"As a professor who teaches courses on the social psychology of self-improvement, students often come to me expressing frustration over finding a job, money woes, relationship dramas, and procrastination. Why is everything so hard--and what advice will really work? After a decad…
This practical guide demonstrates how to sponsor a successful, student-led book club for grades k through 12 that is fun, easy-to-implement, and encourages reading. Establishing a book club for children and young people that's self-sustaining and successful long-term is a challe…
Gathers tips from industry leaders to provide young adults with the tools to achieve success, covering such topics as job hunting, communication, leadership, social skills, self-discipline, and the importance of a positive attitude.
Gathers tips from industry leaders to provide young adults with the tools to achieve success, covering such topics as job hunting, communication, leadership, social skills, self-discipline, and the importance of a positive attitude.
Generation Z, ranging from tweens to young adults, has enormous spending power; yet it is one of the most challenging generational cohorts for brands to reach. Embodying an unrelenting relationship with information and mobile technology from a young age, Generation Z's ecosystem…
Summer reading programs are a staple in libraries nationwide and provide a valuable service: keeping teens productive and occupied when they are no longer busy in school. Producing creative programs at the library can be challenging when faced with this easily distracted teen de…
"Nancy Hill and Alexis Redding contest the accusation that today's young people are coddled and immature. Unearthing studies of college students five decades ago, the authors show that the behaviors now decried as markers of stalled development have long been typical of adolesce…
This book delivers practical, authoritative guidance on everything from normal adolescent development to legal issues, psychosocial care, and special populations. Updates include the addition of young adult health care; numerous new chapters; more algorithms, photos, and bullete…
In seinem neuen Buch geht Alexander García Düttmann von der These aus, dass die Jugend tot ist, weil sie mit den Eltern paktiert hat, statt sich mit den Alten zu verbünden. Der Satz, dass die Jugend tot sei, bedeutet nicht, dass es im konventionellen Sinne, also im Sinne einer U…
