A survival guide to parenting teens : talking to your kids about sexting, drinking, drugs, and other things that freak you out
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- ISBN: 9780814433669
- ISBN: 0814433669
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xiv, 270 pages ; 23 cm - Publisher: New York : AMACOM, American Management Association, [2014]
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Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword / by Ari Graynor -- Just tell me what to do about ... raising a teen -- Just tell me what to do about ... keeping my teen motivated and engaged in school -- Just tell me what to do about ... navigating the college process -- Just tell me what to do about ... helping my teen avoid the friendship traps -- Just tell me what to do about ... drinking and drugs -- Just tell me what to do about ... understanding and dealing with my teen's sex life -- Just tell me what to do about ... online and phone sexting -- Just tell me what to do about ... cellphones and smartphones -- Just tell me what to do about ... social networking sites and applications -- Just tell me what to do about ... my parenting style. |
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Subject: | Parent and teenager Parenting Adolescent |
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A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens : Talking to Your Kids about Sexting, Drinking, Drugs, and Other Things That Freak You Out
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A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens : Talking to Your Kids about Sexting, Drinking, Drugs, and Other Things That Freak You Out
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Foreword Ari Graynor | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction | ||
Part 1 | Just Tell Me What to Do About . . . Raising a Teen | |
1 | Deflection and Denial: Your Teen's Main Defense Mechanisms | |
2 | My Teenage Clone: The Power of Conformity | |
3 | Getting Your Teen Up in the Morning: Strategies for Eliminating the Daily Fight from the Morning Routine | |
4 | You Can't Always Get What You Want: The Demanding and Entitled Teen | |
5 | Too Much Time on Their Hands: The Busier the Teen, the More Motivated | |
6 | The Power of Puberty: Changing Body, Changing Brain | |
7 | L Is for Lazy: Getting Your Teens to Do What You Want Them to Do | |
8 | Trust vs. Temptation: How to Help a Sneaky Teen | |
9 | Lies of Omission: "Oh. I Didn't Think I Had to Tell You That" | |
10 | Why Don't Boys Talk? A Different Kind of Silent Treatment | |
11 | My Kid the Quitter: Why Won't My Teen Stick with Anything? | |
12 | The Parent-Teen Power Struggle: You Can't Make Me | |
13 | Helping Your Teen with Remembering: You Forgot Your Again? | |
14 | Teen Self-Absorption: My Teen the Narcissist | |
15 | My Teen the Pit Bull: Never Takes No for an Answer | |
16 | The Teen Who Talks Back: The Kid's Got Attitude | |
17 | The Messy Room: To Clean or Not to Clean | |
Part 2 | Just Tell Me What to Do About . . . Keeping My Teen Motivated and Engaged in School | |
18 | Why Can't My Teen Do Better? How to Assess Achievement | |
19 | Studying and Learning vs. Texting and Facebook: Strategies for Time Management | |
20 | The Plight of the Homework Avoider: It's Not Just Laziness | |
21 | The Drama of Exams: A Strategy for Success | |
22 | The Report Card: A Call to Action | |
23 | Summer Reading: Thank You Teachers, for Ruining My Last Few Weeks of Summer | |
Part 3 | Just Tell Me What to Do About . . . Navigating the College Process | |
24 | Senioritis-Parentitis: Surviving the Application Process and Tips for Successful College Visits | |
25 | Eenie, Meenie, Miney Mo, to Which College Should I Go? A Roadmap for Decision Making | |
26 | What to Expect from Your High School Graduating Senior: Letting Go | |
27 | What to Expect from Your College Students When They Return Home | |
Part 4 | Just Tell Me What to Do About . . .Helping My Teen Avoid the Friendship Traps | |
28 | The Bully Pulpit: Strategies to Ward Off a Bully | |
29 | Loyalty in Teens Can Be Harmful to Their Health: Penn State, a Case Study | |
30 | The Agony of a Ninth-Grade Boy: What It Feels Like to Be the Youngest Boy in the School | |
31 | Teens Who Feel Left Out: "Why Don't They Ever Call Me?" | |
32 | The Bad Seed Friend: What to Do About the Friend You Wish Your Teen Didn't Have | |
Part 5 | Just Tell Me What to Do About . . .Drinking and Drugs | |
33 | Getting to Know Your Teen's Drinking Personality: What Motivates Your Teen to Drink or Do Drugs? | |
34 | Keeping Your Teens Safe If or When They Choose to Drink: A Successful Strategy | |
35 | The Consequences of Teens Drinking in Your Home: It's Always Your Responsibility to Keep Teens Safe | |
36 | What Happens When Teens Are Left Unsupervised: A Room-for-Improvement Parenting Story | |
37 | A Chilling Drinking Story: Alcohol and Date Rape | |
38 | Dope, Weed, Pot, Grass, Cannabis, Marijuana, Hemp: They All Spell Trouble | |
39 | Teen-Proofing Your Home for Alcohol and Drug Safety: Looking at Your Home Through a New Lens | |
40 | Party Planning with Your Teen: Commonsense Rules | |
Part 6 | Just Tell Me What to Do About . . .Understanding and Dealing with My Teen's Sex Life | |
41 | Talking to Your Teen About Sex | |
42 | Boy Wants Sex, Girl Likes Boy: Helping Your Daughter Say No | |
43 | Spin the Bottle and Other Sexual Situations: Strategies for Good Decision Making | |
44 | Keeping Your Teen Dressing Like a Teen: Sexy and the Teenage Girl | |
45 | Finding Your Teen Between the Sheets: Love in the Afternoon | |
46 | Is Your Teen Gay/Lesbian? Discussions on Sexuality | |
Part 7 | Just Tell Me What to Do About . . .Online and Phone Sexting | |
47 | The Consequences of Sexting: A "Weinergate" Moment | |
48 | A Teenage Girl's Painful Lesson: A Private Photo Goes Public | |
49 | Sexual Harassment: Sending Sexy Photos Is Not Always a Choice | |
50 | Skyping, Sexting, and Exotic Dancing: The Allure of a Live Audience | |
51 | The Legal Consequences of Sexting: My Son, the Sex Offender | |
Part 8 | Just Tell Me What to Do About . . . Cellphones and Smartphones | |
52 | Cellphone/Smartphone Monitoring: Should I or Shouldn't I? | |
53 | Dealing with Your Teen's Cellphone Addiction | |
54 | Does My Teen Text Too Much? If So What Can I Do About It? | |
55 | Driving Distracted: Don't Let Their Fingers Do the Talking When They're Driving | |
56 | Teens Losing Sleep: Goodnight Moon, Goodnight Texting | |
57 | Should I Buy My Teen a Smartphone? | |
58 | A Scary Story: The Misuse of Smartphones | |
Part 9 | Just Tell Me What to Do About . . . Social Networking Sites and Applications | |
59 | Teaching Your Teen Safe Posting: The Too-Much-Information Dilemma | |
60 | A "Friending" Intervention: Teaching Your Teen How to "Make Friends" on Social Networking Sites | |
61 | To Give or Not to Give: My Parents, My Passwords | |
62 | Facebook + Alcohol Posts = Problem Drinkers | |
63 | Icky New Social Networking Sites . . . Beware! | |
64 | Facebook Posts That Could Put Your Teen in Jail: Threats That Are Taken Seriously | |
65 | Social Networking and the Stolen Identity: Keeping Your Teens Safe from Other Teens | |
66 | I'll Give You My Password If You Give Me Yours: Going Steady in the 21st Century | |
67 | Cleaning Up Facebook and Twitter Posts: Preparing Your Teen for the Real World of Jobs and College | |
68 | Online Bullying: Being Made Fun Of Can Really Hurt | |
Part 10 | Just Tell Me What to Do About . . . My Parenting Style | |
69 | Four Ways of Fighting: A Roadmap for Effective Arguing | |
70 | Puh-leez . . . No Lecture | |
71 | Playing the Game of Curfew: "Please Can I? Everybody Else Is" 3 | |
72 | Ask Less, Get More: Stop the Interrogation | |
73 | Too Much Love Can Be a Bad Thing: Holding Your Teen Accountable | |
74 | Too Much, Too Soon: Understanding Age-Appropriate Privileges | |
75 | "So What, Who Cares?" Making Consequences Mean Something | |
76 | Teaching Your Teen About Money Management: Curbing the Teen Money Pit | |
77 | I Just Don't Fit into This Family Anymore: Helping Your Teen to Feel Connected | |
78 | Successful Rule Making: Sharing the Control | |
79 | Good Cop-Bad Cop: A Parenting Dilemma | |
80 | Finding the Bliss with Your Teen: Treasuring the Time | |
Index | ||
About the Author |