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The Approximate Parent: Alcohol, Drugs and Parties (Chapter 5)
This is a portion of the larger work, The Approximate Discovering the Strategies That Work with Your Teenager. This edition contains the book’s introduction, the entirety of Chapter 5, endnotes for the chapter, index, permissions, and the “about the author” sections.
Chapter 5 explores deeply the subject of Alcohol, Drugs and Parties, a topic that gets so much attention for obvious the attraction to engaging in these risky behaviors is understandable and powerful, but the consequences can be lethal. This chapter helps makes sense of these behaviors and understand what risk-taking is all about for your teen. You'll learn new ways of understanding why and how teens use drugs and alcohol and how to develop the right strategy to intervene with and support your teen.
Chapter 5 explores deeply the subject of Alcohol, Drugs and Parties, a topic that gets so much attention for obvious the attraction to engaging in these risky behaviors is understandable and powerful, but the consequences can be lethal. This chapter helps makes sense of these behaviors and understand what risk-taking is all about for your teen. You'll learn new ways of understanding why and how teens use drugs and alcohol and how to develop the right strategy to intervene with and support your teen.
152 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 15, 2012
About the author
Michael Y. Simon
12 books3 followersMichael Y. Simon, LMFT is the author of
The Approximate Parent: Discovering the Strategies That Work with Your Teenager. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Oakland, California. Michael is a sought-after local and national speaker on the subjects of teens and families and has worked with thousands of children, youth and families since 1990. He served for many years as a high school counselor, ran or developed programs that directly served children from birth to 18 and taught psychology, philosophy and religious studies at several American universities.
Michael is also the founder of Practical Help for Parents —a support organization for parents, educators and mental health professionals who work daily in support of adolescents. Most importantly, he’s the proud parent of a sweet, kind, 26 year-old man who, as a teenager, couldn’t be bribed to write a paragraph, and as an adult, would like nothing more than to write for a living. How’s that for neural plasticity?
The Approximate Parent: Discovering the Strategies That Work with Your Teenager. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Oakland, California. Michael is a sought-after local and national speaker on the subjects of teens and families and has worked with thousands of children, youth and families since 1990. He served for many years as a high school counselor, ran or developed programs that directly served children from birth to 18 and taught psychology, philosophy and religious studies at several American universities.
Michael is also the founder of Practical Help for Parents —a support organization for parents, educators and mental health professionals who work daily in support of adolescents. Most importantly, he’s the proud parent of a sweet, kind, 26 year-old man who, as a teenager, couldn’t be bribed to write a paragraph, and as an adult, would like nothing more than to write for a living. How’s that for neural plasticity?
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