Essay Assignment
Over 85% of Americans will become parents, but we do not "teach" young adults about how to become effective parents. You will be asked to submit a paper based on your reactions to a book of your choosing which addresses developmental, behavioral, or educational issues affecting adolescents. Use this course assignment as an opportunity to select an aspect of raising a tween/teen/young adult that interests you. For example, if you are interested in risk taking, you could select a book on dealing with kiddos who are using drugs/alcohol. If you are interested in maximizing educational attainment, perhaps you select a book on educating young adults. Alternatively, it could be a book about treating this age group clinically (e.g., depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism, etc). Select your book, and take notes as you read the text.
Paragraph 1- Describe the purpose of the assignment (use above description for clues). Describe the target audience, or who should read it. Then describe why you selected the book. Next, provide a brief overview of the book (e.g., this book educates parents about how to reduce ADHD symptoms at home instead of medication use).
Paragraph 2- Describe preconceived notions you had about this age group and the book theme (e.g., about tweens and social media, early adults and depression, etc)
Paragraphs 3 Select one major thing you learned and provide 3-5 good examples to support this idea. At least 2 of these ideas or facts should come from the book and be supported by research.
Paragraphs 4 Select one major thing you learned and provide 3-5 good examples to support this idea. At least 2 of these ideas or facts should come from the book and be supported by research.
Paragraphs 5 Select one major thing you learned and provide 3-5 good examples to support this idea. At least 2 of these ideas or facts should come from the book and be supported by research.
Paragraph 6 Conclusion.
This paper has to be written based on any (1) of these books :
1. A bright red scream: Self-mutilation and the language of pain
2. Almost autism: Recovering children from sensory processing disorder: a reference for parents and practitioners
3. Being me with OCD: How I learned to obsess less and live my life (obsessive compulsive disorder)
4. Boy without instructions: Surviving the learning curve of parenting a child with adhd
5. Darkness visible (depression)
6. Don't let your emotions run your life for teens: Dialectical behavior therapy skills for helping you manage mood swings, control angry outbursts
7. Driven to distraction (revised): Recognizing and coping with attention deficit disorder
8. Elena vanishing: A memoir (eating disorders)
9. Helping teens who cut: Understanding and ending self-injury
10. Helping your anxious child: A step-by-step guide for parents
11. How children succeed: Grit, curiosity, and the hidden power of character
12. Look me in the eye: My life with asperger's
13. Lost at school: Why our kids with behavioral challenges are falling through the cracks and how we can help them
14. Me, myself, and them: A firsthand account of one young person's experience with schizophrenia
15. Mind race: A firsthand account of one teenager's experience with bipolar disorder
16. Mind without a home: A memoir of schizophrenia
17. My anxious mind: A teen's guide to managing anxiety and panic
18. Nerdy, shy, and socially inappropriate: A user guide to an asperger life
19. No drauma discipline (positive parenting)
20. Parenting from the inside out (positive parenting)
21. Parenting the strong willed child (positive parenting)
22. Smart but scattered: The revolutionary "executive skills" approach to helping kids reach their potential (ADHD-ish)
23. Smart but stuck: Emotions in teens and adults with ADHD
24. The explosive child: a new approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children
25. Taking charge of ADHD, third edition: the complete, authoritative guide for parents
26. The child who never grew: a memoir (severe intellectual disability)
27. The curse of the good girl: raising authentic girls with courage and confidence
28. The quiet mind (manic depression)
29. The reason I jump: The inner voice of a thirteen-year-old boy with autism
30. The science of making friends: Helping socially challenged teens and young adults (aspergers)
31. The sensory child gets organized: Proven systems for rigid, anxious, or distracted kids
32. What you must think of me: A firsthand account of one teenager's experience with social anxiety disorder
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.