teen Boy
$11.99 $16.00
Written for teen boys, Dating and Sex provides them with the knowledge they need to understand dating, relationships, and sex. It goes beyond basic descriptions of biological processes with a progressive, practical approach that relies on secular ethics and emphasizes sexual health and personal responsibility. The book addresses common questions about what’s typical, provides a framework for dating and sex that fits their values and identity, and helps boys identify what feels right for them in a variety of common situations.
Written for teen boys, Dating and Sex provides them with the knowledge they need to understand dating, relationships, and sex....
Shattered: From Grief to Joy After My Son's Suicide
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When Rebecca Tervo awoke on January 29, 2012 it seemed like just another lazy Sunday morning. What she didn’t realize was that her life and the life of her family had already been changed forever. Her 17 year old son, Trevor, was already dead of suicide in an adjacent room, she just didn’t know it yet.The shock of another teen suicide was felt throughout the community and the schools.This book tells how Rebecca reacted to the event that changed everything for her and her family. It was uncharted territory for her, her husband, the community and the school.It describes the unrelenting and nearly unbearable grief and loss. There were so many questions and so few answers. Why would Trevor do this? Where were the signs that Trevor had been depressed? Did someone else know something about Trevor’s pain? Why would such a bright young man choose this?How would she go on? She had...
When Rebecca Tervo awoke on January 29, 2012 it seemed like just another lazy Sunday morning. What she didn’t realize...
Dwarf Planet: A Practical Guide Through Depression
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Depression feels like living on a distant dwarf planet. This book is your way out. You know the feeling. You're in a cold, lifeless place, and all alone on the fringes of the solar system. Sure, you can see the sun from afar and know other people are having the time of their life, but you're stuck on this dwarf planet of an illness no one cares about. That ends now. This book is the result of years of coaching, studying, winning, failing, and talking to hundreds of people. Coming from an organization that's been named one of the top 100 non-profits in the realm of mental health, we'll help you discover a hopeful future. Inside these pages, you'll explore new facts about your depression and navigate obstacles that stand in the way. If you're tired of trite books that read like medical dictionaries and want authentic and vulnerable storytelling, Dwarf...
Depression feels like living on a distant dwarf planet. This book is your way out. You know the feeling. You're...
The Heart Needs No Words-The adoption story of a teen with cancer
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Starting at the age of 11, Ivan bounced between residential treatment centers, psychiatric facilities, and group homes in Alaska and Montana. A childhood of abuse, neglect, and abandonment had taken its toll on him. Just before his 15th birthday, when life seemed it could not get any worse, Ivan was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a form of bone cancer. Alone in the world and now facing the fight of his life he was moved to yet another state for cancer treatment. With the help of his caseworker he was reunited with his older brother, whom he had not seen in many years. After finishing a year of cancer treatment, Ivan was again separated from his brother and sent to a new foster home. Emotionally shut down and nearly nonverbal, Ivan entered this new home. Despite the hopelessness of his life, a young man emerged who was not the broken, disturbed...
Starting at the age of 11, Ivan bounced between residential treatment centers, psychiatric facilities, and group homes in Alaska and...
Nourish Your Tribe: Empowering Parents to Grow Strong, Smart, Successful Kids
$11.99 $16.00
This book will change your family’s relationship with food. It holds the answers to our nourishment crisis and exposes our cultural food norms that contribute to the epidemic of chronic disease affecting half of all Americans. In Nourish Your Tribe, Nicole Magryta, a 20-year veteran of clinical nutrition, describes the powerful impact food and the environment have on our children’s development and long-term success. Using clear parenting techniques, illustrations, and the latest science-verified nutritional recommendations, she shares expert guidance to maximize your family’s lifelong health and minimize illness.
This book will change your family’s relationship with food. It holds the answers to our nourishment crisis and exposes our...
The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and (HIV) Positive
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The surprisingly hopeful story of how a straight, nonpromiscuous, everyday girl contracted HIV and how she manages to stay upbeat, inspired, and more positive about life than ever before At nineteen years of age, Marvelyn Brown was lying in a stark white hospital bed at Tennessee Christian Medical Center, feeling hopeless. A former top track and basketball athlete, she was in the best shape of her life, but she was battling a sudden illness in the intensive care unit. Doctors had no idea what was going on. It never occurred to Brown that she might be HIV positive. Having unprotected sex with her Prince Charming had set into swift motion a set of circumstances that not only landed her in the fight of her life, but also alienated her from her community. Rather than give up, however, Brown found a reason to fight and a reason to live. The Naked...
The surprisingly hopeful story of how a straight, nonpromiscuous, everyday girl contracted HIV and how she manages to stay upbeat,...
The Fashion Book: Create Your Own Cool Looks from the Story of Style
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This sassy style guide is for teens who want to discover the stories behind their favorite looks, find their own style, and learn what makes the fashion world tick.Packed with gorgeous images, this illustrated book for young adults takes a unique look at fashion. From corsets and camis to tailoring and textiles, it reveals how modern-day looks, from runway to street fashions, draw on the styles of the past from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and from the rebel attire of the 50's to the sport-inspired looks of the 80's. Through witty graphics and bright, lively text, teens can go behind the scenes of the exclusive fashion world. Style icons, designers, and top models all give practical tips to create stunning outfits, explain key fashion terms, discuss careers in fashion, and reveal secrets of the industry. Trivia, a glossary, inspirational quotes, and more make The Fashion Book a must-have accessory for...
This sassy style guide is for teens who want to discover the stories behind their favorite looks, find their own...
Bullied, Not Broken: When the Bullies Don't Win
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Nate Neustadt wants every kid who’s ever been bullied to know that they’re not alone, and that the experience will make them stronger, kinder, braver and better. Nate wanted to do something different for his bar mitzvah project. He decided to write a book for kids like him who are victims of bullying to rise above the pain, love who they are and never let the bullies win. Bullied Not Broken: When the Bullies Don’t Win will inspire kids of all ages with the stories of famous entertainers, politicians, artists and business icons who were bullied, all that they learned, and how it influenced the rest of their lives. Nate also shares his deeply personal story of bullying that started in grade school, how he dealt with it and ultimately triumphed. At the core of Nate’s idea for this book was a fundraising effort to support an organization devoted to helping...
Nate Neustadt wants every kid who’s ever been bullied to know that they’re not alone, and that the experience will...
No Match For Her
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What would you do if your child were diagnosed with a life-threatening illness? When his 12-year-old daughter Lilli was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia two weeks before Christmas, Travis Hicks was in the worst shape of his life. Overweight and overworked, Hicks watched his daughter Lilli fight for her life against an aggressive blood cancer. Inspired by his daughter’s strength, Travis took up yoga and walking while giving up sweet tea, a blasphemous adjustment for this Southerner. After wondering, “What’s the worst that could happen if I were to start running?” Hicks ultimately became a long distance runner, shed over 40 pounds, and restored his health in time to help his daughter through the fight of her life. Read this father’s story of life, health, family, and faith to understand the impact of pediatric cancer on a family and their community.
What would you do if your child were diagnosed with a life-threatening illness? When his 12-year-old daughter Lilli was diagnosed...
Eat Like a Champion: Performance Nutrition for Your Young Athlete
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It’s hard enough keeping up with all the nutritional needs for kids--not to mention actually getting them to actually eat many of these foods. But with athletic kids, there’s even more to pay attention to! So the unfortunate fact is, most young athletes are not eating properly to compete--too many convenient but empty calories that are actually doing them more harm than good. As a result, these young athletes are losing energy when they should be increasing it, feeling deterred when they should be motivated, and actually decreasing muscle mass when they need it more than ever.Fortunately, with the right nutrition, young athletes can increase their energy, bolster their motivation, gain muscle mass, overcome fatigue, and improve their performance. But how can a parent begin to get their athlete on the right track? Eat Like a Champion, written by a registered dietitian who specializes in child and adolescent nutrition, is...
It’s hard enough keeping up with all the nutritional needs for kids--not to mention actually getting them to actually eat...