Synopses & Reviews
Vanessa Petten bridges the communication gap between teens and parents.
Every parent fears "losing" their child. But in this revolutionary book, youthologist Vanessa Van Petten translates what parents want to say into what teens want to hear.
At 16, Vanessa Van Petten started her award-winning website, RadicalParenting.com, in reaction to sudden friction with her parents. Today, Vanessa and more than one hundred teen contributors help thousands of parents build and maintain healthy, strong, mutually fulfilling relationships with their teenage children-by providing prescriptive advice straight from the source.
From classic fights like dating and chores to 21st Century issues such as sexting and cyberbullying, this comprehensive book provides step-by-step guidance on every worry, including:
Review
"Van Petten explores a variety of timely subjects, including peer relationships, teen/parent communication, bullying, technology, and "risky business". Her outlook on technology and "Internet savvy" is particularly incisive, emphasizing not only the hazards of "time-suck" activities but also the many social and academic benefits of the digital universe. Like a crafty spy, Van Petten comfortably segues from parent to teen perspective, and while noting that each adolescent is unique, she skillfully opens doors to the collective teen psyche."
-Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Vanessa Van Petten has been writing and speaking about teen issues since she was sixteen. She founded RadicalParenting.com and writes it with one hundred teen contributors. Now twenty-five, Van Petten lives in Los Angeles.