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Keys to Parenting Your Teenager

ISBN: 9780764112904 | 0764112902
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc
Pub. Date: 10/1/2000

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
An expert and practitioner in adolescent psychology offers parents a description of normal adolescent behavior patterns. In this revised and updated edition of one of Barron's most popular Parenting Keys, he advises that occasional instances of rebellion and anger are part of a teenager's healthy drive toward maturity and independence. He also helps parents analyze and deal with many common adolescent behavior problems. This easy-to-read, down-to-earth book avoids unnecessary jargon as it gives parents a better understanding of their adolescents.
Introductionv
Typical Teenage Behaviors and Attitudes
1(4)
The Adolescent's Perception of the Environment
5(3)
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Parental Changes
8(5)
Adolescent Changes
13(4)
What Have I Done to Cause This Behavior?
17(3)
Your Child Is Becoming a Young Adult
20(7)
Dealing with Daily Behaviors
27(9)
Being a Consistent Parent
36(6)
Setting Rules/Expectations and Consequences
42(4)
Techniques to Set Rules and Consequences
46(6)
How to Become a Positive Parent
52(3)
Rewards and Incentives: Things to Remember
55(4)
Types of Punishment
59(5)
Problems with Using Punishment
64(5)
Using Punishment: Things to Remember
69(4)
Ignoring Certain Behaviors
73(4)
Ignoring: Things to Remember
77(2)
Increasing Communication Between Parent and Teenager
79(15)
Learning to Listen and to Understand
94(11)
Communication: Things to Remember
105(2)
Anger and Rebellious Behavior
107(6)
Techniques to Avoid the Buildup of Anger
113(9)
Trust and Responsible Behaviors
122(5)
Techniques to Develop Trust and Responsible Behaviors
127(16)
Reestablishing Trust
143(3)
Trust and Responsibility: Things to Remember
146(3)
The Telephone-Problem or Incentive?
149(4)
Driver's License, Driving, and Use of the Family Car
153(9)
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Adolescents
162(8)
Dealing with Suicide
170(5)
Do You Need Professional Help?
175(2)
Cable TV, Video Games, and the Computer
177(3)
The Internet
180(4)
Violence in the Schools
184(3)
What to Do If the Techniques in This Book Do Not Work
187(4)
Memos from Your Teenager
191(4)
Tips for Teenagers
195(4)
Questions and Answers199(9)
Glossary208(3)
Suggested Reading211(2)
Index213
Psychologist Don Fontenelle is author of more than a dozen books on child and adolescent behavior for parents and teachers


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