false 561024 1 <P>Mike Linderman is a star in the making. He wrestles cattle at the crack of dawn, then spends his days working with the country's most troubled teens before coming home at night to three healthy teens of his own. Where so many other therapists can only offer futile advice to struggling parents, Linderman has mastered a blend of downhome honesty and military&ndash;like discipline&ndash;&ndash;not to mention a layer of trust and love very rarely found in the therapist's office. Most of the teens Linderman treats are angry, abused, violent, and dangerous&ndash;they are children without hope. </P><P> Yet despite their difficult pasts, Linderman has achieved an extraordinary success rate with these teens, helping them turn their lives around and earning him the nickname "the Teen Whisperer." The son of a poor ranching family, Linderman learned at an early age the values of honesty, tough love, and hard work. Miraculously, it is those three values that have transformed the hardened clients at his school into loving, rational, productive teens. </P><P> Finally, Linderman shares these and other secrets with parents everywhere as he explains his methods for turning around America's toughest teens. Centering on the Five Primary Needs of Teens (Survival, Fun, Freedom, Power, and Belonging), his approach demonstrates the importance each of these concepts plays in teen's family life and the negative impact that occurs when a family is incapable of fulfilling these Needs. Here he provides concrete steps that parents can take to reconnect with their teens as they work together to create a stronger relationship and kids learn to: </P><P> <li> Trust themselves and others</P><P> <li> Process emotion and pain in healthy ways</P><P> <li> Understand and appreciate boundaries</P><P> <li> Gain joy and pride in real work</P><P> <li> Live a life of love, respect and gratitude</P><P> Interacting with teens on their terms and in their language, Linderman allows parents to see that in order to help kids you must meet them at their level and treat them as peers not subordinates. With powerful and effective words, he calls on readers to understand that our teenagers deserve our love&ndash;&ndash;not our fear&ndash;&ndash;and ultimately it is this unique and straightforward perspective that sets him apart. It is this methodology, grounded in honesty and integrity, that has led to his unparalleled success record with some our country's most difficult youths. This is the story of that success and how parents can use the lessons he's learned to heal the troubled hearts of their own families.</P> 548180 1 10 2007 The Teen Whisperer: How to Break Through the Silence and Secrecy of Teenage Life total:8|4:3|3:4|2:1| 8 26 27 4 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 05 11:01:28 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 11:02:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 23 22:54:19 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 22:55:56 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 10 10:01:02 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 10:01:22 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 12 09:25:04 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 09:25:57 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Aug 06 12:04:27 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 12:04:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 06 11:26:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 11:26:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 04 11:53:20 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 11:53:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 11 14:25:37 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 14:25:37 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 11 14:03:03 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 14:03:03 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Apr 16 07:17:39 -0700 2009 Thu Jan 22 08:41:26 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 16 07:17:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 06 19:24:49 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 19:24:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Dec 07 17:04:35 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 17:04:43 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Nov 13 06:18:47 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 10 13:28:29 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 04 14:24:54 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 14:25:01 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Aug 26 18:58:14 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 18:58:14 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Aug 26 10:17:39 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 10:17:39 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Aug 20 11:45:05 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 08:45:02 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 11:45:05 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Jul 11 06:48:49 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 14 04:37:04 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Jul 10 10:13:57 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 07:45:25 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 10:13:57 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Mar 25 16:47:41 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 16:48:17 -0700 2008