Adolescents Books

Great resource for clinicians treating trauma victims. Very clinical writing style. Gives perspective to how individuals respond to and recover from trauma.

Almost the bible in relation to the chameleon complex resulting from forced submission and assimilation and pathological identification with chronic abusive adults.

Schwartz's book is a gift for clinicians, most of whom were never adequately trained to work with patients who have complex dissociative disorders. If you're a therapist, and you haven't read this book, then you are missing out on critical theory about how to work fearlessly and respectfully with these patients who have suffered severe harms as children.

I also think the book should be read as cultural commentary. Schwartz discusses the complicity of groups such as the False Memory Syndrome Association in the sexual abuse of children.
Dialogues with Forgotten Voices also has carefully documented evidence regarding ritual abuse - where highly organized groups of pedophiles and their lawyers and doctors make a religion out of torturing children.

This book has been on the shelf closest to my computer ever since it came out, and I refer to it constantly. A must-read.

I found this to be an excellent book on this subject. I am a layman in this area, but it helped me to understand more of the dynamics at play in some people who are very dear to me. I would recommend this book to anyone who wishes an indepth consideration of this area. It is not easy reading, but it is very clear and pays back the time put into its study. I found myself something reading and rereading passages and gainingmore from each reading. There are many layers to understanding the types of individuals that Dr. Schwartz describes, and I found that the text delicately and with compassion, revealed this depth and gave keys to treatment that were as sensitive as they were insightful.

Having read extensively on childhood trauma and dissociation, I can easily recommend this book as one of the most impressive works on a very misunderstood mental disorder. Dr. Schwartz writes with tremendous compassion and insight about the real needs and struggles of his patients who face ridicule and outright hostility because of the many myths and disinformation surrounding DID. As an author and clinical psychologist, Dr. Schwartz breaks new ground in this bold, unblinking look at the pathology, courage and brokeness of these clients. Most have survived horrific abuse that essentially amounts to the torture of children by parents, other relatives, the government and cults.
Dr. Schwartz, unlike many experts in this field, clearly and truthfully points out how society and institutions collude with perpetrators in the rape, beating and sexual torture of our most vulnerable citizens. Well-written, clinically and scientifically accurate.

This book details all aspects of the child with down syndrome. I think this is a must have book for parents, and an equally important book for the professional working with a child diagnosed with down syndrome.

I would recommend buying this book since it includes many practical strategies with working with children with low cognitive functioning. We, as teachers, need practical ideas based by "best practice" research that we can implement immediately after reading a book. This is a book by a seasoned special education teacher and I recommend it highly.

This book offers so much help for parents, grandparents, teachers, anyone working with children who have down Syndrome. It gives so much help, ideas, insights... well, the list just goes on.

This is a great book for anyone working with or parenting children with down syndrome (and fascinating for anyone with children). It covers development based on stages rather than ages, so the focus can be on the child and not on a outwardly determined norm for development.

The substantially revised and updated second edition of Fine Motor Skills For Children With Down Syndrome: A Guide For Parents And Professionals by pediatric occupational therapist Maryanne Bruni offers a thoroughly "user friendly" study detailing particular tactics and effective strategies for training the motor skills of children with Down Syndrome. Introducing readers to invaluable tips on determining when a child is ready for preprinting and printing activities, strategies for encouraging self-help skills for independent living, research on how children with Down Syndrome learn, expanded suggestions for useful toys, activities, equipment, and grandparent lists, useful information for computer use, and more, Fine Motor Skills For Children With Down Syndrome enables a thorough grasp of greatly helpful and very practical information for a more educated approach to aiding children with Down syndrome. For its concise and essential comprehension of dire information, Fine Motor Skills For Children With Down Syndrome is very strongly recommended for all teachers, parents, guardians, grandparents, caregivers and counselors for children with Down Syndrome.

When I walked into a bookstore to look for this book it wasn't on the shelf, why? But when I finally ordered it I was pleased. I love this book a lot and hope to read more books from this author.

Wow! Is it me or did Pamela D. Brown just read the minds of parents all over the world. This book has been needed for years. And I thank God that someone has the mind, soul, and "GUTS" to write a book like this one.

HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED HOW SOCIETY CAN TALK HORRIBLE ABOUT TODAY'S YOUTH. BUT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO EDUCATE THE YOUTH, SOCIETY FIGURES THAT DOWNING TEENAGERS WILL MAKE MATTERS BETTER. THAT'S NOT THE CASE. IT'S TIME TO HAVE A ONE ON ONE CONVERSATION WITH THE TEENAGERS AND LET THEM KNOW EXACTLY HOW SOCIETY SEES AND FEELS ABOUT THEM. TEENAGERS YOU MUST REALIZE THAT YOU'RE BEING WATCHED WHERE EVER YOU GO, AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO BE MATURE AND ACT LIKE A YOUNG LADY AND GENTLEMAN AT ALL TIMES. TODAY'S TEENS DON'T DREAM THE WAY THEY USED TO AND IS IN NEED OF A POSITIVE VOICE. ALTHOUGH IT'S HARD FOR A TEEN TO LIVE THEIR LIFE KNOWING THAT PEER PRESSURE AND BULLYING ARE STILL MAJOR FACTORS FOR A TEENAGER NOT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND TO BE PRODUCTIVE. BUT NOW IS THE TIME FOR A TEEN TO STOP BEING THE MOST COMMON DENOMINATOR AND DO ALL YOU CAN TO BE ON TOP, MEANING IT'S TIME TO BE THE POSITIVE INSTEAD OF THE NEGATIVE. IT'S TIME TO LET GO OF THE EXCUSES AND STOP BLAMING OTHER PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RACES FOR YOUR FAILURES. IF YOU WERE TO APPLY YOURSELF THE SAME WAY A TEEN OF A DIFFERENT RACE DID, YOU WILL BE SURPRISED OF THE OUTCOME OF YOUR LIFE. MATURE ADULTS ARE NO LONGER GOING TO TOLERATE PROFANITY LEAKING FROM THE MOUTHS OF TODAY'S YOUTH, AND THE DISRESPECT THAT FOLLOWS. WHY ARE TEENAGERS AFRAID TO DREAM? IS A QUESTION THAT IS IN NEED OF ANSWERING, HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT IT'S EASIER TO FAIL THAN TO SUCCEED. FAILURE IS ALWAYS OUT THERE BUT IT'S TAKEN AS AN OPTION, INSTEAD OF SOMETHING THAT ISN'T NEEDED IN A TEENAGERS LIFE. SUCCESS IS A BEAUTIFUL THING, BUT ARE YOU READY TO BE SUCCESSFUL? ARE YOU WILLING TO PUT IN THE HARD WORK AND EFFORT THAT IS NEEDED TO BE THAT SUCCESS? THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN FOR BOTH MALES AND FEMALES, AND ALTHOUGH THE SUBJECTS MAY SOUND BORING. THESE ARE SUBJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON IN A TEENAGERS LIFE ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. TEENAGERS NEED TO KNOW THAT: IT'S TIME FOR A REALITY CHECK... SOCIETY IS TALKING ABOUT YOU SO IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP! LOOK FOR PAMELA D. BROWN'S NEXT BOOK DUE OUT NEXT YEAR . IT'S A BACK UP TO HER FIRST ONE TITLED: THE TRUTH HURTS... BUT SOMEBODY HAS TO SAY IT!

I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH. I WISH THAT THERE WAS A WAY FOR THIS BOOK TO REACH LIBRARIES, BECAUSE BELIEVE ME THIS BOOK IS NEEDED SO MUCH. THIS ARTIST SHOWS COMPASSION IN HER WORDS AND ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVES, AND THIS IS WHY PAMELA D. BROWN WAS ABLE TO PUT HER LIFE LESSON ABOUT HER MOTHER BEING ILL AS A LESSON THAT ALL PEOPLE YOUNG AND OLD NEED TO REALIZE, THAT LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO ONLY BE THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF. ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS PLEASE CONTINUE TO SELL AND SUPPORT PAMELA D. BROWN'S BOOKS HERE AT TARGET BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO TEENAGERS NEED A REALITY CHECK, SO DO SOME OF THE PARENTS. NO DISRESPECT, BUT PAMELA TEACHES EVERYONE SOMETHING IN THIS BOOK. JOB WELL DONE PAMELA, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

I can clearly remember when I first read this book. I was surprised that a pop icon didn't come up with something of this nature first. I'm not going to lie to you, I've read this book seven times and I love this book every time that I read it. This book has soul, rythem, and class and I hope that I didn't miss the book signing for this author. I read on the Author House website that Pamela D. Brown is due another book titled: The Truth Hurts... But Somebody Has To Say It! When is this book due for release? Because if Pamela's second book is as excellent as her first then there are a lot of self-help authors that should be aware of Pamela D. Brown.

Pam's family "journey" was similar to mine. My children lost their father when they were ages 6 & 4. I was pregnant with my third. I wish Pam's book had been available at that time, for it was so difficult to explain everything to my children. The way this book is split into sections for the benefit of children and adults alike makes it a great tool to have at a time when everything in the world seems so confusing. My children are now 18, 16 & 11, and all three of them thoroughly enjoyed the story. My advice to readers is if you've experienced a loss, purchase this publication for your child and yourself!

Pam Adams has written a book that will help both children and adults in grieving a lost loved one. There are activities for a child to complete alone (recording special memories of good times with their loved one) as well as activities for the adults in the child's life to complete with him. There are sections that explain the grieving process and tell the child what he might expect to feel, all the time reassuring him he is not alone or different in the ways he responds to the loss. There is also assurance that life will get better and the child will be able to cope and function.
I bought my first copy as a gift to a 10 year old child at my school who recently lost her mother; I intend to buy another copy as a donation to my church library.

This book will be very helpful for adults working with children who have suffered a loss, as well as for children themselves. There are sections to record special memories of the child's lost loved one, as well as inspirational stories of others who have lost important people in their lives and have gone on to live positive lives. Although it was written for a boy, it is also useful to girls. I bought mine as a gift to a child at my school who recently lost her mother; I intend to buy another as a gift to my church library.

I think this book could be good for both grieving children and adults. It contains materials to help encourage and inspire, such as stories about others who have dealt with loss, as well as writing exercises to encourage children to let their feelings out.
It is designed to help anyone dealing with any type of loss realize that they are not alone in the feelings that they experience.

I must write to recommend this book. Pam Adams did a great job in writing her son's story and struggles in dealing with his grief over losing his father to suicide without dwelling on the gory details of suicide. It is a book of hope and is very uplifting while giving excellent advice to children for dealing with their feelings of grief. It can be used to deal with grief over many things - it is not specific to suicide. If you work with children, you simply must have this book!

just wondering why i was never contacted to contribute to this book. my daughter, jasmine [pen name HONEY], wrote the powerful entry in "ophelia speaks" about feeling like killing a girl her ex-boyfriend was going with.

i'm dissapointed to say that sara never kept in contact with jasmine, nor did she even send her a copy of her book when it came out.

it might be nice to support the girl authors by getting them together in a chat sometime!

As a contributing author to Ophelia's Mom I feel this book shares a message of hope, inspiration, and courage. During signings of this book, I have spoken about the personal growth I went through while struggling with with the ups and downs of my daughter. I feel all the moms who contributed showed courage in finding their voice. Many moms did not answer the call to contribute and half of us who did, wrote under assumed names. Personally, I would not have minded going public, however, I chose to protect my daughter's privacy. My daughter was not in a frame of mind to understand this project, therefore, I did not seek her permission to write about her. Yet, I felt immensely compelled to get my message of hope out to the public - so we changed the names. Other moms had their own reasons and I think that's what makes the book so special. As a life coach, I use Ophelia's Mom as a resource for my clients who are struggling with teen issues and who are trying to 'let go' and find themselves.

I read this book and looked at my seven year old thinking "will this happen to you?
A fascinating, truthful, touching and sometimes painful look at the mother's point of view. I was amazed by the strength of many of these women and grew to see myself as a mother differently. Definitey a good book for a mom like me who realizes that letting go is not as easy as it sounds.

sorry- the follwoing is a correction: the title of the exhibit at National Museum of Women in the Arts is "Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let Down Your Hair." thru Jan.27. (don't know how to retrieve the original so hope this will do. kmg

"Sometimes,ofttimes, women had to keep silent, have not spoken or named the unspeakable. With their men, they have seen with clear vision, and yet they have not spoken. Wisely, unwisely,they have kept their own counsel and held their tongues.
"With each other, women have also kept silent, and if they have spoken to eachother, their men never knew. All these centuries, the vast underground murmur of women confiding to each other,consoling, grieving, laughing in a separate world,apart from men."
I wrote these words for a juried art exhibit (Collaboration Between Writers and Artists) at The Washington Women's Art Center in 1981. An artist friend had created a quilt of a woman's head. The woman had no mouth.
I also added brief versions of the tales of Procne and Philomel and Maiden Bright-Eye...(both stories address the forbidden territory and dangers of women who speak or put words to the unspeakable...)
Shandler's anthology breaks the silence of women who are mothers in a new way-revealing that when it comes to their experiences with their daughters- women rarely have shared the truth or depth of their feelings with each other --until now.
Anyone who lives near The Women's Museum of the Arts in D.C. should take the time to visit and delight in the exhibit of around the world writers' and artists' versions of the story of Rampunzel.(til late Jan.20002) --"Loving and Letting Go" ..as Shandler says is the task we must all face... as mothers of daughters, there are many pitfalls and pleasures along the way..

There are a plethora of books out there on how to raise kids. Trust me, I've read a ton. Of all the books, this one makes, by far, the most logical sense. It took a lot of the drama (but not all!!) out of the teen years by putting responsibility and consequences in their court with their permission. Unbelievable. Well worth the read.

We all forget what it is like to be a teen... especially when raising our own. Huggins brings insight & balance into this difficult task... more importantly, he asks poignant questions about us, and how much we may be actually growing in this process. I suppose the greatest lesson I extracted from this read, was simply... what is being worked out in me through the process of raising my teens. Be blessed in your work with your children, and may this book find you in a place of recieving truths for your self as well.

As others have said, this is not how to change your teen. This book is for how you need to change for your teen. Kevin starts with the common ground - painful experiences and the good ones - between you and your teenager. From there, he draws out a deliberate route to keep contact with them and to encourage them in the way they should go. Using scriptural principles, he helps to turn the pain into empathy and action.

Hands down, this is the single best book on parenting teens that I have ever read, and I've read literally hundreds of them. Kevin Huggins writes from the experience of a father of teens, the insight of a youth pastor, the exegesis of a biblical scholar, and the wisdom of a biblical counselor.

As other reviewers have noted, don't read "Parenting Adolescents" thinking it is a quick how-to manual. Of course, if you're a parent of an adolescent, you know better. Instead, Huggins offers insight into your soul, insight into your teen's soul, and insight into how to connect soul-to-soul as parent and teen.

"Parenting Adolescents" is required reading in the graduate class that I teach on Marriage and Family Counseling. Hundreds of students have reviewed it. Consistently they report that this is not only the best book on parenting teens, but the best book on parenting, period, that they have ever read. So don't let the title fool you. If you are a parent. Get it. If you are a counselor, pastor, or youth pastor, get several copies.

Reviewer: Dr. Robert W. Kellemen is the author of "Soul Physicians" and "Spiritual Friends." He is also the parent of a post-teen (age 20) and of a teen (age 17).

I was very satisfied with the knowledge I attained from this book. The author helps explain the undesired actions of adolescents and the motives. As a parent it will take humility to learn from this book because it speak much about the faults parents have. It shows that-- when parents have ulterior motives it can affect their child's actions. The child in return acts out in a way to counteract the parents unjust actions or requirments of the child. Huggins is very effective in giving real life occurences in which he had to deal with as a counselor. It is likely to help any parent realize their faulty method of parenting and their childs reasoning behind his or her actions. It is written with a Christian perspective but I believe anybody (Christian or not) can learn much from this book. I don't believe Huggin's use of the Bible for references were the best for the most part. That is because the Bible mostly wasn't written to talk about what Huggins does. Somehow he get's the biblical references to work though. Also, his use of diagrams were basically pointless. The diagrams didn't help at all because he explained it through words just as effectively as the diagrams did. Despite the over-attempted use of biblical references and ineffectual use of diagrams this book is very insightful. I recommend it to any parent who wished to be more effective in parenting.

It's really interesting. Read it before school started and got hooked on the stories that were told. It helped me redirect my mind of issues I was going through at the time. I would read it again prior to having my own children.

Dr. Lynn Ponton has been treating adolescents for many years and through this book has attempted to chronicle the key lives and issues that have influenced her views of teenager psychology. Presenting a range of often likeable characters, Dr. Ponton does an excellent job of showing the intelligence and resilience of her patients while at the same time demonstrating how parents can feel angry and confused about how to parent their teen. The book illustrates all the main issues surrounding adolescents, eating disorders, drugs/alcohol, sex, and abuse, as well as analyzing the complexity of mother/son, mother/daughter, father/son, and father/daughter relationships.

If I had to offer one criticism of this book, it would be that Dr. Ponton's language (particularly at the beginning of the book) tends to be extremely clinical and often presents a layer to wade through to find her point. Although we live in the era of the pseudo-psychological talk show, and some of the language will be familiar, parents and teens seeking answers to a problem may find this quality of the book off-putting. Conversely, I think this book would be of intense interest for other therapists who are interested in seeing various past and current adolescent theory put into practice by a skilled practioner. The stories of the teens and their families are compelling to all audiences, however, and I cautiously recommend this book to a large audience.

Dr. Ponton writes an unusual book that gives voice to troubled teens and their families, using their engaging stories to teach about contemporary adolescence. As the reader eavesdrops on these lives through absorbing narrative, accounts of therapy, thoughtful reflection and application to relevant issues, and analyses of family interactions, important facts and facets of adolescent development and devlopmental issues are learned almost effortlessly. The book is engaging and at times exciting, as we come to know these teens and their struggles. The variety of teens and adolescent problems profiled is impressive--from the general need to explore and define the self (Jill) to gang involvement and aggression (Evan and Cecilia), from drugs and sexual activity to self-mutilation, depression and anorexia nervosa. Readers also learn about mental health services, and how therapy helps adolescents and families grow and change. This is a terrific book for parents, educators, any mental health field worker, or teens themselves! I used this book as a supplemental reader to a course I taught in adolescent development at a major university where I am a doctoral student in clinical psychology. Students loved it, and several bought copies as gifts for their parents or other family members. I will be using it again for a section of Adolescent Development I will be teaching in spring semester, 1999.

I loved this book- although a little technical, it provided a wealth of information about how parents and teens should intereact around the topic of risk taking. I have found it useful in talking to my own teenage daughters.

I found this book to be very interesting and easy to read and recommend it to other parents. Dr. Ponton uses colorful examples from her work with teens to explain the motivations behind some of the dangerous and not so dangerous things our kids do. Moreover, she makes the important argument that teenage risk taking is a normal part of development in our culture. I felt like I was in better shape to relate to and understand my teenager after reading the book. Her other book on adolescent sexuality is also good.

The "Saving Our Teen Drivers: Using Aviation Safety Skills on the Roadways" book was one of just a few excellent reference sources for my safe driving CD "Mind the Road - Mind the Road: Waking Hypnosis for a Conscious Commute. The advice and recommendations from this book reinforces the suggestions my audio CD gives to drivers as they start their drive to have a safe and focused drive. I would highly recommend this book with my audio CD to help drivers be prepared for what potentials the road may present to them.

Teens as well as their parents will find John Loughry's Saving Our Teen Drivers an excellent life saving resource. Loughry's use of aviation safety skills in relation to the teen driving issue brings a fresh, unique approach beyond the typical driver's education that most teens will experience. It is packed full of information to help keep your teen driver alive. As someone who has worked with teens in the education of safe driving, I would highly recommend this book and consider it a must read for parents as well as teens.

This book offers easy to follow advice on how to keep our kids ALIVE behind the wheel. Today's teens have more distractions than ever while driving. And they think they're invincible. We grown ups know better. I loved the examples and descriptions. Really useful information. Your kids should read this the month BEFORE they get their permits.

As parents of five young children, my wife and I have decided to make this book required reading prior to allowing our kids to get their permits. These pilot awareness concepts and training techniques are a perfect application for helping all drivers stay safe while on the road.

We have all read text books, instructional publications or technical manuals that are just plain boring. This author's style of intermixing stories from his flying experience keeps the book entertaining and makes it easy to relate to real life experiences. This is not the standard dry, preachy, recitation of the same old driving rules. This book should be manditory reading not only for new drivers but anyone with a less than stellar driving record regardless of age.

The most important about this book is that specified the medication for the specific diagnosis, also give you all the information about it and what other symptons can you see with your primary diagnostic, to know if the kid need an extra medication or not.

This is a wonderfully informative book and very easy to read. I'm reading it cover to cover and will definitely keep it as a reference (until the next version comes out!)

This is a must read for any parent considering medication for their child's condition--The books answers your questions in everyday terms. Easy to understand and very helpful.

This was an excellent reference book. It had all the information about types of drugs, how to adjust them and what side effects they have. Any parent of a child with ADHD shoud read this book.

I wish I had this book over 20 years ago when my son was diagnosed with autism. Giving medications that alter the brain's chemistry to young children is as unthinkable now as it was then. I see this often as parents agonize over this dilemma in my psychology practice. I recommend this book wholeheartedly. It provides a balanced and scientific perspective that often the busy doctor doesn't have the time to do. Dr. Wilens expertise, simply and intelligently stated, provides the information that parents need to make informed decisions. This book can be a friend in a time of need. I am glad we have this book now.

--Robert A. Naseef, Ph.D., author of Special Children, Challenged Parents and co-editor Voices from the Spectrum.

I LOVE this book. Surprisingly, it is a page-turner, even though it's not a novel. Great concepts, practical ideas, and inspirational. It has re-charged my enthusiasm for teaching writing.

As an 8th grade language arts teacher, I have found _Deeper Reading_ and _Reading Reasons_, Gallagher's other teaching titles, to be positively indispensible, so I expected nothing less from his latest work. Once again, Gallagher delivers! This is a straightforward, practical, and yes, funny, book for effective writing instruction in secondary classrooms. Gallagher's fresh, ready-to-use strategies are based upon what he calls the "six pillars of writing success," which are:

-students need a lot more writing practice;
-students need teachers who model good writing;
-students need the opportunity to read and study other writers;
-students need choice when it comes to writing topics;
-students need to write for authentic purposes and to authentic audiences, and;
-students need meaningful feedback from both the teacher and their peers.

Gallagher offers ideas for daily in-class writing opportunities, activities to help generate high-interest topics, strategies for "attacking" on-demand writing, mini-lessons to guide students through deeper revision, alternatives to peer editing (which he says doesn't work), and suggestions for more effective grading. His lessons are geared to teach students the real-world writing skills they will need not just for success in the English classroom but for the long haul.

This is a must-have for veteran and novice teachers alike. I, too, have had the opportunity to attend one of Gallagher's workshops, and in my view, the man is simply genius. Through it all, Gallagher reminds us that we are not superhuman. In view of the mounting pressure so many of us feel to raise the all-mighty test scores, I found the following quote most reassuring: "With the wide range of ability and overwhelming class sizes, it is unrealistic to think I am going to make every one of my 165 students a strong writer. It *is* realistic, however, to begin each year with the goal that every student of mine, regardless of ability, is going to get better." Armed with Gallagher's book, I feel a renewed sense of confidence that my teaching is going to get better, too. Two thumbs way up!

I attended one of Kelly Gallagher's lectures last summer and was instantly hooked on his honesty, humor, and principles. I purchased Teaching Adolescent Writers and have used it almost daily. Gallagher's ideas and techniques make so much sense and what's even better is that everything he suggests are exactly what we teachers of writing need. I tried the "find the fib" idea and hooked my students immediately. I moved to "the myth of the boring topic" and had lots of fun exchanging questions with the class. Everything I've brought to the classroom has engaged my reluctant teenages who have no interest in school let alone writing. I try to read sections of his book in the morning before school starts because he just makes so much sense and his ideas are so much fun, I often go to work excited.

As a new teacher, I found this book packed with practical guides on everything from motivating students to assessing student work. This book provides not only the reasons why we teach writing, but most importantly HOW to teach writing.

Kelly Gallagher manages to include important information about best practices in a way that is immediately useful for the classroom teacher. An excellent book for high school English teachers or professional developers working with high school teachers!!!