Congrats - You're Having a Teen!

The word “congratulations” is not usually associated with parenting teenagers. Honestly, have you learned to expect “survival guides” to the teen years? Reflect on that for a moment. Your expectations of adolescents may have already been negatively flavored.

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A distorted view of adolescence as a time of storm and stress, trouble, and turmoil fills parents with foreboding. In turn, your adolescent is sensitive to the unspoken signals you send when you fear their growth. Too many adolescents quickly learn that their stage of life is worthy of an eye roll and, worse yet, that they are disappointing their parents just by growing—a process they couldn’t stop if they wanted to.

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This book is part of a movement that will create a different world for teens—one family at a time. It is unabashedly pro-teenager and unashamedly pro-parent. It positions you to be the essential guide your teen needs to make the most of this age of astounding opportunity and unrivaled growth.

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It celebrates adolescence but is not naive about the challenges the teen years sometimes bring to caregivers and young people alike. This book is a toolkit that will empower you with the communication skills to bring out the best in your teen, and to strengthen your relationship. It will also prepare you with the strategies you’ll need to bring your child back to being their best self if they do go astray. It is solidly committed to the notion that the best way to address a problem is to build on a strength.

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In This Book You'll Learn

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• A comprehensive approach to parenting adolescents with a focus on effective communication.
• How to understand all the moving pieces of adolescent development. This will position you to communicate much more effectively with your teen and to be a stabilizing force in your child’s life during a time of rapid developmental changes
• Strength-based communication strategies that focus on what is right about a person both to build on their existing strengths and to steer them away from concerning behaviors.
• Communication strategies that will strengthen your family now and in the future.
• How to stand by your children during challenging times and get them the support and resources they deserve to course correct.

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In This Book You'll Take a Journey

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This book takes you on a journey just as you will accompany your child on their trek into adulthood. Your teen needs you now as much as they ever did. Earlier in their life, they relied on you for their very survival…now they rely on you to shape them into an adult who will lead us into the future. They’ll be ready when they trust your unconditional presence. #standbyteens

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