A survival guide to parenting teens
Subtitle: talking to your kids about sexting, drinking, drugs, and other things that freak you out
By: Joani Geltman, MSW
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780814433669
Subjects: Parenting; Parent and teenager
Description: If you say the right thing you will open up the lines of communication, but say the wrong thing...and WATCH OUT. A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens is the solution. Covering a broad range of issues from the terrifying (sex, drinking, drugs, depression) to the frustrating (defiance, laziness, conformity, entitlement), parenting expert Joani Geltman approaches each of the 80 topics with honesty and a dash of humor. Want to understand why teens do what they do? Joani reveals what they are thinking and feeling--and what developmental factors are involved. She then explains how to approach each problem in a way that lets your kid know you "get it" and leads to truly productive conversations.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Just Tell Me What to Do About ... Raising a Teen. Deflection and Denial: Your Teen's Main Defense Mechanisms ; My Teenage Clone: The Power of Conformity ; Getting Your Teen Up in the Morning: Strategies for Eliminating the Daily Fight from the Morning Routine ; You Can't Always Get What You Want: The Demanding and Entitled Teen ; Too Much Time on Their Hands: The Busier the Teen, the More Motivated ; The Power of Puberty: Changing Body, Changing Brain ; L Is for Lazy: Getting Your Teens to Do What You Want Them to Do ; Trust vs. Temptation: How to Help a Sneaky Teen ; Lies of Omission: "Oh. I Didn't Think I Had to Tell You That" ; Why Don't Boys Talk? A Different Kind of Silent Treatment ; My Kid the Quitter: Why Won't My Teen Stick with Anything? ; The Parent-Teen Power Struggle: You Can't Make Me ; Helping Your Teen with Remembering: You Forgot Your [Blank] Again? ; Teen Self-Absorption: My Teen the Narcissist ; My Teen the Pit Bull: Never Takes No for an Answer ; The Teen Who Talks Back: The Kid's Got Attitude ; The Messy Room: To Clean or Not to Clean; title: Just Tell Me What to Do About ... Keeping My Teen Motivated and Engaged in School. Why Can't My Teen Do Better? How to Assess Achievement ; Studying and Learning vs. Texting and Facebook: Strategies for Time Management ; The Plight of the Homework Avoider: It's Not Just Laziness ; The Drama of Exams: A Strategy for Success ; The Report Card: A Call to Action ; Summer Reading: Thank You Teachers, for Ruining My Last Few Weeks of Summer; title: Just Tell Me What to Do About ... Navigating the College Process. Senioritis-Parentitis: Surviving the Application Process and Tips for Successful College Visits ; Eenie, Meenie, Miney Mo, to Which College Should I Go? A Roadmap for Decision Making ; What to Expect from Your High School Graduating Senior: Letting Go ; What to Expect from Your College Students When They Return Home; title: Just Tell Me What to Do About ... Helping My Teen Avoid the Friendship Traps ; The Bully Pulpit: Strategies to Ward Off a Bully ; Loyalty in Teens Can Be Harmful to Their Health: Penn State, a Case Study ; The Agony of a Ninth-Grade Boy: What It Feels Like to Be the Youngest Boy in the School ; Teens Who Feel Left Out: "Why Don't They Ever Call Me?" ; The Bad Seed Friend: What to Do About the Friend You Wish Your Teen Didn't Have; title: Just Tell Me What to Do About ... Drinking and Drugs. Getting to Know Your Teen's Drinking Personality: What Motivates Your Teen to Drink or Do Drugs? ; Keeping Your Teens Safe If or When They Choose to Drink: A Successful Strategy ; The Consequences of Teens Drinking in Your Home: It's Always Your Responsibility to Keep Teens Safe ; What Happens When Teens Are Left Unsupervised: A Room-for-Improvement Parenting Story ; A Chilling Drinking Story: Alcohol and Date Rape ; Dope, Weed, Pot, Grass, Cannabis, Marijuana, Hemp: They All Spell Trouble ; Teen-Proofing Your Home for Alcohol and Drug Safety: Looking at Your Home Through a New Lens ; Party Planning with Your Teen: Commonsense Rules; title: Just Tell Me What to Do About ... Understanding and Dealing with My Teen's Sex Life. Talking to Your Teen About Sex ; Boy Wants Sex, Girl Likes Boy: Helping Your Daughter Say No ; Spin the Bottle and Other Sexual Situations: Strategies for Good Decision Making ; Keeping Your Teen Dressing Like a Teen: Sexy and the Teenage Girl ; Finding Your Teen Between the Sheets: Love in the Afternoon ; Is Your Teen Gay/Lesbian? Discussions on Sexuality; title: Just Tell Me What to Do About ... Online and Phone Sexting. The Consequences of Sexting: A "Weinergate" Moment ; A Teenage Girl's Painful Lesson: A Private Photo Goes Public ; Sexual Harassment: Sending Sexy Photos Is Not Always a Choice ; Skyping, Sexting, and Exotic Dancing: The Allure of a Live Audience ; The Legal Consequences of Sexting: My Son, the Sex Offender; title: Just Tell Me What to Do About ... Cellphones and Smartphones. Cellphone/Smartphone Monitoring: Should I or Shouldn't I? ; Dealing with Yo