Learning From the Candidates
Web sites
Books
The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation, by Drew Weston, Public Affairs
Passionate Politics: Emotions and Social Movements, by Jeff Goodwin, James M. Jasper, and Francesca Polletta
Cellphone Safety
Web sites
Teen Drivers Flaunt Cellphone Bans
AAA/Via Crashes and Cellphone Use
Books and Articles
Crash-Proof Your Kids: Make Your Teen A Safer, Smarter Driver, by Timothy C. Smith, Fireside
Accident Analysis and Prevention, by M.F. Lesch and P.A. Hancock, Elsevier
Readers favour ban on cellphones while driving, by Gale Reference Team, Winnipeg Free Press
Resolving Parent-Teen Conflict
Web sites
Children, Youth, and Women’s Health Service: Conflict and Negotiation
National Crime Prevention Council: Helping Teens Manage Conflict
Books
We Can Work It Out: Creative Conflict Resolution with Your Teen, by Rodney Gage, Broadman and Holman Publishers
Stop Negotiating With Your Teen: Strategies for Parenting Your Angry, Manipulative, Moody, or Depressed Adolescent , Janet Sasson Edgette, Perigee Trade
Resolving Conflict: A Practical Approach (2nd ed.), by Gregory Tillett, Oxford University Press
Teens and Shyness
Web sites
Help Your Teen Overcome Shyness
Books
The Shyness Workbook for Teens, by Bernardo J. Carducci and Tessue H. Fields, Research Press.
Nurturing the Shy Child: Practical Help for Raising Confident and Socially Skilled Children and Teens, by Barbara Markway and Gregory Markway, St. Martin’s Griffin
Your Adolescent: Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Development from Early Adolescence Through the Teen Years, by David Pruitt and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Collins