Parents, teachers, and mental health workers will find the answersto these- and many other-questions in this forthright yet compassionate guide to helping your adolescent through the tumultuous teen years. From peer pressure and self-esteem to experimentation with sex, alcohol, and drugs, this invaluable resource covers a wide range of pratical issues. Here as well is information on more serious obstacles to a teens development that may require professional intervention, such as depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, and disruptive behavorial disorders. As surely as every child will become a teen, every person that must relate to a teen will find this book a reliable, indespensable guide to the ups and downs of adolecence.

4 Responses to “Your Adolescent: Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Development from Early Adolescence Through the Teen Years”

1. Vincent Iannelli, MD says:

   February 6, 2000 at 12:00 am

   Your Adolescent is a wonderful book from the trusted professionals at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. It includes information on normal development, developmental milestones, physical, behavioral and emotional growth.

   Another major section has advice on simple day to day problem behaviors that all parents will encounter, including problems at home and in school.

   The last section has information on more serious problems, such as behavioral and emotional disorders, substance abuse, eating disorders, and psychotic disorders.

   All of the advice and information will help you raise a happy and healthy teenager. The book is well written and easy to read and makes a handy reference book. It also includes an appendix with information on medicines used in psychiatry, a discussion of tests used in diagnosing problems in adolescents and it has a glossary of common medical terms.

   Overall, I highly recommended this book to all parents of adolescents.
2. Admin says:

   May 4, 2000 at 12:00 am

   This is a wonderful resource for parents and others working with adolescents. Clear and concise information is provided about normal and abnormal social, emotional, and behavioral development of the adolescent. Advise is given for understanding and dealing with behaviors.
3. Mrs. Kay L. Haile says:

   July 18, 2008 at 12:00 am

   very interesting book helped me immensley understanding how to approach my teenage son regarding topics which are quite sensitive for him,