• College Acceptance
• Teen Dropouts
• Teen Shopping and Spending
• Parent Burnout
College Acceptance
Web sites
The Princeton Review: Competition in the College Application Process
Books
The Ultimate College Acceptance System: Everything You Need to Know to Get Into the Right College for You, by Danny Ruderman, St. Martin’s Griffin
Winning the College Admission Game: Strategies for Parents and Students, Peter Van Buskirk, Petersons Guides
The New Rules of College Admissions: Ten Former Admissions Officers Reveal What it Takes to Get Into College Today, by Michael London, Fireside Books
Teen Dropouts
Web sites
National Dropout Prevention Centers
The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High-School Dropouts (Gates Foundation)
Educational Testing Service: One-Third of a Nation—Rising Drop-out Rates and Declining Opportunities
Books
Help Yourself for Teens: Real-Life Advice for Real-Life Challenges, by Dave Pelzer, Plume
Dropouts in America: Confronting the Graduation Rate Crisis, by Gary Orfield, Harvard Education Press
Dropping Out or Hanging In? (Kindle Edition), by Duane Brown, McGraw Hill
Teen Shopping and Spending
Web sites
Tracking Teen Shopping Habits –Washington Post
Teens and Money: Indiana Department of Financial Institutions
Spending Power of the Teen Consumer
Books and Articles
The Teen Girl’s Gotta-Have-It Guide to Money, by Jessica Blatt, Watson Guptill.
Teen TV: Genre, Consumption, and Identity, by Glyn Davis and Kay Dickinson, British Film Institute
Money Talks—and Teens are Heard, Linda Tagliaferro, New York Times Upfront (Magazine/Journal)
Parent Burnout
Web sites
Cornell University: Preventing Parent Burnout
Momscape: Banishing the Parent Burnout Blues
Kids’ Growth.com: Replenish Thyself—Steer Clear of Parent Burnout
Books and CDs
The No-Sweat Guide for Parents: Reduce Stress and Enjoy Your Kids More, by Richard Carlson, Hyperion
Self-Help Now! 30 Ways to Take Care Of Yourself and Avoid Caregiver Burnout, by Pauline Salvucci
Parents of Teenagers: Release Your Stress and Reconnect With Your Strength and Joy as a Parent, Audio CD, Light of Change.