Hatzic Secondary School
Parent Library Titles
PAR 362.2 SCH
Choices and Consequences (Dick Schaefer)
A step-by-step system enabling parents to understand, cope, and intervene in teenage alcoholism and drug abuse. Includes ways for parents to discover if their son/daughter is using and to determine level of abuse.
PAR 649 LIT
Everyday ways to raise smart, strong, confident girls (Barbara Littman)
This is a straight-forward, practical guide to raising girls so they can be productive, contributing, and happy members of society.
PAR 649 GLA
For parents and teenagers: Dissolving the barrier between you and your teen (William Glasser)
Glasser, a world-renowned psychiatrist, discusses seven deadly habits of parents practice, and shows parents how to accomplish goals by changing their own behaviour in order to establish strong, caring relationships with teens.
PAR 362.29 SCO
The great brain robbery: What everyone should know (Tom and Trevor Scott)
This is a very readable book, complete with cartoons, to either read yourself, or share with your teen. It includes a chapter on how various drugs, including steroids, affect the brain and body, and is explained in easy-to-understand terms.
PAR 616.85 MAN
Helping your teenager beat depression (Katharina and Anne Marie Levac Monassis)
A hands-on approach to help families understand, cope, and resolve teen depression.
PAR 306.874 FAB
How to talk so teens will listen and listen so teens will talk (Adele and Elaine Mazlish Faber)
This book addresses issues such as on-line bullying, sex, drugs, and eating disorders.
It shows how to open effective communication with adolescents and how to help guide your teens in making safe, wise, decisions.
PAR 649 COL
Kids are worth it! (Barbara Coloroso)
Whether parents are trying to toilet-train a toddler, tackle the tougher issues of sex and drugs with teens or figure out allowances and curfews, Coloroso offers a book loaded with practical advice, tips, and solutions. Also a good guide to preventive behaviours and conversations. Includes a checklist to determine if your child has symptoms of drug/alcohol abuse.
PAR 649 BAB
Adolescent drug and alcohol abuse (Nikki Babbit)
The average age of teens when they start drinking alcohol is 13, with marijuana experimentation beginning at age 14. Adolescents are often aware of the potential dangers when they use drugs or binge on alcohol, but they think they are invincible and will escape any danger.
PAR 649 BER
Are you losing control? (Carolyn Bergmann)
It is a parent’s worst fear, to lose control of a child. And yet, it’s both inevitable and desirable. If we don’t want a house full of forty-year-olds, still dependent on us, we want our children to take control of their own lives. This book shows parents how to use a teen’s natural and normal drive for independence as the catalyst for teaching them how to make good and responsible decisions for themselves.
PAR 649 ROS
Be a parent, not a pushover (Maryann Rosenthal)
The first chapter is titled, “Why does my teen act like that?” The author gives advice on how to communicate and solve problems with your teen
PAR 306.7 GIA
Boy Crazy? (Charlene and Margaret Giannetti)
The course of teen love never did run smoothly, but these days it seems bumpier than ever. Children are growing up faster and pushing the boundaries of sexuality earlier, as well as facing new kinds of pressures most parents have never even dreamed of. This book shows how to recognize what your daughter is going through and gives insight on how to guide your daughter through the turmoil of adolescent romance.
PAR 362.8292 MUR
But I love him (Dr. Jill Murray)
One of three girls will be in an abusive relationship before graduating from high school. Most girls are not aware of the warning signs. This book identifies behaviours that indicate abuse is likely to follow. It identifies relationships that are unhealthy and advises on how to help your daughter avoid or break off such a relationship and begin a healthy one.
PAR 152.4 ELD
The little book of moods (Jane Eldershaw)
A description of 101 moods/emotions and suggestions on how to recognize and alter them. A very easy read.
PAR 649 BOD
Parent in control (Gregory Bodenhamer)
This book is written for parents who have an out-of-control adolescent. It offers solace and help to parents whose teen’s behaviour is confusing and heartbreaking. It covers a wide range of problems, from teens who ignore family rules to teens who are in trouble with the law and/or drug abusers. This book is complete with real-life scenarios and dialogue. Written by a former probation officer who is both knowledgeable and compassionate.
PAR 649 NEL
Positive discipline for teenagers (Jane and Lynn Lott Nelsen)
This revised edition shows parents how to break the destructive cycle of guilt and blame and work toward a greater understanding and communication with their teen, as well as provide more positive discipline. One chapter title is, “What to do when your teen’s behavior scares you.”
PAR 616.89 STR
The primal teen (Barbara Strauch)
For anyone who has ever puzzled over the mysterious and often infuriating behaviour of a teenager comes a groundbreaking look at the teenage brain written by the medical science and health editor for The New York Times. While many members of the scientific community have long held that the growing pains of adolescence are primarily psychological, Barbara highlights the physical nature of the transformation, offering parents and educators a new perspective on erratic teenage behaviour.
PAR 649 WOO
Rage, rebellion, and rudeness (Dr. Gary Scott Wooding)
The author examines teenage behaviour, explains why teenagers act the way they do, and provides clear and practical solutions for dealing with teens in today’s complex world. He provides specific solutions to specific problems; such as lying, shoplifting, STD’s, suicidal tendencies, and coming to terms with homosexuality.
PAR 649 GOR
Roots of empathy (Mary Gordon)
A remarkable book based on real-life programs that help children become caring and empathic rather than aggressive and prejudiced. Aimed at curtailing bullying and racism and creating kind, loving children and adolescents.
PAR 649 MAC
Setting limits with your strong-willed child (Robert MacKenzie)
Demonstrates how you can create a better relationship with your difficult child: understand and empathize without giving in; hold your ground without threatening; and give clear, firm messages you can stick to and reinforce/enforce.
PAR 305.23 COO
Take out your nose ring, Honey, we’re going to Grandma’s (Barbara and Carleton Kendrick Cole
Humorous and practical antidotes, including “Top eight signs your teen had a party.”
PAR 306.874 MCM
There are no simple rules for dating my daughter! (Laura and Kathleen McGee Buddenberg
This book gives parents a window into the teen dating scene and shows them how to maintain their sanity and to protect their daughters while navigating teen dating relationships and romance.
PAR 362.29 STA
When the drug war hits home (Laura Stamper)
It can’t happen to this family. No parents ever think their child will develop a drug problem; but when it happens, the entire family can come apart at the seams. The author draws on her experience as a clinician and supervisor in one of the US’s most highly regarded adolescent chemical dependency programs to explain in a simple and straightforward way the issues behind adolescent drug abuse, the basics of intervention and treatment, and what families can realistically expect after treatment.
PAR 306.874 TAN
You’re wearing that? (Deborah Tannen)
The author examines the complex and often confusing role of mothers and their teenage daughters. She addresses the changes in today’s teen world, such as email and instant messaging. She offers insights and methods for strengthening communication and relationships.
613.9 MAD
What’s happening to my body for girls (Lynda Madaras)
What’s happening to my body for boys (Lynda Madaras)
Books to help guide your adolescent through the emotional and physical experience of puberty. Suitable for parents and 9-15 year olds.
PAR 155.413 BAR
The youngest minds (Ann and Richard Barnet)
This book reveals what every parent needs to know about what goes on in a child’s brain during the critical first months and years of life. It explores children’s genetic tendencies toward anger, fear, and other emotions.
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Hatzic Secondary School
34800 Dewdney Trunk Rd
Mission, BC V2V 5V6
Tel: 604.826.3651
Fax: 604.820.9209
email: Office
Principal
Larry Jepsen
email: Larry Jepsen
Vice-Principal
Middle School - Grades 8 and 9
Rick Fitch
email: Rick Fitch
Vice-Principal
Senior School - Grades 10 to 12
Shirley
Gibson
email: Shirley Gibson
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