Now sharing logical, practical, and compassionate reads on a variety of topics. Happy reading, learning, growing, changing, adapting, and sharing! And if your favorite isn’t here, send me the information for me to check out the book because there are so many other books to add and I will over time.
WORLD AFFAIRS
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
I-Minds … How Cell Phones, Computers, Gaming, and Social Media Are Changing Our Brains, Our Behavior, and the Evolution of Our Species by Mari K. Swingle, PhD and New Society Publishers
Half The Sky … Turning Oppression Into Opportunity For Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
How To Save The World In Your Spare Time by Elizabeth May, Bestselling Author of At The Cutting Edge
CREATIVITY
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Artists, Craftsman, and Technocrats by Julie Pitcher
COMMUNITY
Belong Find Your People, Create Community, and Live A More Balanced Life by Radha Agrawal
WELLNESS/FASTING
Dr. Jason Fung
RELATIONSHIPS/PARENTING
The Five Languages of Love by Gary Chapman
Any books by Alice Miller, psychologist, psychoanalyst, and philosopher
CHILDREN
Making Friends … A Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Child’s Friendships and of Raising Confident Boys and Raising Confident Girls by Elizabeth Hartly-Brewer
GIRLS/TEENS/WOMEN
Girling Up … How To Be Strong, Smart, and Spectacular by Mayim Bialik, PhD and Philomel Books
Toxic Friends The Antidote for Women Stuck in Complicated Friendships by Susan Shapiro Barash, Bestselling Author of Tripping The Prom Queen
BOYS/TEENS/MEN
Not That Bad … Dispatches from Rape Culture Edited by Roxane Gay and Harper
TEEN BOYS/GIRLS and PARENTS
When Things Get CRAZY With Your Teen, The Why, The How, and What to Do NOW, McGraw Hill 2008 by Michael J. Bradley
Below is the list of suggested supplementary reading by Michael J. Bradley from his above book. Note some titles may be repeated because some books are relevant to the more than one topic.
You see, in early adolescence the brain starts major neurological and hormonal renovations from child thinking into adult thinking.
This is the time …
What gets programmed into that awakening brain depends primarily on the world surrounding that brain. And, believe it or not, the most powerful programmer of your kid’s brain, dear parent, is you. The primary way those young brains learn is by observing and modeling the adults around them, most of all their parents. So, for better or for worse, our teenagers are very much a reflection of who we adults are, not what kind of adults we tell our children to become. Page 233
Behavior
Get Out of My Life, but First Could you Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall: A Parent’s Guide to the New Teenage, Anthony E. Wolf
Staying Connected to Your Teenager: How to Keep them Talking to you and How to Hear What They’re Really Saying, Michael Riera
Yes, Your Teen is Crazy! Loving Your Kind Without Losing Your Mind, Michael J. Bradley
Cuss Control: The Complete Book on How to Curb Your Cursing, James V. O’Connor
Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers, Michael Riera
Your Adolescent: Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Development from Early Adolescence Through the Teen Years, David Pruitt and the American Association of child and Adolescent Psychiatry
The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries About The Teenage Brain Tell Us About Our Kids, Barbara Strauch
Ready or Not, Here Life Comes, Mel Levine
Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in a Permissive Culture, Dan Kindlon
Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Public Policy, Craig A. Anderson, Douglas A. Gentile, Katherine E. Buckley
Health Issues
Understanding Teenage Depression: A Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management, Maureen Empfield, Nicholas Bakalar
“I’m, Like, So Fat!”Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices in a Weight-Obsessed World, Dianne Newmark-Sztainer
Guiding Your Child Through Grief, James P. Emswiler, Mary Ann Emswiler
Period: A Girl’s Guide, JoAnn Loulan and Bonnie Worthen
What To Do When Your Child Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions, Aureen Pinto Wagner Ph.D
Perfectionism: What’s Bad About Being Too Good, Miriam Adderholdt, Jan Goldberg
What to Do when Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough: The Real Deal on Perfectionism: A Guide for Kids (What to Do When), Thyomas s. Greenspan
When Your Child is Cutting: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Children Overcome Self-Injury, Merry McVey-Noble, et al
Buttheads: Teens Write About the Perils of Smoking, Youth Communication
Smoking 101: An Overview for Teens (Teen Overviews), Margaret O. Hyde and John F Setaro
Fighting Invisible Tigers: A Stress Management Guide for Teens, Earl Hipp
Hot Stones and Funny bones: Teens Helping Teens cope with Stress and Anger, Brian Seaward
Home Issues
Teens and Computers … What’s A Parent to Do? A Basic Guide to Social Networking, Instant Messaging, Chat, Email, Computer Set-Up and More, Donna S. Bast
Crashproof Your Kids: Make Your Teens a Safer, Smarter Driver, Timothy C. Smith
Staying Connected to Your Teenager: How to Keep Them Talking to You and How to Hear What They’re Really Saying, Michael Riera
Yes, Your Teen is Crazy! Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind, Michael J. Bradley
Soul Searching: the Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers, Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton
Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers, Michael Riera
School Issues
Psychology of Academic Cheating, Eric M. Anderman
The Homework Myth, Alfie Kohn
Yes, Your Parents ARE Crazy!,Michael J. Bradley
You Can do It: How to Boost Your Child’s Underachievement in School, Michael E. Bernard
Serious Issues
How Long Does it Hurt: A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, Their Friends, and Their Families, Cynthia L. Mather
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder, James Lock and Daniel le Grange
Helping Your Troubled Teen: Learn to Recognize, Understand, and Address the Destructive Behavior of Today’s Teens and Preteens, Cynthia Kaplan, Blaise Aguirre, and Michael Rater
Lost and Found: A Mother and Son Find Victory Over Teen Drug Addiction, Christy Crandell
Kids Still Hurting Kids: Talking About Teen Pregnancy, Janet Bode
The Unplanned Pregnancy Book for Teens and College Students, Dorrie Williams-Wheeler
How to Talk so Teens Will Listen and Listen so Teens Will Talk, Adele Faber and Elaine Mulish
The Power to Prevent Suicide: A Guide for Teens Helping Teens, Richard E. Nelson, Judith c. Galas, and Pamela Espeland
Sex and Dating Issues
But I Love Him: Protecting Your Teen Daughter from Controling, Abusive Dating Relationships, Jill Murray
Always My Child: A Parent’s guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered or Questioning Son or Daugher, Kevin Jennings and Pat Shapiro
Pornified: How Pornography Is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families, Pamela Paul
The Underground Guide to Teenage Sexuality, Michael J. Basso
Lose at Both, Laura Sessions Stepp
Social Issues
The Bully, the bullied, and the Bystander: From preschool to High School – How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence, Barbara Coloroso
Please Stop Laughing At Us: One Survivor’s Extraordinary Quest to Stop Prevent School Bullying, Jodee Blanco
Therapy with Difficult Clients, Fred Hanna
Mean Chicks, Cliques, and Dirty Tricks: A Real Girl’s Guide to Getting Through the Day with Smarts and Style, Erika V. Shearin Karres
The Friendship Factor: Helping Our Children Navigate Their Social World and Why It Matters for Their Success and Happiness, Kenneth Rubin and Andrea Thompson
The Courage to Be Yourself: True Stories by Teens About Cliques, Conflicts, and Overcoming Peer Pressure, Al Desetta
Peer Pressure: Deal With It Without Losing Your Cool, Elaine Slavens
The Shyness and Social Anxiety, Workbook: Proven Techniques for Overcoming Your Fears, Martin M. Antony and Richard P. Swinson
Shyness: What It Is, What to do About It, Philip G. Zimbardo
Other Michael J. Bradley Recommended Books
The Primal Teen, Barbara Strauch
Why Do They Act That Way?, David Walsh
Yes, Your Teen in Crazy! Loving Your Kinds Without Losing Your Mind, Michael J. Bradley
A Tribe Apart: A Journey Into the Heart of American Adolescent, Patricia Hersch
The Adolescent: Development, Relationships, and Culture, Philip Rice and Kim Gale Dolgin
Uncommon Sense for Parents and Teenagers, Michael Riera
Your Adolescent, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Parenting Your Out-of-Control Teenager, Scott Sells
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens will Talk, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Staying Connected to Your Teenager, Michael Riera
Ready or Not, Here Life Comes, Mel Levine
Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott
Dilemmas of desire: Teenaged Girls Talk About Sexuality, Deborah L. Tolman
Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love, and Lose at Both, Laura Sessions Stepp
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Shared after studying Michael’s book because it helped me to connect the dots to see my personal teen history from a fresh, enlightened, and healed perspective, which I hope does the same for you or someone you know, whether you have children or not.
As always, be who you really are to live your best life,
Respectfully,
Kaitlin Ann Trepanier
Innovator Author Artist Social Entrepreneur and Founder
Connecting The Dots With The Respect Principle
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Last updated December 9, 2018
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