Teenagers Learn What They Live: Parenting to Inspire Integrity & Independence

by Dorothy Law Nolte, Rachel Harris

Parenting by example. Using the simple, powerful message that turned Children Learn What They Live into an international bestseller with over 1.5 million copies in print, Drs. Dorothy Law Nolte and Rachel Harris bring their unique perspective to families with adolescents.

Structured, like the first book, around an inspirational poem, Teenagers Learn What They Live addresses the turbulent teenage years, when a stew of hormones, pressures, and temptations makes for such extreme challenges for parents and children. Teenagers addresses popularity and peer pressure ("If teenagers live with rejection, they learn to feel lost"); the responsibilities of maturity ("If teenagers live with too many rules, they learn how to get around them./ If teenagers live with too few rules, they learn to ignore the needs of others"); body image and the allure of cigarettes, drugs, and alcohol ("If teenagers live with healthy habits, they learn to be kind to their bodies"). Central to the book are ways for parents to communicate with their teenage children-including how to deal with being "tuned out" and when to start the conversation again-and how to strike the right balance between holding on and accepting a teen's growing independence. Hundreds of examples of parent-child interactions cover everything from the all-night graduation party to problems of sexual identity, providing great guidance as well as effective conversation starters.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

353 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2005

Reviews

[Shofiya · Rating 5 out of 5]

saya mulai membacanya karena butuh insight tentang remaja. Ya, saya seorang guru SMA dan SMP, saya juga seorang ibu dari anak remaja putri. Buku ini sangat membantu. memberikan contoh-contoh yang terhubung dengan yang saya alami sehari-hari.

Penjelasannya logis, masuk akal dan mudah dipahami. Tapi apakah mudah untuk dilaksanakan? itu butuh perjuangan. Penulis buku ini memahami kesulitan kita sebagai orangtua dalam menghadapi anak remaja.

Dari sekian banyak hal baik yang dapat saya pelajari, tentu ada beberapa pandangan atau pemikiran dalam buku ini yang kurang sesuai dengan nilai-nilai yang saya pegang.

Buku ini layak dibaca semua orangtua atau guru para remaja...

[Megan Boylan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Was likely a good reference at the time it was written but did not age well.

[Chava Leiba]

so far love it. even though its a parenting book its good for teens to read it bec they understand themselves and wat they need more and you get to see how many mistakes your parents made.
all parents should read this tho. too