Raise a Happy Teenager

Teach Yourself

von Suzie Hayman

288 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Is this the right book for me?Raise a Happy Teenager: Teach Yourself gives you advice and encouragement to help you manage your child's adolescence and turn these years of conflict into happy, hopeful times. It shows you how to improve communication with your teenager, giving you the insight to tackle all the areas of conflict calmly and confidently, and helping your child become a strong, independent adult. Written by a leading counsellor who has trained as a teacher and worked with hundreds of teenagers and families like yours, it also offers plenty of real-life stories and sources of further help for anxious or concerned parents.Raise a Happy Teenager includes:Chapter 1: The change from child to adolescentChapter 2: What do teenagers need?Chapter 3: Understanding teenage behaviourChapter 4: CommunicationChapter 5: Listening and talking, negotiating and compromisingChapter 6: Whose problem is this?Chapter 7: Points of conflictChapter 8: Helping your teenager to flyChapter 9: Looking after yourselfTeach Yourself methods: Not got much time?One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.Author insightsLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the authors' many years of experience.Test yourselfTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.Extend your knowledgeExtra online articles to give you richer guidance through your child's teenage years.Things to rememberQuick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.Try thisInnovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

• Reihe: Teach Yourself
• ISBN: 9781444107340
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 26.11.2010
• Größe: 198 x 132 mm
• Verlag: Yen Press