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- Articles about Mind, Mood & Emotion from the Teen Health & Wellness database.
- Includes sections on emotional health, mental health and getting help. (You'll need a library card to access this database.)
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Helping Teenagers With Stress
- The "Facts for Families" link contains many topics of information related to teens, including this one on stress.
- American Academy of Pediatrics - Children, Teens, and Resiliency
- Identify what is causing your stress, and what can be done to get rid of it!
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- Asgedom, Mawi. The code: the 5 secrets of teen success
- (2003)
- Call number: 158.10835 M4498c 2003
- Cooper, Evan. Um, like ... om: the girl goddess' guide to yoga
- (2005) Teens guide to Hatha Yoga.
- Call number: 613.7046 C7849u 2005
- Evans, Patricia. Teen torment: overcoming verbal abuse at home and at school
- (2003) Shows teenagers how to identify and overcome verbal abuse and bullying.
- Call number: 302.340835 Ev163t 2003
- Jeune, Veronique le. Feeling freakish?: how to be comfortable in your own skin
- (2004) Describes the changes that occur during puberty and encourages young people to be less self-critical and to accept, be patient with, and care for their changing bodies.
- Call number: 305.2355 J524f 2004
- Kirberger, Kimberly. No body's perfect: stories by teens about body image, self-acceptance, and the search for identity
- (2003) In addition to stories by real teenagers about self-confidence, eating disorders, and more, this book offers helpful advice and tips for gaining a positive self-image and learning to accept one's self despite imperfections,
- Call number: 158.1280835 K6311n 2003
- Morgenstern Julie. Organizing from the inside out for teens: the foolproof system for organizing your room, your time, and your life
- (2002) Filled with quizzes, self-tests, personal vignettes, and advice from other teens, a leading organizer, along with her teenaged daughter, applies her patented technique, "Organizing from the Inside Out," to the world of teens, providing a wealth of valuable organizational tips that will help relieve the stress teens face on a daily basis.
- Call number: 646.700835 M8239o 2002
- Powell, Mark. Stress relief: the ultimate teen guide
- (2002) Describes the causes of stress, how to recognize and deal with them, and how to alleviate the stress itself by using such methods as breathing exercises, meditation, and creative visualization.
- Call number: 155.518 P8714s 2002
- Rutledge, Jill Zimmerman. Dealing with the stuff that makes life tough: the 10 things that stress girls out and how to cope with them
- (2004) Offers advice on dealing with common, stress-producing issues for teenage girls, including body image, parents' divorce, and cliques.
- Call number: 155.518 R936d 2004
- Schwartz, Ellen. I love yoga: a guide for kids and teens
- (2003) A guide to Hatha Yoga.
- Call number: 613.7046 Sch953i 2003
- Smith, Allison Chandler. The girl's world book of bath & beauty: fresh ideas & fun recipes for hair, skin, nails & more
- (2004) Presents beauty and heath tips while describing how to make moisturizers, bath salts, scrubs, lip glosses, and shampoos using natural ingredients from health food stores and other easily found supplies.
- Call number: 668.55 Sm515g 2004
- Vizzini, Ned. It's Kind of a Funny Story
- (2006) Craig Gilner, an ambitious new student at a prestigious Manhattan high school, suddenly finds that he is an average kid among a group of brilliant students, a discovery that leads to increasing anxiety and a battle with clinical depression at a psychiatric hospital, during which he encounters a motley crew of fellow patients battling their own problems.
- Call number: Fiction Vizzini
- Youngs, Bettie B. & Jennifer Leigh. A taste-berry teen's guide to managing the stress and pressures of life;
- (2001)
- Call number: 155.90420835 T186 2001