LibGuides: JBS Faculty/Staff Professional Development Collection: Understanding Adolescents & Self-Development

Understanding Adolescents

Adolescent Risk Behaviors: why teens experiment and strategies to keep them safe by David A. Wolfe; Peter G. Jaffe; Claire V. Crooks
Call Number: 155.418 WOLFE

Publication Date: 2006

This book focuses on the crucial role that relationships play in the lives of teenagers. The authors particularly examine the ways that healthy relationships can help teens avoid such common risk behaviors as substance abuse, dating violence, sexual assault, and unsafe sexual practices. Addressing the current lack of effective prevention programs for teens, they present new strategies for encouraging healthy choices.
All Kids Are Our Kids: what communities must do to raise caring and responsible children and adolescents by Peter L. Benson
Call Number: 649.10973 BENSO

Publication Date: 2006

The measure of a society's health is how well it takes care of the youngest generation. By this standard, we fail. But All Kids Are Our Kids offers an approach to unleash the extraordinary power of community when people unite around a widely shared vision of healthy child and adolescent development.
The Anxious Generation: how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness by Jonathan Haidt
Call Number: 305.23097 HAIDT

Publication Date: 2024

A must-read for all parents: the generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media, and big tech--and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: raising connected, capable, and compassionate adolescents by Lisa Damour
Call Number: 155.5124 DAMOU

Publication Date: 2023

An urgently needed guide to help parents understand their teenagers' intense and often fraught emotional lives--and how to support teens through this critical developmental stage.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber; Elaine Mazlish
Call Number: 649.1 FABER

Publication Date: 2004

Details a program for improving communication between parents and children, providing sample dialogues, role-playing exercises, and humorous yet illuminating cartoons.
How to Talk with Teens about Love, Relationships and S-E-X by Charles D. Miron; Amy G. Miron
Call Number: 649.125 MIRON

Publication Date: 2002

Many parents find it difficult, even impossible to talk with their kids about love, relationships, and especially sex. But the real choice parents face is not if their kids will learn about these topics, but how they will learn and who will do the teaching.
Never Enough: when achievement culture becomes toxic--and what we can do about it by Jennifer Breheny Wallace
Call Number: 370.15 WALLA

Publication Date: 2023

The definitive book on the rise of "toxic achievement culture" overtaking our kids' and parents' lives, and a new framework for fighting back
The Parents We Mean to Be: How Well-Intentioned Adults Undermine Children's Moral and Emotional Development. by Richard Weissbourd
Call Number: 649.7 WEISS

Publication Date: 2010

A wake-up call for a national crisis in parenting--and a deeply helpful book for those who want to see their own behaviors as parents with the greatest possible clarity.
Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers by Michael Riera
Call Number: 649.125 RIERA

Publication Date: 2004

Veteran educator Riera takes an in-depth look at the most common issues facing parents and teens: alcohol and drugs, academics, sex and dating, divorce, sports, and extracurricular activities. He also tackles kids' newest challenges: text messaging and the Internet, changing driver's license requirements, fad diets and exercise, and more. Offering parents a fresh interpretation of adolescence-that period of growth that is too often misunderstood as a phase to be dreaded instead of enjoyed-Riera recommends some unexpected, yet ultimately successful approaches to parenting.

Supporting Female Students

Aspergirls: empowering females With Asperger Syndrome by Rudy Simone
Call Number: 616.8588 SIMON

ISBN: 9781849058261

Publication Date: 2010

Girls with Asperger's Syndrome are less frequently diagnosed than boys, and even once symptoms have been recognised, help is often not readily available. The image of coping well presented by AS females of any age can often mask difficulties, deficits, challenges, and loneliness.
Enough As She Is: how to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to live healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives by Rachel Simmons
Call Number: 155.533 SIMMO

Publication Date: 2018

A deeply urgent book that gives adults the tools to help girls in high school and college reject "supergirl" pressure, overcome a toxic stress culture, and become resilient adults with healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives.
Girls on the Brink: helping our daughters thrive in an era of increased anxiety, depression, and social media by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Call Number: 305.23082 NAKAZ

Publication Date: 2022

Anyone caring for girls today knows that our daughters, students, and girls next door are more anxious and more prone to depression and self-harming than ever before. New findings reveal that the crisis facing today's girls is a biologically rooted phenomenon: the earlier onset of puberty mixes badly with the unchecked bloom of social media and cultural misogyny. When this toxic clash occurs during the critical neurodevelopmental window of adolescence, it can alter the female stress-immune response in ways that derail healthy emotional development.
Girls on the Edge: The Four Factors Driving the New Crisis for Girls: Sexual Identity, the Cyberbubble, Obsessions, Environmental Toxins by Leonard Sax
Call Number: 305.23 SAX

Publication Date: 2011

Girls today are motivated and hardworking. In school, they regularly outperform boys. But beneath their confident exteriors too often lies a brittle sense of self. Girls are much more likely to experience anxiety and depression than boys, and that gap is increasing. In Girls on the Edge, physician and psychologist Leonard Sax identifies four key threats to girls' success: sexual identity, social media, obsessions, and environmental toxins. Sax provides practical advice on how to improve the odds for your daughter.
How Girls Achieve by Sally A. Nuamah
Call Number: 371.82 NUAMA

Publication Date: 2019

This bold and necessary book points out a simple and overlooked truth: most schools never had girls in mind to begin with. That is why the world needs what Sally Nuamah calls "feminist schools," deliberately designed to provide girls with achievement-oriented identities. And she shows how these schools would help all students, regardless of their gender.
Stressed-Out Girls: helping them thrive in the age of pressure by Roni Cohen-Sandler
Call Number: 155.533 COHEN

Publication Date: 2005

In Stressed-out Girls, bestselling author and clinical psychologist Roni Cohen-Sandler provides an inside look at how the achievement frenzy is hurting this generation of girls.
The Curse of the Good Girl: raising authentic girls with courage and confidence by Rachel Simmons
Call Number: 155.433 SIMMO

Publication Date: 2009

Bestselling author of Odd Girl Out, Rachel Simmons exposes the myth of the Good Girl, freeing girls from its impossible standards and encouraging them to embrace their real selves.
Under Pressure: confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls by Lisa Damour
Call Number: 155.533 DAMOU

Publication Date: 2019

Though anxiety has risen among young people overall, studies confirm that it has skyrocketed in girls. Research finds that the number of girls who said that they often felt nervous, worried, or fearful jumped 55 percent from 2009 to 2014, while the comparable number for adolescent boys has remained unchanged. As a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with girls, Lisa Damour, Ph.D., has witnessed this rising tide of stress and anxiety in her own research, in private practice, and in the all-girls' school where she consults.
Untangled: guiding teenage girls through the seven transitions into adulthood by Lisa Damour
Call Number: 305.2352 DAMOU

Publication Date: 2017

In this sane, highly engaging, and informed guide for parents of daughters, Dr. Damour draws on decades of experience and the latest research to reveal the seven distinct--and absolutely normal--developmental transitions that turn girls into grown-ups, including Parting with Childhood, Contending with Adult Authority, Entering the Romantic World, and Caring for Herself. Providing realistic scenarios and welcome advice on how to engage daughters in smart, constructive ways, Untangled gives parents a broad framework for understanding their daughters while addressing their most common questions.

Supporting Male Students

Deep Secrets: boys, friendships, and the crisis of connection by Niobe Way
Call Number: 155.532 WAY

Publication Date: 2011

Deep Secrets reveals the false story we tell about boys, friendships, and human nature. Niobe Way argues that boys experience a "crisis of connection" as they approach manhood.
The Secret Lives of Boys: inside the raw emotional world of male teens by Malina Saval
Call Number: 155.5320973 SAVAL

Publication Date: 2009

Crisscrossing the country--meeting with boys from different cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds--journalist Malina Saval introduces readers to the next generation of male teens by creating new archetypes and redrawing the ever-expanding social map.

Self-Development

The Cure for Burnout: how to find balance and reclaim your life by Emily Ballesteros
Call Number: 158.723 BALLE

Publication Date: 2024

Is dread the first thing you feel when you wake up in the morning? Are you working in the evenings and on weekends to catch up? Have you already beat burnout once, only to find it creeping back? If you answered yes to any of these, you're in need of a cure for burnout.
Decisive: how to make better choices in life and work by Chip Heath; Dan Heath
Call Number: 153.83 HEATH

Publication Date: 2013

Research in psychology has revealed that our decisions are disrupted by an array of biases and irrationalities: We're overconfident. We seek out information that supports us and downplay information that doesn't. We get distracted by short-term emotions. When it comes to making choices, it seems, our brains are flawed instruments. Unfortunately, merely being aware of these shortcomings doesn't fix the problem, any more than knowing that we are nearsighted helps us to see. The real question is: How can we do better? In Decisive, the Heaths, based on an exhaustive study of the decision-making literature, introduce a four-step process designed to counteract these biases.
Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us by Daniel H. Pink
Call Number: 153.1534 PINK

Publication Date: 2009

Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money--the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says author Daniel H. Pink. In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home--is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.
The Energy Paradox: what to do when your get-up-and-go has got up and gone by Steven R. Gundry
Call Number: 152.1886 GUNDR

Publication Date: 2021

Dr. Gundry expands upon his previous discussions of gut, microbiome, and mitochondrial health, linking immune malfunction to the mental and physical symptoms of fatigue--including exhaustion, brain fog, depression, anxiety, and low metabolism.
The Honest Truth about Dishonesty: how we lie to everyone-- especially ourselves by Dan Ariely
Call Number: 177.3 ARIEL

Publication Date: 2012

From ticket-fixing in our police departments to test-score scandals in our schools, from our elected leaders' extra-marital affairs to the Ponzi schemes undermining our economy, cheating and dishonesty are ubiquitous parts of our national news cycle--and inescapable parts of the human condition. Drawing on original experiments and research, in the vein of Freakonomics, The Tipping Point, and Survival of the Sickest, Ariely reveals--honestly--what motivates these irrational, but entirely human, behaviors.
Level Up: how to get focused, stop procrastinating, and upgrade your life by Rob Dial
Call Number: 158.1 DIAL

Publication Date: 2023

Rob Dial gives you a groundbreaking roadmap to break self-sabotaging patterns and unlock your full potential. When you understand the way the brain and body work together, you can begin to make positive changes.
Pace Yourself: how to have energy in an exhausting world by Amy Arthur
Call Number: 152.1886 ARTHU

Publication Date: 2024

Life these days can feel like an endless, exhausting to do list with far too many to-dos and not nearly enough time to complete them. We must learn to manage not our time, but our energy.
Peak: secrets from the new science of expertise by Anders Ericsson; Robert Pool
Call Number: 153.9 ERICS

Publication Date: 2017

Peak distills three decades of myth-shattering research into a powerful learning strategy that is fundamentally different from the way people traditionally think about acquiring new abilities. Whether you want to stand out at work, improve your athletic or musical performance, or help your child achieve academic goals, Ericsson's revolutionary methods will show you how to improve at almost any skill that matters to you.
The Power of Habit: why we do what we do in life and business by Charles Duhigg
Call Number: 158.1 DUHIG

ISBN: 9780812981605

Publication Date: 2014

Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. Distilling vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives that take us from the boardrooms of Procter & Gamble to the sidelines of the NFL to the front lines of the civil rights movement, Duhigg presents a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential.
Real Change: mindfulness to heal ourselves and the world by Sharon Salzberg
Call Number: 158.13 SALZB

Publication Date: 2020

From one of most prominent figures in the field of meditation comes a guidebook for how to use mindfulness to build our inner strength, find balance, and help create a better world.
Switch: how to change things when change is hard by Chip Heath; Dan Heath
Call Number: 303.4 HEATH

Publication Date: 2010

The ultimate guide to making changes and following through. Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our companies, in our communities, and in our own lives? The primary obstacle is a conflict that's built into our brains. Psychologists have discovered that our minds are ruled by two different systems--the rational mind and the emotional mind--that compete for control.
The Talent Code: greatness isn't born. It's grown. Here's how by Daniel Coyle
Call Number: 153.9 COYLE

Publication Date: 2009

What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? This groundbreaking work provides readers with tools they can use to maximize potential in themselves and others.
Think Again: the power of knowing what you don't know by Adam Grant
Call Number: 153.42 GRANT

Publication Date: 2021

Grant weaves together research and storytelling to help us build the intellectual and emotional muscle we need to stay curious enough about the world to actually change it.
Triggers: creating behavior that lasts-- becoming the person you want to be by Marshall Goldsmith; Mark Reiter
Call Number: 155.24 GOLDS

Publication Date: 2015

Triggers are constant and relentless and omnipresent. So often the environment seems to be outside our control. Even if that is true, as Goldsmith points out, we have a choice in how we respond.