Books:

• The Five Love Languages of Teenagers

            Written by:   Gary Chapman

Practical guidance on how to discover and express the ways teens will best receive love. 

• Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive me and Cheryl to the Mall

            Written by:  Anthony E. Wolf

Classic book about teen issues and how to deal with them

• Queen Bees and Wannabees: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends and other Realities of Adolescence.

            Written by:  Rosalind Wiseman

Great insight into cliques and the issues adolescent girls face. 

• Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons From the Myths of Boyhood

            Written by:  William Pollack

Understanding and dealing with adolescent boys. 

• Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls

            Written by: Mary Pipher

Understanding and communicating with teenage girls. 

• Staying Connected to your Teenager: How to keep them talking to you and hear what they’re really saying.

            Written by:  Michael Riera, Ph. D

Improve communication skills and the quality of your relationship  with your teenager. 

• Uncommon Sense for Parents of Teenagers

            Written by:  Michael Riera

A question and answer book that covers the major issues of adolescent parenting including structure, trust, freedom, expectations, friends, etc. A down to earth book that helps develop better communication with your teen. 

• Yes, Your Teen is Crazy!: Loving your Kid without Losing Your Mind.

Written by:  Michael Bradley

Bradley draws a vivid picture of what teens are going through and gives parents the tools to tackle many issues

Websites:

•   Parent Line Library

         www.232-help.org/libry4.htm

On-line site for parents. Parents can listen to taped messages on a variety of topics.

•   Adolescent Development Issues

          www.mhhe.com/soscience/devel/teen/devel-2.htm

Guide to information and sites on adolescent issues for students, parents, and teachers.

•  Adolescent Issues Resources

          www.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html

Topics include conflicts and violence, mental health issues, health     risk issues, and counselor resources for parents and educators.

• Developmental Tasks of Normal Adolescence

www.michaelcarr-gregg.com.au/ParentsDevelopmentalTasks.htm

 A brief discussion of 11 developmental tasks that mark the normal transition from adolescence to adulthood.

The following family development fact sheets from the University of New Hampshire’s Cooperative Extension program highlight some of the typical physical, emotional, and cognitive changes that are observed as children reach adolescence.

• Living With Your Teen:  Understanding Physical Changes

          www.ceinfo.unh.edu/family/documents/teenphys.pdf

• Living With Your Teen:  Understanding Changes in Thinking

        www.ceinfo.unh.edu/family/documents/teenthnk.pdf

•  Living With Your Teen:  Understanding Emotional Changes

         www.ceinfo.unh.edu/family/documents/teenemot.pdf