| Title | : | You and Your Adolescent: The Essential Guide for Ages 10-25 |
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| ISBN | : | 143916603X |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781439166031 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 431 |
| Publication | : | First published March 1, 1990 |
“Relax! The horror stories you have heard about adolescence are false.”
This is Dr. Laurence Steinberg’s reassuring message to parents in this newly revised edition of his classic book You and Your Adolescent , which Publishers Weekly says is “filled with solid advice for the parents of adolescents.” Among the new topics in this updated edition:
-An expanded definition of adolescence to age twenty-five, recognizing that college graduates often remain dependent on their parents for an extended period, creating a new parent-child dynamic
-A discussion of social media that addresses whether parents of preteens and young teens should monitor use of these new communication tools
-What new research into the adolescent brain tells us about teenage behavior
As Dr. Steinberg writes, “Most books written for parents of teenagers were survival guides (many still are). Nowadays, adolescence is too long—fifteen years in some families—for mere survival. Knowledge, not fortitude, is what today’s parents need. That’s where this book comes in.”
You and Your Adolescent: The Essential Guide for Ages 10-25 Reviews
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The author stated in the beginning that this book was a lot like the baby books parents buy to understand their babies but for teenagers.
Had to laugh at the author's comment on public schools versus parochial schools. I have taught in both and totally disagree with him that parochial schools are tougher on discipline. The parochial school I teach in now has the worst behaved children I have ever scene - they are entitled, rude, and don't receive any punishment from administration because their parents' money buys them out of any trouble they may get in at school. It is so bad, I'm actively putting out applications to public schools so that I will deal with better behaved children. Seriously!! At one time parochial schools wer tougher on students but today, money is needed to run them and very few people are turned away so that bills can be paid. -
It's almost like an encyclopedia for adolescents. There's plenty of info that won't apply to everyone, but there's some great information on being responsive parents, communication, resolving conflict, establishing rules, friends, emotions, etc, and your role in helping your children through these awesome years. I'm sure I'll be checking it out of the library again. :)
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It's not like there's a manual [to raising adolescents]. Or is there? The closest thing I've found is You and Your Adolescent: The Essential Guide for Ages 10-25. At more than 400 pages, Laurence Steinberg's reference book, first published in 1990 and updated/re-released in paperback earlier this year (its 9th edition), offers reassuring heft and no-nonsense advice in the way that Your Baby and Child did for me back in the diaper days. Steinberg, one of the world's leading authorities on adolescent development, is a Distinguished University Professor and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology at Temple University. The book is organized in such a way that it's easy to reference: The Basics, followed by three sections, Pre-Adolescence and Early Adolescence, Middle Adolescence, and Late Adolescence to Adulthood. It's grounded in a body of social science research that spans 75 years and offers an excellent introduction to the basic principles of parenting a teen.
The good news, says Steinberg, is that these principles are the same regardless of the profile of your modern family (single parent, two parents, step-parents, same-sex parents, no parents) or the sex or age of the child. He's not condescending, nor is he overly prescriptive. There are no case studies here, and very little opinion that isn't backed up by research. There are dos and don'ts along with the acknowledgement that "nobody is a perfect parent." I found it to be comforting yet authoritative, a here's-what you-need-to-know book.
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