Surviving Adolescents
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Surviving Adolescents
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Richard Aspel
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Young people today enter puberty earlier than ever before and leave home later. The good news is that teenagers aren't impossible to live with, especially if parents adopt the common-sense strategies set out in this book.
Dr Michael Carr-Gregg is one of Australia's leading authorities on teenage behaviour. Surviving Adolescents is a clear and very down-to-earth manual, drawing on his wealth of experience and wisdom. It has advice on all the thorny issues that confront families with teenagers - sexuality, risky behaviours, laziness, school and study problems, and much more. And it is full of practical tips for everyday survival, including: communicating effectively with young people, defusing family conflict, setting limits, keeping the stress of parenting at bay and avoiding common mistakes like fighting over things that don't matter.
©2005 Michael Carr-Gregg. By arrangement with Penguin Group (Australia) (P)2006 Bolinda PublishingEditor reviews
The driving theme of Surviving Adolescents is for parents to remain calm and keep their cool. Michael Carr-Gregg, a psychologist specializing in teenagers, reminds us of the vast mental and physical changes that young people go through; these can be confusing and stressful and he repeatedly states the importance of having a calm, loving adult to guide them in their growth. From adolescence to adulthood our brains physically alter. Scientific facts like these are touched on but the focus here is down-to-earth parenting for 21st-century adults, colored with anecdotes and light-hearted quotes about no longer being a child but not quite being an adult. Richard Aspel performs the audiobook with a steady engaging diction and calmness, emphasizing the author's message.