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When your teen's rebellious behavior "Crosses the line," How can you reestablish your authority without getting caught in a power struggle? Bestselling authors and distinguished psychologists Russell Barkley and Arthur Robin have each spent decades helping parents and kinds resolve standoffs and repair their relationships. Now they've distilled their approach into a clinically proven self-help program that can help you break through to your teen and rebuild trust. Centered around 10 simple steps that lead to better behavior, Your Defiant Teen provides practical guidelines for putting an end to the hostilities. You'll learn realistic ways to foster mutual respect, introduce cooperative problem solving, and strengthen family relationships-while giving your teen vital skills for becoming a mature, independent adult. Book jacket.

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University at Syracuse. In 1978, he founded the Neuropsychology Service at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Children's Hospital, and served as its chief until 1985. He then moved to the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he served as Director of Psychology from 1985 to 2000, and established the research clinics for both child and adult ADHD. In 2003, he relocated to a position as Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina. He joined the faculty of the SUNY Upstate Medical University in 2005. Dr. Barkley has published 10 books, more than 200 scientific articles and book chapters, and 7 videos on ADHD and related disorders, including childhood defiance, and is editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report. A frequent conference presenter and speaker who is widely cited in the national media, he is past president of the Section of Clinical Child Psychology, Division 12 of the American Psychological Association, and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. His distinguished research contributions have been recognized with awards from the American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Section on Clinical Child Psychology of the American Psychological Association, and the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology.

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
You and Your Defiant Teen
What Defiance Is-and What You Should Do about It	p. 9
How Defiance Develops	p. 26
What Does Adolescence Have to Do with It?	p. 39
Is It Just Your Teen's Personality?	p. 53
Where Do You Come In?	p. 65
How to Find a Way Out	p. 82
10 Steps to a Better Relationship with Your Teen-and a Better Future for Your Teen
Getting Ready	p. 97
Step 1. Making Positive One-on-One Time a Habit	p. 112
Step 2. A New Way to Manage Behavior	p. 127
Step 3. Contracts and Point Systems: How Teens Can Earn Privileges	p. 142
Step 4. Making the Punishment Really Fit the Crime	p. 171
Step 5. Tackling Additional Issues with Rewards and Penalties	p. 187
Step 6. Addressing Defiant Behavior in School and Conflicts over Homework	p. 205
Step 7. Using Problem-Solving Skills	p. 219
Step 8. Learning and Practicing Communication Skills	p. 245
Step 9. Dealing with Unreasonable Beliefs and Expectations	p. 267
Step 10. Keeping It Together	p. 293
Sample Problem-Solving Worksheets	p. 305
How to Find a Therapist	p. 310
Resources	p. 313
Index	p. 319
About the Authors	p. 326
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Your Defiant Teen, First Edition 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship

Your Defiant Teen, First Edition 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship

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