Frustrated? Overwhelmed? Not sure where to turn when it comes to figuring out your teen or adolescent? PHD is here to help. Along with our Educational Outreach programs for parents, teens and kids we’ve put together a comprehensive list of resources for you to learn from.
Websites
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sexually Transmitted Infection information:
www.cdc.gov
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
www.thenationalcampaign.org (for parents)
www.teenpregnancy.org
The Department of Health and Human Services
Parents Speak Up Program
(practical guide to enrich your relationship with your children)
American Social Health Association (ASHA) http://www.ashastd.org/pdfs/STDOverview_factsheet.pdf
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
www.siecus.org
Videos
“Inside the Teenage Brain,” Frontline, PBS Home Video: www.pbs.org
“The Merchants of Cool: A Report on the Creators & Marketers of Popular Culture for Teenagers,” Frontline, PBS Home Video: www.pbs.org
Miscellaneous
Internet acronyms and text message shorthand
www.netlingo.com
Lyrics to songs
www.lyrics.com
National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline
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www.loveisrespect.org
Love is Not Abuse – Liz Claiborne Inc.
www.loveisnotabuse.com
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
www.ndvh.org
Books
Grossman M.D., Miriam, Unprotected: A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness is Her Profession Endangers Every Student, Penguin Group, New York, NY, 2006, 2007
Pipher Ph.D., Mary, Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, Random House, NY, 1995
Kelsey, Candice, Generation MySpace: Helping Your Teen Survive Online Adolescence, Marlow and Company, 2007
Meeker, Margaret, M.D., Restoring the Teenage Soul, McKinley & Mann, MI, 1999
Meeker, Meg, M.D., Epidemic: How Teen Sex is Killing Our Kids, LifeLine Press, Washington, DC, 2002
Meeker, Meg, M.D., Epidemic: Raising Great Teens in a Toxic Sexual Culture, LifeLine Press, Washington, DC, 2004
Richardson, Justin, M.D. and Schuster, Mark A., M.D., Ph.D., Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (but were afraid they’d ask), Three Rivers Press, New York, NY, 2003
Steyer, James P., The Other Parent: The Inside Story of the Media’s Effect on Our Children, Atrium Books, New York, NY, 2002
