If you are looking for more resources on parenting, check out these go-to guides we recommend for parents of our clients.
These books focus on pre-teens and adolescents.
Here are a few websites you can also check out for pertinent blogs and quick resource guides.
https://thestudypro.com - a great resource for academic concerns (time management, study techniques, executive functioning skills) and how to encourage your student
https://axis.org - a faith based resource for parents with blog posts on a variety of topics for teens including social media use, mental health, music, and identity
For information about the books listed above, please check out reviews here on Good Reads:
Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell
Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Ted Tripp
Raising Your Spirited Child Workbook by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Boundaries with Teens: When to Say Yes, How to Say No by Dr John Townsend
Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Bible Responses by Amber Lia and Wendy Speake
Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety: A Complete Guide to Your Child’s Stressed, Depressed, Expanding, Amazing Adolescence by Dr. John Duffy
The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults by Frances E Jensen
Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Dr Lisa Danmour
Laura Waller, MS