Growing Up is Hard to Do, yet there are very few comprehensive “how to” manuals for young people, to help them negotiate and understand what momentous changes occur on the winding road between infancy and adulthood. In this helpful, highly readable manual, Dr. Spence, an Obstetrician and Gynecologist, with further sub-specialty training in Pediatric Gynecology, examines each stage of development, pointing out the many difficulties that may be encountered along the way. He tackles the issues head-on: conception, the early years, off to school with potential bullying, childhood sexual abuse and what happens during puberty. In warm, empathetic, and accessible language, concerns like sex, unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and gender issues are discussed. In addition, he delves into subjects such as smoking, alcohol, marijuana, illegal drug use and the risks of the Internet and teenage driving. Nutrition, obesity, anorexia and exercise are highlighted. The last chapter comments on the value of completing one’s education and choosing an appropriate career. In treating young people for over forty years, Dr. Spence has seen many teenagers and their families suffer the tragic consequences of poor or uninformed choices. He wrote Growing Up is Hard to Do to provide honest, unfiltered information in the hope of helping young readers avoid many of the “potholes” of early life. Though the book is written specifically for young people negotiating growing up, parents, caregivers and teachers will also find it very helpful in providing information and context for further discussion.

"Originally published in 2014 by Penguin Books, Great Britain"--Title page verso.

A large segment of the population struggles with feelings of being detached from themselves and their loved ones. They feel flawed, and blame themselves. Running on Empty will help them realize that they're suffering not because of something that happened to them in childhood, but because of something that didn't happen. It's the white space in their family picture, the background rather than the foreground. This will be the first self-help book to bring this invisible force to light, educate people about it, and teach them how to overcome it.

Life has been getting more complicated for the nearly grown up Jenny Michaels lately. Her best friend Edward has recently stopped talking to her, her after school job is getting harder to do, tons of people have been cyber bullying her, and she's even been starting to question her own identity. To Jenny: the whole world may seem like it's falling apart but with time, Jenny may soon learn that the same world that brought her so many hardships, is also the same world that is capable of creating amazing miracles for her life.

Resilience is a much-talked-about topic these days. The view that resilience is an important aspect of mental well-being has been gaining attention among health professionals and researchers. Tatyana Barankin and Nazilla Khanlou draw from the latest research and theoretical developments on resilience in children and youth and present it in a way that is relevant for a diverse audience, including parents, educators, health care providers, daycare workers, coaches, social service providers, policy makers and others. Among the unique contributions of this book is that the authors consider the development of resilience at three levels. Growing Up Resilient explores the individual, family and environmental risk and protective factors that affect young people's resilience: individual factors: temperament, learning strengths, feelings and emotions, self-concept, ways of thinking, adaptive skills, social skills and physical health family factors: attachment, communication, family structure, parent relations, parenting style, sibling relations, parents' health and support outside the family environmental factors: inclusion (gender, culture), social conditions (socio-economic situation, media influences), access (education, health) and involvement. Tips on how to build resilience in children and youth follow each section. The ability for children and youth to bounce back from today's stresses is one of the best life skills they can develop. Growing Up Resilient is a must-read for adults who want to increase resilience in the children and youth in their lives.

It's two books for the price of one in this special compilation novel! Growing up can be really crazy at times; especially for four young people who live far from simple lives. From changes in the status quo of what is comfortable, to entering the work place for the first time, to helping friends with disabilities, life can get really crazy when one goes from childhood to adulthood. But learn how one group of young people turn their moments of difficulty into moments of growth. Prepare yourself to embark upon a journey full of comedy, drama, and lots character building growth in a series of multiple short stories that examine the trials and tribulations that occur when you're growing up as a child, teenager and eventually: a young adult; and that there's plenty to learn no matter what your age.

How we handle hardships determines much of who we are. It’s Tough Growing Up: Children’s Stories of Courage will comfort youths with the knowledge that they are not alone with their problems and that others before them have wrestled with similar difficulties. The stories in It’s Tough Growing Up are written by adults who use to be the readers’ ages and who had difficulties much like any normal adolescent or teenager. From encountering a bully at school to dealing with leukemia, the authors want readers to know that they will triumph no matter what battles they have to fight.