Your Defiant Teen, Second Edition: 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship

If life with your teen has become a battleground, it's time to take action. This empathic book shows how. Trusted psychologists who have worked with thousands of families give you the tools you need to overcome defiance and get teen behavior back on track. By following the authors' clinically proven 10-step program, learn how you can: \*Reestablish your authority while building trust. \*Identify and enforce nonnegotiable rules. \*Use rewards and incentives that work. \*Communicate and problem-solve effectively--even in the heat of the moment. \*Restore positive feelings in your relationship. \*Develop your teen's skills for becoming a successful adult. Vivid stories and answers to frequently asked questions help you put the techniques into action. The updated second edition incorporates new scientific research on why some teens have more problems with self-control than others. Practical forms and worksheets can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Mental health professionals, see also the authors' __Defiant Teens, Second Edition: A Clinician's Manual for Assessment and Family Intervention.__ For a focus on younger children, see also Dr. Barkley's __Defiant Children, Third Edition__ (for professionals), and __Your Defiant Child, Second Edition__ (for parents). This authoritative manual presents an accessible 18-step program widely used by clinicians working with challenging teens. Steps 1-9 comprise parent training strategies for managing a broad range of problem behaviors, including those linked to oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Steps 10-18 focus on teaching all family members to negotiate, communicate, and problem-solve more effectively, while facilitating adolescents' individuation and autonomy. Practical reproducible handouts and forms are included; the print book has a large-size format and lay-flat binding to facilitate photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. New to This Edition : Incorporates 15 years of research advances and the authors' ongoing clinical experience.; Fully updated model of the nature and causes of ODD. ;Revised assessment tools and recommendations. Reflects cultural changes, such as teens' growing technology use "By following the authors' clinically proven 10-step program, parents can reestablish their authority and end the perpetual battle of wills--while also promoting teens' growing independence. Numerous realistic examples illustrate how to identify and enforce nonnegotiable rules; use rewards and incentives that work; build trust; and communicate and problem-solve effectively, even in the heat of the moment. The updated second edition includes new scientific research on why some teens have more problems with self-control than others"--Publisher's description