Surviving Adolescents: The Must-have Manual for All Parents

Surviving Adolescents is a clear and very down-to-earth manual for parents, which draws on Michael Carr-Gregg's wealth of experience and wisdom.It has advice on all the thorny issues that confront families with teenagers – sexuality, risky behaviours, laziness, school and study problems, and much more.It's full of practical strategies for everyday survival, including: ·communicating effectively with young people ·defusing family conflict ·setting limits ·avoiding common mistakes like fighting over things that don't matter ·keeping the stress of parenting at bay Few 21st-century parents have the time to read weighty volumes on adolescent development. Surviving Adolescents is the perfect solution: concise, human, reassuring and with a wry humour. It is illustrated throughout with poignant cartoons by Ron Tandberg.