Parenting a Troubled Teen : Manage Conflict and Deal with Intense Emotions Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

"Raising a teen is tough--especially when your teen has trouble regulating their emotions and lashes out. This groundbreaking book will give you the tools you need to stop unwittingly reinforcing your teen's bad behavior, reduce conflicts, and get your teen on track with the things that really matter."--;Part 1. Getting started: "Why is it so hard?" : how ACT can help ; "My house is a stress machine" : your struggle as a parent -- part 2. Being real: "She's so manipulative" : judgment thoughts ; "He just shouldn't" : when rules become rigid ; "My time-traveling machine" : worries and ruminations ; "I suck as a parent" : mind stories ; "It's an emotional rollercoaster" : handling those intense emotions ; "What type of parent do I want to be?" : your parenting values -- part 3. Making a shift: "I'm here, fully present" : mindfulness skills ; "I see you" : appreciation skills ; "I get it, it's hard" : empathy skills ; "Let's talk" : assertiveness skills ; "Stop nagging, start rewarding" : behavioral-management skills ; "Let's deal with this" : conflict resolution skills ; "Taming the demon" : anger skills ; "I don't know how to let it go" : forgiveness skills ; "Why do I need to be kind?" : compassion skills -- part 4. When things go rocky: "Let's drop the feminine crap!" : for fathers and male caregivers ; "Am I willing?" : moments of choice. Raising a teen is tough—especially when your teen has trouble regulating their emotions and lashes out. This groundbreaking book will give you the tools you need to stop unwittingly reinforcing your teen's bad behavior, reduce conflicts, and get your teen on track with the things that really matter. If you have a teen who experiences extreme emotions, either as a result of a mental health diagnosis such as borderline personality disorder (BPD), or simply because you have a highly emotional teen, you probably need help right now. Parenting a teen comes with its own challenges, but when your teen acts out you may feel like you are at your wits end. To make matters worse, you may have difficulty managing your own emotions and responses. Written by an expert in teen mental health, Parenting a Troubled Teen is based in proven-effective acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). In the book, you'll find the tools you need to parent your troubled teen, pay attention to your own reactions, and put an end to the cycle of conflict that has taken over your home. In this book, you'll learn to observe the thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations that drive your own parenting behaviors, and how these behaviors can impact your teen. This is not a book about how to be a perfect parent. Everyone makes mistakes and reacts negatively to a situation from time to time. But if you're committed to improving your relationship with your teen, helping them take charge of their emotions, and ending family conflict, this practical guide will show you how. It's tough raising a teenager, but it's especially difficult when a teen has trouble regulating their emotions and lashes out. This groundbreaking book gives parents the tools they need to stop unwittingly reinforcing their teen's bad behavior, reduce family conflicts, and get teens on track with the things that really matter. FAM034000 Family & Relationships / Parenting / General,FAM043000 Family & Relationships / Life Stages / Teenagers,FAM013000 Family & Relationships / Conflict Resolution