Family & Relationships:

The Pressured Child
Freeing Our Kids from Performance Overdrive and Helping Them Find Success in School and Life
Written by Michael Thompson, Ph.D.

Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: August 17, 2011
Price: $11.99

The push for students to excel at school and get into the best colleges has never been more intense. In this invaluable new book, the bestselling co-author of Raising Cain addresses America’s performance-driven obsession with the accomplishments of its kids–and provides a deeply humane response.
“How was school?” These three words contain... Read more >

Mom, They're Teasing Me
Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems
Written by Michael Thompson, Ph.D.

Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2008
Price: $13.99

From the acclaimed authors of Best Friends, Worst Enemies, here is the perfect companion volume: a practical, how-to guide for parents to help their children navigate the sometimes harsh terrain of social life at school, on the playground, and in the neighborhood.

Almost everyone agrees (and remembers): Childhood can be a traumatic... Read more >

Teens Under the Influence
The Truth About Kids, Alcohol, and Other Drugs- How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do About It
Written by Katherine Ketcham and Nicholas A M D Pace

Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: November 26, 2008
Price: $11.99

Across the United States, in small towns and major cities, in suburbs and slums, in public and private schools, thousands of kids are experimenting with drugs. Many of them will become addicts; some will die. The first and only book to focus entirely on adolescent alcohol and other drug use, Teens... Read more >

Pressured Parents, Stressed-out Kids
Dealing With Competition While Raising a Successful Child
Written by Wendy S. Grolnick

Format: Trade Paperback, 290 pages
On Sale: January 31, 2008
Price: $18.99

It begins harmlessly. Parents chatting on the playground compare their babies' first milestones: "Has Erin started talking? Addy’s already using five-word sentences!" Inevitably, Erin’s mom and dad feel anxious. Later, as report cards, standardized tests, tryouts, playoffs, auditions and social cliques fill their child's world, parents' anxiety intensifies. The older kids... Read more >

The Pressured Child
Freeing Our Kids from Performance Overdrive and Helping Them Find Success in School and Life
Written by Michael Thompson, Ph.D.

Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: August 30, 2005
Price: $14.95

The push for students to excel at school and get into the best colleges has never been more intense. In this invaluable new book, the bestselling co-author of Raising Cain addresses America’s performance-driven obsession with the accomplishments of its kids–and provides a deeply humane response.
“How was school?” These three words contain... Read more >

Mom, They're Teasing Me
Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems
Written by Michael Thompson, Ph.D.

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 3, 2004
Price: $15.00

Through vividly written case studies and a reader-friendly question-and-answer format, Mom, They’re Teasing Me is full of specific, how-to advice for parents to help their children navigate the sometimes harsh terrain of social life–which includes name-calling, after-school fights, esteem-crushing cliques, and malicious exclusion by the popular kids. Through thoughtful discussion and... Read more >

Teens Under the Influence
The Truth About Kids, Alcohol, and Other Drugs- How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do About It
Written by Katherine Ketcham and Nicholas A M D Pace

Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2003
Price: $14.95

Across the United States, in small towns and major cities, in suburbs and slums, in public and private schools, thousands of kids are experimenting with drugs. Many of them will become addicts; some will die. The first and only book to focus entirely on adolescent alcohol and other drug use, Teens... Read more >