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What Teens Can Do about Violence
All young people today (and their parents) feel a growing concern for their safety, have some anxiety about their classmates, and are experiencing the loss of security that should be their right. Speaking directly, frankly, and compassionately to teens, Earl Hipp helps them cope in an increasingly violent and less secure world. Hipp also shows them how to do something about violence.
Reading level: Young Adult, Paperback - 173 pages, Publication date: June 2000, Published by Hazelden, ISBN:1568383592
Stress Management for Teens
I wrote this book to help young people understand what was going on "inside" when they are at the limits of their ability to cope with their world. They will learn about the "normal" feelings, physical symptoms, and other signals that indicate a person is living too close to the edge. I also describe both long term (life skills) and short term strategies for becoming more stress resilient. There is a helpful section of the book that helps young people know what to do with "tiger bites," what to do RIGHT NOW if they are feeling stressed out, at their limits, and don't know where to turn. Almost a quarter of a million happy customers can't be wrong. This is THE book for young people on the subject of stress.
Reading Level: Young Adult, Revised and Updated Edition, Paperback, Published by FreeSpirit Publishing, Publication date: March 2008, Dimensions (in inches): 0.42 x 8.96 x 6.02, ISBN: 0915793806
Getting through Loss
Adolescence is another word for loss. It's a time in almost every young persons life when they experience a few major losses and endless smaller losses. Unfortunately, this is also a time of life when they have little understanding of how to cope with the big feelings that result.
Help for the Hard
Times, provides an emotional map of the complicated territory that surrounds
every loss. The book uses lots of testimony from others, young and
old, who've been there and who bring valuable lessons to share. It describes
the predictable and necessary stages of the grief experience and offers a prescription for negotiating each stage. This book not only helps kids deal with immediate losses, but teaches
them a set of critical life skills, that they will use the rest of their lives.
P.S. It's a great book for adults too!
Reading level: Young Adult, Paperback - 121 pages, Publication date: October 1995, Published by Hazelden, ISBN: 1568380852
Some Excellent Stuff on Being Yourself
This book contains more that thirty short chapters on topics of interest to young people. Topics such as: The Perfect Body; Sideways Anger; Eskimo Feelings; About Parents; Why Kids Use; SEX-You Need To Know; The Courage To Dream; If-Only-ing Yourself and many more. Each chapter is full of helpful information and a "What Other Kids Say" section so young people can hear and learn from their peers.
The quick-read chapters that are just right for a busy young person. Just leave it around or give it to a young person you care about. It's a great way to quietly say, "I care about you."
This book is used widely in school and church based support groups. There is a companion guide available for adults who are doing support groups with kids. It's called The Caring Circle: A Facilitator's Guide to Support Groups. The guide has instructions on how to start and run a successful group and 38 Great Handouts for group discussion.
For more information on The Caring Circle, contact Earl.
Reading level: Young Adult, Paperback - 137 pages, Publication date: December 1991, Published by Hazelden, ISBN:0894867555
