Surviving Your Child's Adolescence: How to Understand, and Even Enjoy, the Rocky Road to Independence...

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Carl Pickhardt

Surviving Your Child's Adolescence

How to Understand, and Even Enjoy, the Rocky Road to Independence

Carl Pickhardt

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John Wiley & Sons Inc
29 January 2013

Health & Self-Help; Teenagers: advice for parents

Expert suggestions for guiding your child through the rough teenage years

Does it sometimes seem like your teenager is trying to push you over the edge? Learn what your child is going through and what you can do to help your teen navigate this difficult period in this practical guide from psychologist and parenting expert Carl Pickhardt. In an easy-to-read style, Dr. Pickhardt describes a 4-stage model of adolescent growth to help parents anticipate common developmental changes in their daughter or son from late elementary school through the college age years.

Provides unique advice for dealing with arguing, chores, the messy room, homework, and many other issues Offers best practices for teaching effective communication, constructive conflict, and responsible decision-making Includes ideas for protecting kids against the dangers of the Internet, bullying, dating, sexual involvement, and substance use

An essential road map for parents looking to guide their children on the path to adulthood.

By: Carl Pickhardt
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 226mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781118228838
ISBN 10: 1118228839
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 29 January 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments ix About the Author xi Author’s Note xiii Introduction xv Voices of Parents Past xix 1 Preparing for the Inevitable 1 2 A Road Map to Early and Mid-Adolescence 21 3 A Road Map to Late Adolescence and Trial Independence 49 4 Parenting Adolescent Sons and Daughters 83 5 The Complexities of Spoken Communication 105 6 The Use and Abuse of Conflict 127 7 Discipline That Does and Doesn’t Work 149 8 Informal and Formal Education 175 9 Problems with Peers 197 10 The Power of Parents 227 Epilogue: Climbing Fool’s Hill 249 Recommended Reading 253 Index 255

Carl Pickhardt, PhD, is a psychologist with more thantwenty-five years in private counseling and lecturing practice inAustin, Texas. He is the author of fourteen parenting books andwrites a weekly blog, Surviving (Your Child's) Adolescence, forPsychology Today. More information about Dr. Pickhardt maybe found at www.carlpickhardt.com.

Reviews for Surviving Your Child's Adolescence: How to Understand, and Even Enjoy, the Rocky Road to Independence

This witty yet sensible guidebook to the adolescent years will help parents stay steady as their kids negotiate the rocky waters on their journey to independence. Surviving Your Child's Adolescence: How to Understand, and Even Enjoy, the Rocky Road to Independence, Publisher's Weekly, 1/7/2013 http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-1182-2883-8