What to Do When Your Young Adult Is in Psychological Distress
This book provides information, guidance, and above all hope for parents struggling to support their young adult children in psychological distress. The period of emerging adulthood (ages 18 to 29) is a psychologically vulnerable time. Many emerging adults are anxious, depressed, or otherwise distressed and may turn to unhealthy coping ......
Practical Strategies for Writing and Publishing Journal Articles
How do you write good research articles - articles that are interesting, compelling, and easy to understand? How do you write papers that influence the field instead of falling into obscurity? Write It Up offers a practical and revealing look at how productive researchers write strong articles. The book's guiding idea is that academics should ......
Teaching Honesty to Children at Every Age and Stage
Lying is a healthy and inevitable part of child development. But when do lies become a problem? In this book, psychologist Victoria Talwar presents practical, science-based strategies to address lying and foster truthfulness in children, from early childhood to the teenage years.
Science-Based Strategies to Boost Motivation in Yourself and Others
What does science tell us about motivation? This book challenges common myths about motivation and offers readers strategies for successfully motivating themselves and others. Many unscientific and inaccurate ideas about motivation persist because they seem so logical, simple, or appealing.
Parenting doesn't always come naturally. This book provides expert guidance for caregivers who struggle with parenting because of adversity in their own lives, or simply because they are raising kids in an increasingly stressful world.
What Psychological Science Tells Us About Lying and How You Can Avoid Being Duped
This book investigates the science behind "big liars"- those rare people who use lies as their principal way of navigating life. Big Liars explores this small but dangerous group through the lens of psychological science.
Painful latch, delayed milk, low supply, oversupply, infections, and tongue-tie are just some of the issues that can imperil breastfeeding. Postpartum anxiety and depression can make things even harder. This book aims to help expectant and new mothers reach their breastfeeding goals and care for their babies with confidence. While new motherhood ......
A Tired Caregiver's Workbook for Every Age and Stage
Sleep is one of the most essential parts of children's health--and getting adequate sleep is often one of the most difficult challenges parents and caregivers face. In this book, clinicians Andrea C. Roth, Allison Shale, and Shelby F. Harris use their experiences as developmental sleep specialists and parents to create a hands-on, user-friendly ......
From surrogacy and adoption, to transgender pregnancy and finding childcare, parenting as an LGBTQ person is complex. This book is an authoritative, comprehensive, and easy-to-read guide to parenthood and family building for LGBTQ people.
