Field Guide To The American Teenager: A Parent's Companion

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Hachette Books, 21.07.2009 - 336 Seiten
Addressing the isolation, fear, and silence parents endure during their child's adolescence, authors Michael Riera and Joseph Di Prisco get beyond the stereotypes to expertly guide parents to a better appreciation of their teenager's frustrating if not completely troubling behavior.Through stories and conversations, Field Guide to the American Teenager dramatizes teens living their lives on their own terms, illuminating for bewildered and sometimes beleaguered parents what is extraordinary in the ordinary reality of everyday teenage life. Complete with suggestions for parents to improve communication, Field Guide lets parents stand briefly in their teenager's shoes, ultimately guiding families toward genuine mutual respect and understanding.
 

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Motivation and Success
21
Date Rape
39
Integrity
53
Drugs and the Family
67
Race and Adolescence
85
Eating Disorders
103
Learning Abilities and Learning Disabilities
121
Freedom and Responsibility
135
Making Decisions
207
The Breakup
225
Distress Depression and Danger
243
Romance and the Classroom
259
Death and Rebirth
273
Where Am I? Being 1415 Means
285
What Are You Looking At? Being 1617 Means
291
Bibliography
297

Divorce
157
Weapon on Campus?
173
Being Gay Coming
191
Index
303
About the Authors
310
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Autoren-Profil (2009)

Michael Riera, Ph.D., has worked in education since 1980. The author or co-author of four other popular parenting books including Field Guide to the American Teenager and Uncommon Sense for Parents of Teenagers, he is the family and adolescent correspondent on "The CBS Early Show." He has also appeared on "Oprah," "Today," "The View," and "48 Hours." He lives in Berkeley, California. Joseph Di Prisco, Ph.D., is an educator and writer who has taught for more than twenty years in public, independent, and Catholic schools, middle school through college. He lives in Berkeley, California.

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