Surviving Your Child's Adolescence : How to Understand, and Even Enjoy, the Rocky Road to Independence

Expert suggestions for guiding your child through the rough teenage years Does it sometimes seem like your teenager is trying to push you over the edge? Learn what your child is going through and what you can do to help your teen navigate this difficult period in this practical guide from psychologist and parenting expert Carl Pickhardt. In an easy-to-read style, Dr. Pickhardt describes a 4-stage model of adolescent growth to help parents anticipate common developmental changes in their daughter or son from late elementary school through the college age years. Provides unique advice for dealing with arguing, chores, the messy room, homework, and many other issues Offers best practices for teaching effective communication, constructive conflict, and responsible decision-making Includes ideas for protecting kids against the dangers of the Internet, bullying, dating, sexual involvement, and substance use An essential road map for parents looking to guide their children on the path to adulthood.

Expert suggestions for guiding your child through the rough teenage years

Does it sometimes seem like your teenager is trying to push you over the edge? Learn what your child is going through and what you can do to help your teen navigate this difficult period in this practical guide from psychologist and parenting expert Carl Pickhardt. In an easy-to-read style, Dr. Pickhardt describes a 4-stage model of adolescent growth to help parents anticipate common developmental changes in their daughter or son from late elementary school through the college age years.

• Provides unique advice for dealing with arguing, chores, the messy room, homework, and many other issues
• Offers best practices for teaching effective communication, constructive conflict, and responsible decision-making
• Includes ideas for protecting kids against the dangers of the Internet, bullying, dating, sexual involvement, and substance use

An essential road map for parents looking to guide their children on the path to adulthood.

Preparing for the inevitable -- A road map to early and mid-adolescence -- A road map to late adolescence and trial independence -- Parenting adolescent sons and daughters -- The complexities of spoken communication -- The use and abuse of conflict -- Discipline that does and doesn?t work -- Informal and formal education -- Problems with peers -- The power of parents Guiding parents through the teenage years, a psychologist presents a four-stage model of adolescent growth to help parents anticipate common developmental changes and offers best practices for communication, decision-making, and conflict