Teens Growing Up: Skills & Strategies

---

---

This new volume explores a range of topics useful in helping teenage children to confidently grow. With carefully researched content written in easy-to-understand language, this guide is meant to provide insight on key topics of concern for all teens and parents in today’s world.

Teens Growing Up: Skills & Strategies begins with a comprehensive introduction written by volume editor Paul Moglia that clarifies the scope of the volume in relation to the vast sea of teen-year and parenting advice available in print and online. This is followed by nearly 160 entries written by experts in the fields of academia and healthcare.

Topics are organized into six broad categories: 

• Education
• Families
• Health
• Life Skills
• Personal Wellness
• Society, Sex, and Relationships

The carefully curated selection of essays included in this volume is designed for parents and teens of all ages and backgrounds who are wishing to supplement their own knowledge and experiences.  From finding the right college to navigating family dynamics, this volume provides a wealth of information useful to teens, parents, and their support systems. 

Here are just some of the issues and topics covered in this wide-ranging resource:

Anxiety and Depression Bipolar Disorder Bullying Eating Disorders Environmentalism Gender Identity LGBTQ+ Issues Money Management Peer Pressure Racism Sleep Disorders Tattoos and Piercings Time Management

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Body Dysmorphic Disorder Drug and Alcohol Use and Misuse Educations and Studies Family Dynamics Grief and Coping Mental Health Nutrition Physical Health Sex and Relationships Social Media Teen Parenting and More!

All essays are written by experts in their fields, and start with a list of relevant issues and significance of the topic. Helpful subheads, photographs, and charts punctuate the essays, all of which end with an annotated list for Further Information. 

This work also contains helpful appendices including:

• Glossary
• Websites
• Mediagraphy
• Bibliography
• Subject Index

Teens: Growing Up, Skills and Strategies is designed to help parents and teenagers alike find their way during this transitional time, from identifying the many complex issues that can arise, to putting solutions into place with the goal of guiding teens into adulthood.

BUY THE PRINT AND GET FREE ONLINE ACCESS

Libraries and schools purchasing the printed version of any Salem Press title get complimentary online access to that title on our new online database, http://online.salempress.com. Combining Salem's Literature, History, Health, Science and Careers titles, students and researchers can now access all of their Salem content in one comprehensive site. Any school or library with print reference content in Salem Press' database is entitled to online access to that content. This access is an inherent part of our product.