Adolescence is a time of transition, and sometimes turmoil and anguish, not only for teens but for their parents and families. Knowing what is "normal" and what to expect is part of the key to living with this life stage.
Adolescent Wellness & Reproductive Education Foundation (AWARE)
Alternative Resources for Troubled Teens
Central Toronto Youth Services
Child and Adolescent Mental Health (NIMH)
Growing Up Male - Raising Sons
Helping Teenagers with Stress (AACAP)
Job Connect for Youth (Government of Ontario)
Mental Health Resources for Adolescents
Normal Adolescent Development (AACAP)
Parenting: Preparing for Adolescence (AACAP)
Parenting Today's Teens (Health Canada)
Royal Ottawa Health Care Group
Teen Council: National Gallery of Canada
Top Flight Academy Boarding School for Troubled Teens
Youth Community Outreach AIDS Society
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa-Carleton
Elgin, Suzette Haden
The Gentle Art of Communicating with Kids: Toddlers to Teens. Wiley & Sons, 1996
Elkind, David
The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon. Perseus Books, 2001
Faber, Adele, & Mazlish, Elaine
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk. Avon Books, 1999
Friedman, Sandra Susan
When Girls Feel Fat: Helping Girls Through Adolescence. HarperCollins, 2000
Ingersoll, Barbara D., & Goldstein, Sam
Lonely, Sad, and Angry: A Parent's Guide to Depression in Children and Adolescents. Doubleday, 1996
Kindlon, Dan, & Thompson, Michael
Raising Cain: Protecting The Emotional Life Of Boys. Ballantine Books, 2000
Koplewicz, Harold S.
It's Nobody's Fault: New Hope and Help for Difficult
Children. Random House, 1997
Nelsen, Jane, & Glenn, H. Stephen
Positive Discipline (Rev. Ed.). Ballantine Publishing, 1996
Nelsen, Jane, & Lott, Lynn
Positive Discipline for Teenagers: Resolving Conflict with Your Son or Daughter in an Atmosphere of Mutual Respect (2nd Ed.). Prima Publishing, 2000
Oster, Gerald D., & Montgomery, Sarah S.
Helping Your Depressed Teenager: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers. Addison Wesley Longman, 1994
Pipher, Mary
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls. Ballantine Books, 1995
Pollack, William
Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood. Random House, 1998
Pollack, William, & Cushman, Kathleen
Real Boys Workbook: Definitive Guide to Understanding and Interacting with Boys of All Ages. Villard Books, 2001
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