Synopses & Reviews
Survive your child's teen years and help them thriveTeach Yourself Parenting Your Teenager gives you advice and encouragement to manage your child's adolescence and turn these years of conflict into happy, hopeful times.
It shows you how to improve communication with your teenager and gives you the insight to tackle all the areas of conflict calmly and confidently. In turn you will be helping your child become a strong, independent adult.
About the Author
Suzie Hayman, a Relate-trained counselor, is an advice columnist for several newspapers and magazines as well as a relationship expert on television. She is the author of more than 24 books and gives advice to hundreds of people through her website www.agony-aunt.com.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
1. Changes; from child to adolescent
2. What do teenagers need?
3. Understanding behavior
4. Communication
5. Listening and talking, negotiating and compromising
6. Whose problem is this?/Separating out our problems from theirs
7. Points of conflict
8. Helping them fly
9. Looking after yourselves/How to be self-aware and look after yourself and each other
10. Final word - APPENDIX
Further Help – organizations providing help and recommended reading list.