A Guide for Parenting Teenagers… and a Parenting Support Group Program in a book
Is your teenage son or daughter puzzling you? Do you wonder what kinds of rules you should be promoting? Are you trying to figure out if her/his behavior is within “normal” bounds? Parents do better when you don’t do this alone….let us help.
Please Stop the Rollercoaster! How Parents of Teenagers Can Smooth Out the Ride
Please Stop the Rollercoaster! is a guide for busy parents of teenagers who find themselves unsure of their changing role. Grounded in research, this book offers a wealth of practical, succinct information. It guides parents to examine and discuss the most important issues they are likely to face. The hands-on approach helps parents understand their developing adolescent. This book is aimed for parents with teens in grades 6 – 11.
- Used independently, or in a parenting support group this book will help you:
- Learn from the experiences of other parents and examine the most important issues you may face,
- Stop reacting and learn how to be intentional in words and actions,
- Examine key issues before you are faced with a crisis,
- Explore specific ways to improve communication with your teen,
- See your influence on your teen’s engagement in risky behaviors,
- Learn about the importance of friends and the impact our culture has on your adolescent.
For those parents who value the opportunity to expand their network and learn from one another, this book can be used as the reading material and guide for a self-directed parenting discussion group that runs like a book group. In addition to providing the content about parenting teens, the book contains instructions and recommendations for organizing and running your group and has been used successfully to run parent groups from coast to coast since 2003.
Contents:
Introduction: Why You Need a Parenting Program: What, why, how and getting started
Chapter 1: Adolescent Development: Everything is changing, and his search is to discover himself
Chapter 2: Parenting: Our Changing Roles and Relationships: The “battleground” is control – and in the end, they win!
Chapter 3: Improving Communication: Adult behavior required!
Chapter 4: Friends, Culture, and Risk Behavior: The social scene – that irresistible pull
Chapter 5: Personality Type and Brain Development: What makes her tick?
Chapter 6: School, Parental Support, and Self-Esteem: Taking the mystery out of this complex world
Chapter 7: The Myth of Perfection: Our expectations color their world
Chapter 8: Reflections: Putting what we’ve learned into action
