There are hundreds of books written to help parents, families and teenagers in crisis. Self-help books are usually reasonable and factual, but they lack the personal and professional support necessary to get results.
Parents read self-help books, but lack the support necessary to follow through and succeed.
Day time talk shows are emotionally powerful and inspire parents and families to act, but they tend to simplify issues far too much. When parents do act, they can encounter avoidance, defensiveness, resistance and even hostility from their teenager. Parents become confused, give up, get frustrated or interact with their child in what amounts to a series of power struggles or conflicts. Parents may begin to turn on each other when they disagree about what should or should not be done. When parents disagree and argue about what to do, teenagers begin to believe that parents don't know what they are doing.