The Whipped Parent: Hope for Parents Raising an Out-of-Control Teen

by MSW Abraham, Marney Studaker-Cordner, LMSW, Kathryn O'Dea

A practical, realistic and easy-to-understand resource to help parents deal with out-of-control adolescents’ frustrating behaviors — behaviors that can leave even the most experienced parents “whipped.” It is written in everyday language, with humor and hope. Provides answers to help parents meet the challenge of raising an out-of-control teen. From the book— Out-of-control teens include those who are described by mental health professionals as being oppositional-defiant and conduct disordered. Oppositional-defiant kids are negative, defiant, disobedient and hostile toward authority figures. They lose their tempers, argue and refuse to comply with the requests of parents, teachers, therapists, even the local librarian. Any adult who tries to set a limit is fair game. This type of adolescent is often angry, resentful, spiteful and vindictive. They deliberately annoy people and blame others for their poor choices and negative behavior. Conduct disordered kids are all of the above and then some. They engage in severely dangerous and illegal behaviors. They are often the school bullies, threatening peers and adults. They fight, carry weapons and do drugs. They lie, steal, set fires and deliberately destroy other people’s property. They are often truant from school, stay out past curfew and run away from home, despite their parents’ efforts to stop them. These teens consistently and seriously violate the rules and laws of society. The Whipped Parent can help parents of oppositional-defiant and conduct disordered adolescents find ways to stay centered while dealing correctly with school and court authorities. The authors do not believe in using boot camps as a tool to “control” bad behavior. Includes appendixes, worksheets for parents, suggested reading and an index.

178 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2003

Reviews

[Brenda Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

So this book here was actually given to me by my therapist. I had been struggling with my kids, one of them in particular, and I really didn’t know what to do in therapy wasn’t really like enough. I needed more more than just therapy, meditating yoga, Books, I mean, I just couldn’t get out of that anxiety, depression state And being a mom is really hard it’s even harder when the other parent does not coparent with you, it does the opposite instigates and therefore the child reacts and act out doesn’t respect boundaries and so on so this book actually gave me perspective onto how to speak to my son, how to react to his actions in a more positive way that actually helped me and my son understand each other therefore we were able to carry a healthier relationship helped me have a better relationship with my mental and physical self.

[Felicia Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very enlightening.