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7 Things Your Teenager Won't Tell You: And How to Talk About Them Anyway
REVISED AND UPDATED 2011 EDITION
This update to the book traverses new adolescent territory, both charted and uncharted, to bring parents up-to-speed on what to expect and how to deal. The essence of adolescence hasn't changed since this book was first published in 2005. Their brains haven't skipped a growth spurt; their search for identity hasn't been called off or even detoured; they haven't forgotten how to speak with the ease of attitude. And yet, fingers fly across keys to a host of new adolescent domains - from texting to iTunes, from chats to anything-on-demand.
Every teenager keeps secrets, and if you're like most parents, you worry about what your kids don't tell you--especially when they prefer text messages and social networking sites to face-to-face conversation. Now this popular guide has been revised and updated to address the challenges parents face with a wired and Web-savvy generation. Jenifer Lippincott and Robin Deutsch offer a deceptively simple plan for talking to your kids that's based on a simple set of Teens need to stay safe, show respect, and keep in touch--online, and in real life.
This update to the book traverses new adolescent territory, both charted and uncharted, to bring parents up-to-speed on what to expect and how to deal. The essence of adolescence hasn't changed since this book was first published in 2005. Their brains haven't skipped a growth spurt; their search for identity hasn't been called off or even detoured; they haven't forgotten how to speak with the ease of attitude. And yet, fingers fly across keys to a host of new adolescent domains - from texting to iTunes, from chats to anything-on-demand.
Every teenager keeps secrets, and if you're like most parents, you worry about what your kids don't tell you--especially when they prefer text messages and social networking sites to face-to-face conversation. Now this popular guide has been revised and updated to address the challenges parents face with a wired and Web-savvy generation. Jenifer Lippincott and Robin Deutsch offer a deceptively simple plan for talking to your kids that's based on a simple set of Teens need to stay safe, show respect, and keep in touch--online, and in real life.
272 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2005
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November 14, 2007a friend recommended this book to me today. said you can start talking to them about these things with children my ages....
March 20, 2017
Excellent approach and level-headed advice.
May 11, 2010
Another good "parenting teenagers" book. It is full of good advice. The books discusses the "3 rules of play" between parent and child; 1) Stay Safe, 2) Show respect and 3) Stay in Touch. Parents cannot control their adolescent children, but if any of the 3 rules of play are broken, then there has to be consequences. Topics covered include; their brains are to blame, truth is as malleable as their Friday night plans, controlling them is not the point, the adolescent mirror distorts, friends don't matter as much as we may think, when we say no, they hear maybe and taking risks gives them power. The books includes lots of "example conversations" between children and parent which are helpful.
April 18, 2015
As I hoped, I was able to finish reading this book on our school's unplugged day, which was terrific. I really liked the advice about communicating with one's teenagers. Some of the strategies seemed like they needed a good about of pre-teen setup and consistence during parenting so if you are a parent with teens that are acting out and then you get this book, it may be too late. This book would be best read and implemented by parents of tweens prior to teen exploration.
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