Surviving adolescents
Subtitle: the must-have manual for all parents
By: Michael Carr-Gregg ; illustrations by Ron Tandberg
Contributors: Tandberg, Ron
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Camberwell, Victoria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780143003786
Subjects: Parenting; Teenagers; Adolescence; Adolescent psychology; Parent and teenager; Adolescents; Parent child relationship; Psychology
Description: This book is a clear and very down-to-earth manual. It has advice on all the thorny issues that confront families with teenagers - sexuality, risk behaviours, laziness, school and study problems, and much more. It also has practical tips for 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

In English.
Table of contents: title: Introduction:; title: The Rocky Road that is Adolescence; title: Knowing your Parenting Script; title: Life wasn't meant to be easy; title: Health Matters; title: Taking Care of yourself; title: Conclusion: it's a balancing act; title: Useful contacts and Links; title: Index.