HOW TO BE THE LOVING, WISE PARENT YOU WANT TO BE...EVEN WITH YOUR TEENAGER!: A Compassionate, Practical Guide for Moms and Dads

by Darryl Sollerh, Leslie King

"Relatable examples with guidance fleshed out in clear explanations, which form an easily navigable roadmap...Never feels clinical...Sage advice for frustrated parents." -- Kirkus Reviews . Through their years of working with teens and their parents, Darryl Sollerh and Leslie King, LCSW, have developed a deeply compassionate yet realistic and practical approach that takes into consideration both the parent and their teen's point of view. Filled with many real-life examples and revealing anecdotes, their Guide examines the most likely flashpoints for most family conflicts, from teenage social lives to their halting homework habits and grades, from their moodiness and misrepresentations to their demands for fairness and justice, from their calls for greater independence to their essential need for dependence. Sollerh and King's approach, at heart, seeks to spark an empathetic awakening in both parent and teenager, not only as they each meet the initially difficult phases of any family challenge or crisis, but also as they move into the future together, guided by a new awareness capable of embracing and supporting their ongoing efforts to grow in a relationship of shared dialogs, mutual respect and deepening understanding.

110 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 24, 2012

About the author

Raised in Los Angeles, Darryl Sollerh grew up with a deep appreciation for its diverse communities and cultures. He is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, and his most recent works include "SHaDOW GAME", FIRST PLACE WINNER, Reader Views Literary Awards as well as a CHOICE AWARD winner, Rebecca's Reads, and a First Horizon Award Finalist (Hoffer Awards), and Readers' Favorite Book Award Finalist. His "COWBOY AND INDIAN" is a SILVER MEDAL BOOK AWARD winner, Readers' Favorite Awards, and his "ALIBIS OF THE HEART" was also a Finalist. His other FIVE STARS novellas, include "TRANCER", "MINDFALL" and "EDDY FALLS", "Recommended" by The US Review of Books. All are available in Print (on Lulu.Com & Amazon), and on Kindle. For more, visit him at: http://www.DarrylSollerh.com/

A recent article about him appeared in the Santa Monica Mirror at: http://www.smmirror.com/articles/News...