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Parenting teenagers: a guide to solving problems, building relationships and creating harmony in the family / John Sharry
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Publisher
Veritas
Publication Date
2013
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book
Getting Started
Part 1. Ten Steps to Positive Parenting for Teenagers
Introduction: Becoming a Parent of a Teenager: A Stormy Time
Step 1. Pressing the Pause Button
Step 2. Connecting with Your Teenager
Step 3. Getting to Know Your Teenager
Step 4. Communicating Effectively - Listening and Speaking Up
Step 5. Managing Conflict
Step 6. Empowering Teenagers
Step 7. Negotiating Rules and Boundaries
Step 8. Following Through on Rules
Step 9. Solving Problems and Talking Things Through
Step 10. Parents Caring for Themselves
Part 2. Common Teenage Problems and Issues
Education, School and Motivation
My thirteen-year-old son has lost interest in school
My fifteen-year-old daughter won't study or tidy her room
Should I relax the rules as my son is studying for the Leaving Certificate?
Peer Group and Friendship Problems
Dealing with Bullying
My sixteen-year-old daughter is being bullied online
My thirteen-year-old son has Asperger's and can't make friends
My fourteen-year-old daughter can't make friends
Smoking, Drinking and Drugs
I think my thirteen-year-old daughter is smoking
Should I allow my sixteen-year-old son to start drinking alcohol?
I am worried my seventeen-year-old is using drugs
Sexuality and Dating
I found sex texts on my daughter's phone
At what age should my daughter go to a disco?
I think my son might be gay
My seventeen-year-old daughter is dating a much older guy
Technology and Screen Time
My teenagers are obsessed with technology
My thirteen-year-old wants to go on Facebopk
My seventeen-year-old has been viewing pornography on his phone
Setting Rules and Dealing with Difficult Behaviour
Our thirteen-year-old son has got a constant attitude towards us
My teens tantrums are disrupting family life
My eighteen-year-old daughter is becoming violent and angry
How can I stick to the rules with my teenager?
Family Relationships
My sixteen- and fifteen-year-old girls are always competing and bickering
My teenagers don't talk to each other
My son blames me for the separation
My daughter won't accept discipline from my new partner
Mental Health Issues
My son has very low self-esteem
My fifteen-year-old seems to be depressed
My fourteen-year-old is always anxious
My nineteen-year-old daughter has an eating disorder
I'm worried about teen suicide
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9781847304360
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