A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens
Talking to Your Kids about Sexting, Drinking, Drugs, and Other Things That Freak You Out
Sprecher: Kalbli, Kristin
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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
Sprecher: Kalbli, Kristin
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Turn back the clocks! Your sweet child has morphed into a teen. And it's no longer just a messy bedroom or an attitude with a capital "A" causing concern. There's a whole new range of issues on the horizon. What if your daughter texts a naked picture to a "boyfriend"...which he then forwards to the entire class? What if your son becomes increasingly withdrawn...Or your child is being bullied online? Would you know what to do? You could read a whole book on teen psychology--but who has the time! As a parent, what you need most is quick and candid advice for dealing with the issue at hand. After…mehr
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- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Brilliance Audio
- Gesamtlaufzeit: 480 Min.
- Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2015
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781511319683
- Artikelnr.: 43118008
- Verlag: Brilliance Audio
- Gesamtlaufzeit: 480 Min.
- Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2015
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781511319683
- Artikelnr.: 43118008
Foreword by Ari Graynor
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART ONE 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 TWO 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 THREE 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 FOUR 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 FIVE 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 SIX 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 SEVEN 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 EIGHT 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 NINE 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 TEN 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
Foreword by Ari Graynor
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART ONE 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 TWO 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 THREE 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 FOUR 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 FIVE 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 SIX 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 SEVEN 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 EIGHT 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 NINE 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 TEN 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