Synopses & Reviews
Invaluable analysis of teenage behavior and uncommonly wise advice for apprehensive parents.
Addressing the isolation, fear, and silence parents endure during their child's adolescence, authors Michael Riera and Joseph Di Prisco get beyond the stereotypes to expertly guide parents to a better appreciation of their teenager's frustrating if not completely troubling behavior.
Through stories and conversations, Field Guide to the American Teenager dramatizes teens living their lives on their own terms, illuminating for bewildered and sometimes beleaguered parents what is extraordinary in the ordinary reality of everyday teenage life. Complete with suggestions for parents to improve communication, Field Guide lets parents stand briefly in their teenager's shoes, ultimately guiding families toward genuine mutual respect and understanding.
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"The authors' over-riding themes that parents should influence, not control their teen's life; that teens need to be trusted, guided, and loved are invaluable for parents facing this challenging time in their child's life." Publishers Weekly
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"Riera and Di Prisco understand that adolescence is a disorderly path, that peers are more important to teens than parents, and that longing for "normalcy" makes teens feel completely abnormal. This excellent work is to be thoroughly read, reread, and thought about..." Library Journal
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"A lively, wise, and user-friendly translation of bewildering teen-aged behavior." Kirkus
Synopsis
Invaluable analysis of teenage behavior and uncommonly wise advice for apprehensive parents
About the Author
Michael Riera, Ph.D., has worked in education since 1980. The author or co-author of four other popular parenting books including Field Guide to the American Teenager and Uncommon Sense for Parents of Teenagers, he is the family and adolescent correspondent on "The CBS Early Show." He has also appeared on "Oprah," "Today," "The View," and "48 Hours." He lives in Berkeley, California. Joseph Di Prisco, Ph.D., is an educator and writer who has taught for more than twenty years in public, independent, and Catholic schools, middle school through college. He lives in Berkeley, California.