The Teenager Is Not a Coordinated Plot

Against a Parent's Sanity

Tonya Reilly

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Houndstooth Press
15 July 2025

Age groups: adolescents; Child & developmental psychology; Family & relationships; Advice on parenting; Teenagers: advice for parents

Just Because You Have a Teenager in the House Doesn't Mean You Have to Be an Asshole About It.

Herein:

How to treat your darling as neither a large child, nor as a more beautiful adult How to phrase statements and ask questions in fraught, high-stakes conversations How to deliberately show your kid how important they are to you, even when they appear to not care one way or the other (which is never true) How to stay connected to your kid, even when they appear to want absolutely nothing to do with you (which might be a little true) How to protect your kid's trust in you (even if they suspect you have no idea what you are talking about)

The book is for when you have absolutely no idea what to do and may indeed suspect your kid is actually a coordinated plot against your sanity.

By: Tonya Reilly
Imprint: Houndstooth Press
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9781544548043
ISBN 10: 1544548044
Pages: 138
Publication Date: 15 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tonya's quest to create order from chaos has turned her into an accountant and a professional organizer. People and life have driven her to become a connoisseur of self-help and emotional health media.Tonya hikes and skis with her kids and granddaughters. She cleans horse paddocks and stalls, as she's been an undiagnosed horse girl all along. She is quite happy playing poker and making Barbie stuff.