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Tricky Teens: How to create a great relationship with your teen ... without going crazy!
Do you have a teenager who is chatty one day and morose the next? One who refuses to come out of their room or get off their smart phone? One who argues endlessly with you and everyone around them? Well, welcome to the world of tricky teens!
In Tricky Teens, clinical psychologist Andrew Fuller covers the joys and challenges of raising teenage girls and boys. With his trademark warmth, good humour and insight he offers crucial advice on achieving a happy home life while raising teens. He focuses on:
• What is actually happening in the teenage brain
• Common issues that most teens face including anxiety, arguments, computer addiction, peer pressure, perfectionism and self harm
• Ways to parent teenage boys and teenage girls – and why these methods differ
• Identifying and defusing clash points in the family
• Creating a detailed 6-week plan that will help break negative behaviour patterns within a family and create positive new ones
• Essential conversations you can have with your teen, including information about love, money, drugs, jobs and personal values, that will help shape them into the wonderful mature people you know they will be… one day!
For over thirty years Andrew has worked with teens and their parents, helping them keep the communication lines open through the turbulent, often confusing and mostly angst-ridden teen years. Importantly, Andrew stresses that teenage boys think and develop differently to teenage girls – and so he offers advice specific to each gender. Overall his main focus is on creating and nurturing open and solid relationships between parents and their teens that will lead into a well-balanced adulthood.
As one of Australia’s most in-demand speakers to school communities, Andrew has distilled his years of practical wisdom and knowledge into one reassuring book, to help and support parents during the teen years…without going crazy!
In Tricky Teens, clinical psychologist Andrew Fuller covers the joys and challenges of raising teenage girls and boys. With his trademark warmth, good humour and insight he offers crucial advice on achieving a happy home life while raising teens. He focuses on:
• What is actually happening in the teenage brain
• Common issues that most teens face including anxiety, arguments, computer addiction, peer pressure, perfectionism and self harm
• Ways to parent teenage boys and teenage girls – and why these methods differ
• Identifying and defusing clash points in the family
• Creating a detailed 6-week plan that will help break negative behaviour patterns within a family and create positive new ones
• Essential conversations you can have with your teen, including information about love, money, drugs, jobs and personal values, that will help shape them into the wonderful mature people you know they will be… one day!
For over thirty years Andrew has worked with teens and their parents, helping them keep the communication lines open through the turbulent, often confusing and mostly angst-ridden teen years. Importantly, Andrew stresses that teenage boys think and develop differently to teenage girls – and so he offers advice specific to each gender. Overall his main focus is on creating and nurturing open and solid relationships between parents and their teens that will lead into a well-balanced adulthood.
As one of Australia’s most in-demand speakers to school communities, Andrew has distilled his years of practical wisdom and knowledge into one reassuring book, to help and support parents during the teen years…without going crazy!
- GenresParenting
305 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2015
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About the author
Andrew Fuller
346 books12 followersAndrew Fuller (6 February 1754 – 7 May 1815) was an English Particular Baptist minister and theologian. Known as a promoter of missionary work, he also took part in theological controversy. Fuller is best known in connection with the foundation of the Baptist Missionary Society, to which he for the most part devoted his energies.
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October 18, 2014
Another great read from the master of help for parents. Full of practical advice based on sound research. If you are the parent of teenagers or just trying to understand them better, do yourself a favour and buy this book.
November 6, 2015
Some great tips and insights. Some annoying preachy bits. On the whole, though, this is one of the better parenting books I have read and I might even try out some of this guy's parenting hacks. My little dude is almost a teen and I do feel a little daunted about the whole thing. I may well dig this book out again .
January 25, 2015
Hoping this will help with understanding my son I read this on holidays. It has relieved my concern that he was abnormal and I am a failure as a parent. About to start the 6 week plan. Cross fingers and pray for us.
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