Relationships

This revised and expanded edition of Skills for Families, Skills for Life can help family practitioners and other professionals incorporate the teaching of life skills into the assessment of and treatment planning for the families they work with. More...

This book can help teachers, school counselors, social workers, probation officers, psychologists, foster parents, childcare staff, and administrators teach angry youth how to calm down, use self-control strategies, and solve problems in positive ways...

Using Your Head as Well as Your Heart to Raise School-Aged Children This 4th edition of Common Sense Parenting® offers parents of children ages 6-16 a menu of proven techniques to use while facing family challenges: a teen who’s defiant;...

Find out how to cope with and correct these common behavioral challenges of young children ages 2 thru 6. Hitting, kicking, pinching and biting Refusing to eat at mealtime Refusing to sleep at bedtime Throwing tantrums for attention Ignoring...

No Room for Bullies: From the Classroom to Cyberspace shatters popular myths about bullying to reveal its stark realities. You'll learn who's playing the intimidation game and how they play it. From social exclusion, physical violence, and emotional...

Based on Boys Town's Common Sense Parenting®. New or experienced foster parents as well as grandparents and other relatives caring for a child forced from home by a crisis will find help and hope in Practical Tools for Foster Parents. More than...

Mom's Choice Award Winner - Silver Medal Reduce angry and aggressive behavior of children and teens by teaching new social skills and positive ways to express frustration. Worn out parents worried by their children's explosive, angry behavior learn...

Discover the social skills required for successful dating experiences and avoid unhealthy relationships that can bring you down. Teens from grades 7 to 12 who are dating now, have ever dated, have never dated, or hope to date in the future learn how to...

Follow the steps and use the super social skills in this pocket guide to develop true and lasting friendships. Consider these questions: Do you want a best friend? Do you wish you had more friends? Do you have friendships that just aren't any...

A Good Friend, now available in Spanish, gives good advice on friendship skills to middle schoolers and teens. Everybody needs friends, but not everyone reaches their full "friendship potential." If you feel tongue-tied in a group, struggle with shyness,...