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Young adults need eight to ten hours of sleep each night, yet nearly half fail to get the sleep they need, and nearly a third have fallen asleep in school due to insufficient sleep. So many Americans-both teens and adults-lack quality sleep that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls sleep deprivation a public health epidemic. Chronic sleep deprivation leads to poor performance during the day and impacts stress levels, academic performance,...

Middle school is an essential time to learn and practice social skills, including how to get along with others, talk about hard things, be an ally, and a good friend. In What Can I Say?,Catherine Newman, author of the bestseller How to Be a Person, provides supportive guidance and instruction to help kids establish or and maintain meaningful relationships and effective communication with friends, teachers, family members, and others in their communities....

This title explains what grief is, the many forms it takes, and ways children can healthfully process and express it. The book includes easy-to-read text and vibrant photos, making it a great choice for beginning readers. Grades PreK-2.

The #1 bestselling Boy's Body Book includes everything you need to know about growing up, even the embarrassing stuff. The newly updated fifth edition provides advice for parents and addresses questions a pre-teen boy may have while maturing through puberty. Everything is changing! How will you survive this trying time in your life? This book made just for boys contains all of the guy stuff you need to know about growing up, from your voice changing...

Embarrassing and awkward situations happen to everyone. But to some people, everyday situations can feel awkward and embarrassing. From going to a new place for the first time and joining a new sport team or club to tripping in the cafeteria and walking around with your pants unzipped, the book holds to the tools and coping mechanisms to deal with and move on from these situations.

This title explains what anxiety is, how people express it, and ways to deal with the emotion. The book includes easy-to-read text and vibrant photos, making it a great choice for beginning readers. Grades PreK-2.

A Guided Journal for Teens Re-defining Their Gender Binary Write down every thought, every feeling, and every doodle that pops into your mind with this high-quality guided journal destined to be your safe space as you navigate your gender binary journey. A witty introduction to Milo Stewart. The start of this journal gives an up close and personal seat to Milo Stewart's start as a pansexual teen in the hallways of their high school in Ankeny, Iowa....

A Girl's Guide to Starting High School is a girls silent friend to get in the mindset, build confidence and resilience for a new stage in school life. Written for girls in their last year of primary school (ages 10 - 12-year-old) this book is an essential tool to empower them to have the awareness and skills to be as confident as possible in starting this new adventure. In this book girls can discover more about: • Getting to know themselves...

For the kid who leaves a wet towel wadded up on the floor or forgets to put a new roll on the toilet-paper thingy, humorous writer and etiquette columnist Catherine Newman has created the ultimate guidebook to becoming a person whom everyone will like being around more. Jam-packed with tips, tricks, and skills - all illustrated in an irresistible graphic novel–style - this book shows kids just how easy it is to free themselves from parental nagging...

From A to Z, Naked: Not Your Average Sex Encyclopedia is an inclusive guide to sexuality for teens. The 150 entries cover key ideas about identity, relationships, self-image, sex and body positivity-and no topic is taboo. From bisexuality to Kamasutra to #MeToo, Naked offers answers to questions about sexuality that teens have always had but have been afraid to ask. What is consent? What does gender fluid mean? What kind of contraception should...