Parents And Adolescents Living Together: The Basics

by Gerald R. Patterson, Marion S. Forgatch

Provides parents with the skills they need to survive the teenage years. Shows how to apply common-sense techniques to prevent problems and provide support for growth and development. Helps achieve a good balance between protecting adolescents from serious trouble, while giving them enough freedom to try out new experiences.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

216 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 2005

Reviews

[Jared · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good basic skills training for parents of adolescents. The last three chapters on discipline are great, particularly the procedures for assigning short work chores as consequences for noncompliance. However, I think the book's procedures for setting up point systems might be a little too elaborate for many distressed families. I like Russell Barkley's take on this a little better. Still, great stuff here - a "Top Five" parenting book.