Kategoria BISAC: Family & Relationships >> Peer Pressure

"Unfinished Rhapsody" is the story of my daughter, Kristen Pfaff, bass guitarist of Courtney Love's group "Hole." Kristen died of an accidental drug overdose after recording the album "Live Through This." It was released one month before Kristen died, and it went platinum two months later. My message is a message of hope - of how God offers peace, help, and sanity to an insane world. My message is also one of encouragement to others to discover their own faith, not that of someone else. I share how the Lord helped me through the most painful years of my life and gave me a voice to serve as a...

The study of cyberbullying has exploded since its first appearance in a peer-reviewed journal article in 2005. Cyberbullying: From theory to intervention aims to make clear and practical sense of this proliferation of coverage by defining the problem of cyberbullying and examining its unique features. The volume provides a thorough overview of state-of-the-art research into the phenomenon, and discusses the development and evaluation of interventions to prevent and combat it.

Whereas most research papers offer limited space to describe actual intervention methods,...

The study of cyberbullying has exploded since its first appearance in a peer-reviewed journal article in 2005. Cyberbullying: From theory to intervention aims to make clear and practical sense of this proliferation of coverage by defining the problem of cyberbullying and examining its unique features. The volume provides a thorough overview of state-of-the-art research into the phenomenon, and discusses the development and evaluation of interventions to prevent and combat it.

Whereas most research papers offer limited space to describe actual intervention methods,...

Lola Sebastian was a normal teenage girl. She had a family that loved her and a best friend that she had ever since grade school. One day, her best friend Kim told her a secret. Kim knew that Lola had a crush on a new boy named Greg. What was the secret Kim told her? Does Kim play cupid for her best friend Lola? What happens at the end? Read on and find out for yourself.

Eleanor's Happiness is a story about a young girl who believes she is growing ugly. She is going through that phase of life that all girls go through and what is now commonly called the ugly duckling stage. Many young girls believe that their lives are doomed and sink into a state of shyness and feel great worry over their looks. Good messages are hard to find, but the right words and encouraging support can change a girl's thinking and help her find the confidence she needs to become a healthy happy adult. Eleanor is lucky. With loving guidance, she discovers true self-assurance and...

Tony desires to be accepted in his new school. His journey towards acceptance leads him to a new friend and a renewal of his faith in God. The book deals with peer pressure in school. This graphic novel will also appeal to adults since the struggle for acceptance from society, family and friends continues into adult life.

In 'How to become best Parents' Padmini Dutta Sharma has chronicled the saga of her own experience as a parent alongside those around her with real life illustrations and anecdotes. Although this book does not fall in the fiction genre, all the chapters in this book have been backed by real life stories for the readers to easily connect. This book trails the journey of parenthood from infancy to adolescence, advancing to adulthood. Her techniques are well proven and pragmatic in the sense that her narrations on personality typology are cogent and engaging; if the readers follow even fifty...

The Bible says more, by far, about "words spoken and heard" than any other topic. How we speak is near and dear to the heart of God. He has made us in His image and likeness by both creation and the new birth. Our mouths, lips and tongues can and should express that likeness to God more than any other member of our physical body. That is the design and desire of God. For God's children to sound like Him is not only possible through God, but is expected by Him. Every person, including believers, will give account for every idle, careless word spoken. That is a stern warning from Jesus Himself....

Young girls ages 8 to 14 are at a critical point in their lives. Will they go on to a lifetime of healthy self-reliance? Or is their self-esteem foundation crumbling, sending them on a course toward everything from failed relationships to crushing substance abuse or worse? What if you could tip the scales decisively in their favor? You can Help the young girl in your life: your daughter, your niece, granddaughter or a child in your care look beyond the mirror for greater self-esteem. Help her find and keep her inner voice, inner strength, inner power, and, finally, to love the incredibly...

An Unforeseeable Change: The Story of Norman Lee Brown, is a short story loosely based on my own personal experiences, and careful observations of everyday things that continually take place around me. Narrated by me, the author, it shows and tells in a very straightforward manner the profound truths about what can actually happen to kids, dreams, families, and society when teenagers use/experiment with drugs. Meant for most ages, it should make you laugh, cry, think, and hopefully most of all, it will educate you. Now, I know that some of you at this moment who are reading,...

Bella tried hard to make everyone happy, and eventually found that it was impossible

From the moment Lola meets Kua, she knows her world is about to be turned upside down. Lola is catapulted into Aboriginal culture and the heart of Australia, Alice Springs. The sometimes taciturn, the sometimes beautifully expressive Kua revitalises Lola, offering a way out of the isolation and the frustration that she is immersed in with her bitchy girl-pals, Paris and Jasmin. Always feeling like an outsider around Paris and Jasmin, whose antics rarely amount to more than nightclub-trotting and men-grabbing escapades, Lola is destined to find escape, and perhaps love, with Kua.

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Nine carefully crafted short stories deal with nine issues, challenging readers to go head-to-head with our technologically interconnected and intertwined real and virtual lives. As the digital world continues to collide with reality, the question is one of survival, not advancement. This collection of cautionary tales for modern times gives readers a glimpse into the future -- a future that is speeding towards us at a blistering gallop. Are we ready to push back?

Being new to a place, whether it is at school, or work or any other social place is a difficult task unless you are an extremely social being who can easily blend in with a new environment. And that is when you are on a lookout for groups or people with whom you can relate to and people to hang around with. And you begin to identify the various cliques that exist. Cliques can be good or bad depending on the members involved, just like friends can be good or bad. This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to not only get into a clique, but also survive in one without loosing your...