Adolescents Books | The Center for Growth

Michael Bradley

Yes, Your Teen is Crazy!: Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind

For parents who have tried everything but still have teens who are out of control, Bradley's Yes, Your Teen Is Crazy! is a funny, blunt, and reassuring book. Philadelphia psychologist…

Categories: Adolescents Books, Parenting Strategies Books

Daniel le Grange, James Lock

Treating Bulimia in Adolescents: A Family-Based Approach

“The family-based approach has offered patients a genuine paradigm shift in the treatment of eating disorders, and real hope for recovery from a complex illness. Le Grange and Lock build…

Categories: Adolescents Books, Eating Disorders; Anorexia, Bulimia, Over-Eating, Body Dysphoria

by William Pollack (Author), Mary Pipher (Foreword)

Real Boys : Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood

Based on William Pollack's groundbreaking research at Harvard Medical School over two decades, Real Boys explores why many boys are sad, lonely, and confused although they may appear tough, cheerful,…

Categories: Adolescents Books, Parenting Strategies Books

Augusten Burroughs

Running with Scissors: A Memoir

It is the 70s and Augusten Burroughs (Joseph Cross) is a young gay child who spends hours upholding his mother Deidre Burroughs (Annette Benning) with emotional support as she attempts…

Categories: Adolescents Books, Asperger Syndrome Books

Joan Lovett, M.D.

Small Wonders: Healing Childhood Trauma With EMDR

Childhood can be an exciting time, full of joyous exploration, new skills, friends, and imaginative play. It can also be very frightening, especially when children have experiences that threaten their…

Categories: Adolescents Books, Parenting Strategies Books, Trauma / Abuse Books

Laura Collins

Eating With Your Anorexic

This deeply moving, extraordinarily personal, and–most of all–helpful book chronicles one mother's journey alongside her teenage daughter's recovery from anorexia nervosa. A true story of pain, healing, and discovery, Eating…

Categories: Adolescents Books, Eating Disorders; Anorexia, Bulimia, Over-Eating, Body Dysphoria

Steven Levenkron

Cutting: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation

Nearly a decade ago, Cutting boldly addressed a traumatic psychological disorder now affecting as many as two million Americans and one in fifty adolescents. More than that, it revealed self-mutilation…

Categories: Adolescents Books, Borderline Personality Books, Trauma / Abuse Books