Books for Parents and Caregivers of Adolescent Girls, Boys, and Gender-Diverse Youth*

  • The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents by Lisa Damour, PhD

  • This is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained by Dr. Cara Natterson, MD, and Vanessa Kroll Bennett

  • Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood by Lisa Damour, PhD

  • Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour, PhD

  • Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen: The Essential Conversations You Need to Have with Your Kids Before They Start High School by Michelle Icard

  • Raising a Strong Daughter in a Toxic Culture: 11 Steps to Keep Her Happy, Healthy, and Safe by Dr. Meg Meeker, MD

  • Girls on the Edge: Why So Many Girls are Anxious, Wired, and Obsessed — and What Parents Can Do by Dr. Leonard Sax, MD, PhD

  • Decoding Boys: New Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Sons by Dr. Cara Natterson, MD

  • Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men by Dr. Leonard Sax, MD, PhD

  • Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male is Struggling, Why it Matters, and What to Do about It by Richard V. Reeves, PhD

  • The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will be Glad That You Did) by Philippa Perry

  • Hold Onto Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Dr. Gabor Maté, MD

  • Middle School Superpowers: Raising Resilient Tweens in Turbulent Times by Phyllis L. Fagell, LCPC

  • Middle School Matters: The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond — and How Parents Can Help by Phyllis L. Fagell, LCPC

  • Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World by Devorah Heitner, PhD

  • How to Raise and Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims, JD

  • Pride and Joy: A Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Parents by Sarah Hagger-Holt and Rachel Hagger-Holt

  • Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Teens by Stephanie Brill and Lisa Kinney

  • Motherless Mothers: How Losing a Mother Shapes the Parent You Become by Hope Edelman

*Twelve Moons, Twelve Moons Press, and the resources provided on this website in no way dispense medical or psychiatric advice. The intent is solely to offer information to readers that may provide assistance in seeking knowledge, inspiration, well-being, and self-care support.