• RECOMMENDED READING

     

    ADOLESCENCE

    Jensen, Frances E., The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults

    Mogel, Wendy, The Blessing of B Minus: Using Jewish Techniques to Raise Resilient Teenagers

    Riera, Mike, Staying Connected To Your Teenager: How to Keep Them Talking To You And How To Hear What They're Really Saying

    Siegel, Daniel, Brianstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain

    Steinberg, Laurence, Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence

       

    COLLEGE

    Bruni, Frank, Where you go is not who you'll be: Antidote to College Admissions Mania

    Coburn, Karen and Treeger, Madge, Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years 

    Cohen, Harlan, The Naked Roomate: For Parents Only: A Parent's Guide to the New College Experience

    Cohen, Harlan, The Naked Roomate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into In College

    Kadison, Richard and DiGeronimo, Theresa, College of The Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health Crisis and What to Do About It

    Kastner, Laura, and Wyatt, Jennifer, The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting From Senior Year to College Life 

    Liebow, David, What To Do When College Is Not The Best Time Of Your Life

    Light, Richard, Making the Most of College: Students Speak their Minds

     

    DEVELOPMENT

    Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen, Emerging Adulthood

    Brooks, Robert B., Goldstein Sam, Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child

    Duckworth, Angela, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

    Deresiewicz, William, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life

    Lavoie, Richard, It’s So Much Work to be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success

    Lythcott-Haims, Julie, How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare your Kid for Success

    Kershing, Tom, Disconnected: How to Reconnect Our Digitally Distracted Kids

    Robbins, Alexandra, The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids

    Siegel, Michelle and Brisman, Judith, and Weinshel, Margot, Surviving An Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends

    Simmons, Rachel, Enough As She Is, How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success to Live Healthy, Happy, and Fulfilling Lives

    Skenazy, Lenore, Free-Range Kids, How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry)

    Yellin, Susan, and Bertsch, Chrisina, Life After High School: A Guide for Students with Disabilities and Their Families