Teenagers Learn What They Live: Parenting to Inspire Integrity & Independenc [Paperback]

Structured, like the first book, around an inspirational poem, Teenagers Learn What They Live addresses the turbulent teenage years, when a stew of hormones, pressures, and temptations makes for such extreme challenges for parents and children. Teenagers addresses popularity and peer pressure ( If teenagers live with rejection, they learn to feel lost ); the responsibilities of maturity ( If teenagers live with too many rules, they learn how to get around them./ If teenagers live with too few rules, they learn to ignore the needs of others ); body image and the allure of cigarettes, drugs, and alcohol ( If teenagers live with healthy habits, they learn to be kind to their bodies ). Central to the book are ways for parents to communicate with their teenage children-including how to deal with being tuned out and when to start the conversation again-and how to strike the right balance between holding on and accepting a teen's growing independence. Hundreds of examples of parent-child interactions cover everything from the all-night graduation party to problems of sexual identity, providing great guidance as well as effective conversation starters.