Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers

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Encourages parents of adolescents to appreciate their children's difficult behavior and to adapt their own parenting styles to their teens' needs.

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Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers defines the turmoil of young adulthood with a grade-by-grade explanation of the changes and challenges teenagers face. As a consultant and lecturer to over a hundred high schools and with years of experience counseling teenagers and their parents, Dr. Michael Riera dispenses uncommon advice to break down the often-adversarial relationship between parents and teens. Because adolescents use their teenage years as active training for adulthood, parents need to take a demotion from manager of their child's life to consultant and "let their kid exercise their decision-making muscle." Dr. Riera's unconventional suggestions include:
-- Resist giving advice, even when your teenager asks for it.
-- Forget heart-to-heart talks -- communicate indirectly.
-- Give your kid a non-alcoholic "cocktail" hour to decompress after a long, hard day.
-- Embrace estrangement and expect inconsistency.
-- Let your teenager brood.
-- Let your kid do some of the worrying.

Personal stories from both parents and teenagers are featured throughout, offering insight and comfort to those dealing with similar problems.