Keys to Parenting Your Teenager

In recent decades, raising children has become increasingly different-and perhaps more difficult-than it has been in past generations. However, there are ways to communicate with the youth of today as this easy-to-read guide indicates. Within this book, parents can learn how to understand and interact with teenage behaviors and emotional issues and how to instill responsible behavior in their adolescents. Common teenage reactions in everyday situations are addressed so that parents may alert themselves to what is normal and what is not. Interactions with the internet and violence in schools and their effects on the average teenager are also discussed. Dr. Fontenelle answers many parents' concerns of whether they have any control over their teenager's current behavior by explaining that qualities such as rebellion and occasional anger are part of a healthy drive toward maturity and independence. He provides proven methods that enable parents to relate to their teens and coexist with them daily as well as to recognize the signs that indicate that they may need to seek professional help. This easy-to-follow guide will become an essential handbook for every parent.