This book helped me to realize, that the only thing that I could change in a situation taking place in my life, was ME. If I could change myself and adjust to the situation, it would in turn change the affect the problem was having on me. I highly recommend this book to anyone...but especially to anyone who has trouble in their life.It was a big help to me and I believe it will be to others as well.

It touched my heart and soul, only wish we had more books like this

I'm a fifteen year old and I thought the book was very interesting. It was quite humerous, yet it made me cry at times also. I reccommend Wm. Lee Carter's books to anyone.

This workbook is a MUST. It is a workbook related to abuse and can help anyone who has been through trauma and going through the healing process. I have done some of the exercises by myself and some in a small group. I strongly recommend this workbook. I have a hard time putting the book down between exercises, because I truely feel that this book is helping me cope.

I am a teenager and read this book because a friend recommended it to me. She had read about it in Seventeen magazine and knew that it related to some things I've been through. The exercises made me think about the past in a good way - a way that helped me see that I can be a good person no matter what I've been through. The psychologist who wrote this book knows teenagers. I felt like he knew me and knew just what I needed to work through my issues. Also, I loved the quotes from teenagers that were scattered through the book. If you need help working through sexual abuse, It Happened To Me can help you too.

This workbook is just excellent! I have trouble putting it down! It manages to be relevant to a wide variety of teens, without being too technical, too cutesy, or too preachy. Each exercise is short (2-3 pages) but challenging. There are also quotes from teen survivors and sidebars that point out problem behaviors common in abuse survivors without being judgmental. As a college student, I'm a little too old to be the intended audience of this book (all the teens mentioned in here are between the ages of 13-18), but as someone who still has to deal with her parents on a regular basis, I appreciated that lots of the exercises here dealt with family matters under the assumption that you're still living and dealing with your family, something that's not in many of the adult books. Guys might not like that pretty much all the pronouns are "she" and "her", but otherwise it's still a very relevant book for every teen survivor. It can be completed by yourself, in a group, or as part of therapy. Topics covered include emotions and emotional manipulation, keeping secrets, impulsive behaviors, how to get along with other people, sex, suicide, and commitment to recovery. The emphasis is not on "name your disorder" but on returning to emotional health. Even if you have to make a secret trip to the bookstore and hide this book in the back of your closet, it's worth it.

I don't want to say too much about this book. I use it a lot. But I think what is in this book has been said so much more clearly elsewhere. I would rather attack econometrics using Greene's clarity or if I were interested in time-series, I would much rather have Hamilton. It is okay. It was a warhorse for its time. But unless you need it for a class, I think there are better references out there.

Another review stated that Green was a clearer book than Judge et al. No way. This book starts and concludes thoughts without the constant refer to section blah blah blah found in Green. Also Judge et al. is accurate; something sorely missing in Green. Hamilton on the other hand focuses strictly on time series, and forecasting. If you want a solid reference for econometrics this is the most complete and well thought out book available.

The book is excellent for the mathematically inclined student who masters well linear lagebra. It uses matrix notaion extensively and enables one to generalize results without getting lost. I used that book in my intermediate econometrics course at the undergraduate level. I am convinced it is a mistake to start learning econometrics by first using the algebraic approach then the matrix approach. This only brings about confusion. This book is excellent as when one thinks hard through theoretical results it is much easier to get a good grasp of the empirical results one finds in applied work. I always consult this book first when I am a bit rusty in classical and special topics in econometrics. The book is not up to date to more modern econometrics such as cointegration and unit root analysis (those subjects don't exist in it).

I'm an adolescent (aka: angry teenager) and after my mum bought this book, I decided it'd be a good idea to see what sorts of useful suggestions these 'parenting teenager' genre books had to offer for desperate ol' mum. Well, I'm not impressed. This book offers, in part, several cookbook situations where (from other reader's post) _defiant_, _rebellious_ teenagers are engaged in heated conversations with their overseers. Almost comically (though, I suppose most psychology has a definite farse element to it), the author points out a series of motives that a teenager will have in certain situations. Militaristically addressed as "Plan A", "Plan B", ..., "Plan N", we are to believe that the Angry Teenager(tm) is cool and calculated--full of alteriour motives and hidden secrets. It sure sounds like a criminal to me. The second distinct greviance I have with this authoritive guide is the conflicting, dual roles that parents are to assume when dealing with the teen. A) Like my fellow book reviewer, the parent is to be a harsh disciplinarian. Stick to the "No," demonstrate one's role as authority figure, and never lose the upper hand. B) As the book's title points out, parents are supposed to _help_ teens grow through it. The second role is as loving, caring, (mothering? sexism uh oh), gentle helper who guides her/his troubled youth during the most difficult years.

With my two greviances pointed out, I'll give some free advice to a prospective reader. Don't buy these books. (That includes other parent/teen guides available.) They will turn you into an analyser and psychologist. This is not the role for a successful parent. Keep a teen-parent relationship simple and responsitory. I think the key word is _reactionary_. I like that word. Why do the model teens in this book always state that they want to "learn by [their] own mistakes and not have [their] parents gloat over [their] failures?" Because they do! Educational professionals agree that hands-on, exploratory learning is a very effective technique for obtaining a mastery of some subject material. All years (not just teen) should be spent this way for ideal growth and development. And after all, this is what this book's title is all about: growth. As a parental reactionary, you always allow the individual (scrap teen) to take control of the situation and accept responsibility. Dictative parenting only brings out ====the defiance! ===

In sum, thumbs down on this book and its genre. Suggestion: talk with your individual and avoid philosophical, psychological looks into the mind of the angry teenager.

I ordered this book hoping for some concrete answers/assistance in helping my angry teen cope with his emotions. This book is filled with stories and examples of other angry teens but offers little in the area of realistic suggetions. Here is another professional who wastes time describing the symptoms and is unsure of the cure except to blame parents for their kids problems, i.e. an angry parent makes an angry teen. I suggest "Parent in Control" by G. Bodenhamer for some real help in dealing with defiant, rebellious teens. Good luck!

I am a grandparent who is again parenting a young teen. I found this book helpful and easy to read. The author has extensive understanding of the teen and his tone is caring. It is not an in depth analysis of why teens are angry. It has, however, some really good insight and advice. I read the review of the teenager and he seems to prove the point of what an angry teen sounds like. Adolescence is a tumultuous time and it is essential that those caring about and for them have some understanding of their feelings. Read it, you will both enjoy it and learn from it. As a matter of fact I will purchase it for our Church Library!