This groundbreaking book, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times notable pick, rattled the psychological establishment when it was first published in 1998 by claiming that parents have little impact on their children\'s developm...

If children were little scientists who learn best through firsthand observations and mini-experiments, how would a child discover that the earth is round―never mind conceive of heaven as a place someone might go after death? Trustin...

Paperback version of the bestselling ebook! If you have been working 20+ years and feel called to something different, including less hours, more meaning, satisfaction or type of work, you're not alone. Changing your work at mid-car...

This guide for adults working with adolescent girls will help them explore and develop their emotional, social, and spiritual selves.Young people are hungry and capable of engaging in meaningful explorations of themselves and the worl...

The Defining Decade has changed the way millions of twentysomethings think about their twenties—and themselves. Revised and reissued for a new generation, let it change how you think about you and yours. Our "thirty-i...

A bold reimagining of Maslow's famous hierarchy of needs—and new insights for realizing your full potential and living your most creative, fulfilled, and connected life. When psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman first discovered M...

Unlock happiness through positive psychologyAuthor Tim LeBon shows how positive psychology has a firm grounding in science and can transform and improve all areas of one's life. You will learn how to: flourish maintain and sustain pos...

"Drawing authoritatively on the psychology of childhood and on the puppet therapy that she has created, Susan Linn has written an eloquent brief on the indispensability of unmediated, unadulterated play." --Howard Gardner, author of F...

A "courageous, compassionate, and rigorous every-person's guide" (Christina Bethell, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) that shows the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult illnesses ...

Ageing is an activity we are familiar with from an early age. In our younger years upcoming birthdays are anticipated with an excitement that somewhat diminishes as the years progress. As we grow older we are bombarded with advice on ...

What makes us the way we are? Some say it’s the genes we inherit at conception. Others are sure it’s the environment we experience in childhood. But could it be that many of our individual characteristics—our health, our intelli...

  Parenting expert Carl E. Pickhardt brings his considerable experience to tackling the most pervasive and difficult problems parents face in childrearing. Whereas many books on family conflict focus on the prickly teenage years, P...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Reviving Ophelia, a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age.Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women a...

Boys will be boys . . . It's time we stopped trying to "fix" them. Boys today are being bombarded with a slew of diagnoses—ADHD, Asperger's, bipolar disorder—at an alarming rate and at younger ages. The Way of Boys urges parents...

From how to deal with cyberbullying to the strange, true stories behind Barbie and G.I. Joe, media insider Bill Ratner takes an inside look at our wired-up world in a fascinating book—part memoir, part parenting guide—for the digi...

"In this warm, wise, and witty overview, Jonathan Rauch combines evidence and experience to show his fellow adults that the best is yet to come." ―Steven Pinker, bestselling author of Enlightenment NowThis book will change...

A 9 step journey that takes you FROM your wounds of your past, THROUGH dismantling the cause of your current negative core beliefs, TO paradigm shifting into your future health. Whether you experience mild, moderate, or severe symptom...

Parents, youth pastors, teachers, counselors, psychologists, or anyone who simply cares about engaging or connecting with children and adolescents (youth) could benefit by memorizing some simple communication techniques that have work...

Something scary is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, American boys are, on average, less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere twenty years ago. The gender gap in college attendance and graduation rat...

The initial period of childhood is essentially about adapting to and incarnating on Earth and establishing a provisional balance between the "spiritual" and the "physical," between the prenatal cosmic and the earth...

In The Optimistic Child, Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman offers parents, teachers, and coaches a well-validated program to prevent depression in children. In a thirty-year study, Seligman and his colleagues discovered the link between pessi...

REVISED AND UPDATEDWITH NEW MATERIAL ON CYBERBULLYING ANDHELPING GIRLS HANDLE THE DANGERS OF LIFE ONLINEWhen Odd Girl Out was first published, it became an instant bestseller and ignited a long-overdue conversation about the hidden cu...

The national bestseller Odd Girl Out exposed a hidden culture of cruelty that had always been quietly endured by American girls. As Rachel Simmons toured the country, these girls found their voices and spoke to her about their pain. T...

Read about Rachel Simmons work with girls in The New York Times.Lessons in breaking the curse of the good girl-from the bestselling author of Odd Girl Out Rachel Simmons argues that in idealizing the "good girl"-unerringly nice, pol...

DIVWhy do children act so predictably? What’s the scientific explanation for why young men get “blue balls?’’ Tsaoism probes these and other children and adolescent issues in language made simple and understandable. It’s...

Friends broaden our children’s horizons, share their joys and secrets, and accompany them on their journeys into ever wider worlds. But friends can also gossip and betray, tease and exclude. Children can cause untold suffering, not ...

At a time when people are living into their tenth decade, the longest longitudinal study of human development ever undertaken offers welcome news for old age: our lives evolve in our later years and often become more fulfilling. Among...

An insightful, joyful tour of the transformative powers of starting something new, no matter your age—from the bestselling author of Traffic and You May Also Like “Vanderbilt elegantly and persuasively tackles one of th...

Raising boys can be challenging at times. Okay, most of the time. But it doesn't have to be. The One Rule for Boys takes a practical approach to teaching boys the importance of regulating their own emotions and understanding the emoti...

The Enneagram for Teens: Discover Your Personality Type and Celebrate Your True Self contains many moving accounts by teenagers in their own words. Teens will see themselves and discover their own strengths in these personal and relat...