The Art of Talking With Your Teenager: Creating a Great Relationship - Tapa blanda

THE ART OF TALKING WITH YOUR TEENAGER offers proven, practical suggestions to build a strong, positive, lasting relationship with your teen. It teaches the communication skills you need to survive--with dozens of exercises and examples that show you how to get even the most reluctant teenager to talk...and listen! With two teenagers, Dr. Swets and his wife, Janiece, wanted to develop a great relationship with them. Aided by his study in psychology, theology, American Culture, and communication, Paul presents in this book some of the key elements in building mutual respect, understanding, and family harmony. As a parent of a teen or pre-teen, you can win the communication game by making these slight adjustments suggested by a wise coach. Dr. Swets is the author of THE AUTHOR OF TALKING SO THAT PEOPLE WILL LISTEN (Simon & Schuster), co-author with Bobb Biehl of DREAMING BIG (Authentic Press), and his newest book, FINDING HAPPINESS (Crosslink Publishing). Paul has written also a fiction fun short story, BASKETBALL ADVENTURES (No Sweat Publishing), released in 2017.

As happy parents of two teens, Paul & Janiece learned to communicate successfully with them and even enjoy the experience of parenting adolescents. Drawing on his parenting experience and research in communication, Dr. Swets shows how to make slight adjustments in what you say and how you listen that make huge improvements in understanding. Judson, Paul's then teenaged son, wrote the last chapter based on a survey of 800 teens entitled, "Five Messages Teens Want to Hear." Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE, wrote, “The title of this marvelous book embodies its essence. Talking with—not to, not about.” This book can help you confront major problems, stay calm in difficult situations, and hear what your teen is really saying.