Tag Archives: Psychology & Counseling

What to Do When You Dread Your Bed: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Problems With Sleep (What to Do Guides for Kids)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Dawn Huebner
Publisher: Magination Press

Book Description
Wouldn’t it be great if you could climb into bed, snuggle under your covers, and fall asleep without any fuss or fear? Without listening for noises or thinking about bad guys? Without an extra drink, or an extra hug, or an extra trip to [...]

Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men

Rating: (36 reviews)
Author: Leonard Sax
Publisher: Basic Books

Product Description
Something scary is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, they are less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere twenty years ago. As for young men, it turns out the film Failure to Launch is not far from the truth. [...]

American Medical Association Boy’s Guide to Becoming a Teen

Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: American Medical Association, Kate Gruenwald Pfeifer
Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Product Description
Becoming a teen is an important milestone in every boy’s life. It’s even more important to get answers and advice to the most common health issues boys face from a trusted source. The American Medical Association Boy’s Guide to Becoming a [...]

What to Do When You Grumble Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Negativity (What to Do Guides for Kids)

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Dawn Huebner
Publisher: Magination Press

Product Description
“Guides children and their parents through cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat negative thinking. Lively metaphors and illustrations help kids see life’s hurdles in a new way, while drawing and writing activities help them master skills to get over those hurdles. And step-by-step instructions point [...]

Where’s the Poop?

Rating: (24 reviews)
Author: Julie Markes, Susan Kathleen Hartung
Publisher: HarperFestival

Product Description
This engaging lift-the-flap book shows children that all creatures have a place to poop: tigers in the jungle, kangaroos in the outback, and monkeys in the rain forest.
With the aid of this playful book, your child will see that [...]

Words Are Not for Hurting

Rating: (15 reviews)
Author: Elizabeth Verdick
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing

Book Description
The older children get, the more words they know and can use-including hurtful words. This book teaches children to think before they speak, then choose what to say and how to say it. They learn that there is a connection between hurtful words [...]

Cracking the AP Psychology Exam, 2008 Edition (College Test Prep)

Author: Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review

Book Description
Scoring high on the AP Psychology Exam is very different from earning straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about psychology—only the strategies and information you’ll need to get your highest score. In Cracking the AP Psychology Exam, we’ll teach [...]

APA: The Easy Way!

Rating: (81 reviews)
Author: Peggy M. Houghton, Timothy J. Houghton
Publisher: Baker College

Book Description
This handbook is a quick and simplified guide to the APA writing style. It was developed as a condensed version of the official APA Publication Manual and designed to be utilized as a supplement to the actual guide. [...]

Indigo Dreams: Relaxation and Stress Management Bedtime Stories for Children, Improve Sleep, Manage Stress and Anxiety (Indigo Dreams)

Rating: (61 reviews)
Author: Lori Lite
Publisher: Lori Lite

Product Description
Indigo Dreams is a 60 minute CD/audio book designed to entertain your child while introducing them to relaxation and stress-management techniques. Four unique bedtime stories incorporate breathing, visualizations, muscular relaxation and affirmations. These are the same techniques recommended for adults but presented in a [...]

Adolescence

Author: Laurence Steinberg
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Book Description
Adolescence, 8th edition by Laurence Steinberg has been thoroughly updated to reflect current findings in the field of adolescent development. In this edition, the author continues to utilize the effective combination of a friendly writing style, thorough research and a contextual approach that emphasizes adolescence in contemporary [...]

Hands Are Not for Hitting

Rating: (30 reviews)
Author: Martine Agassi Ph.D.
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing

Barron’s AP Psychology 2008 (Barron’s How to Prepare for the Ap Psychology Advanced Placement Examination)

Author: Robert McEntarffer, Allyson J. Weseley Ed.D.
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series

Book Description
This updated manual presents an extensive subject review covering all test topics plus three full-length practice tests that reflect the actual AP Psychology Exam in length, subject matter, and degree of difficulty. All test questions are answered and explained. Test topics reviewed include [...]

Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the SAT, 2007-2008 Edition (Up Your Score)

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Larry Berger, Michael Colton, Manek Mistry, Paul Rossi, Jean Huang
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Book Description
You’ve been hearing about the SAT since the day you entered high school. Guess what? It’s time. So when you walk into that testing hall, will it be a case of nerves—or attitude? A guerrilla [...]

Parts (Picture Puffins)

Rating: (50 reviews)
Author: Tedd Arnold
Publisher: Puffin

Book Description
First, his hair started falling out. Then skin started peeling from his toes. Some stuffing came out of his belly button, and a piece of something gray and wet-his brain?-fell out of his nose. Is this normal? Or is this boy coming unglued? With a [...]

The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens

Rating: (179 reviews)
Author: Sean Covey
Publisher: Fireside
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Based on his father’s bestselling The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Sean Covey applies the same principles to teens, using a vivacious, entertaining style. To keep it fun, Covey writes, he “stuffed it full of cartoons, clever ideas, great quotes, and incredible [...]