{"product_id":"a-survival-guide-to-parenting-teens-talking-to-your-kids-about-sexting-drinking-drugs-and-other-things-that-freak-you-out-9780814433669","title":"A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens Talking to Your Kids About Sexting Drinking Drugs and Other Things That Freak You Out","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cp style=\"margin-top:\"\u003e Turn back the clocks! Your sweet child has morphed into a teen. And it's no longer just a messy bedroom or an attitude with a capital 'A' causing concern. There's a whole new range of issues on the horizon. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-top:\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-top:\"\u003e What if your daughter texts a naked picture to a 'boyfriend'...which he then forwards to the entire class? What if your son becomes increasingly withdrawn...Or your child is being bullied online? Would you know what to do? You could read a whole book on teen psychology--but who has the time! As a parent, what you need most is quick and candid advice for dealing with the issue at hand. After all, if you say the right thing you will open up the lines of communication, but say the wrong thing...and WATCH OUT. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-top:\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-top:\"\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Survival Guide to Parenting Teens\u003c\/i\u003e is the solution. Covering a broad range of issues from the terrifying\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Foreword by Ari Graynor \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART ONE Just Tell Me What to Do About . . . Raising a Teen\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 1 Deflection and Denial: Your Teen’s Main Defense Mechanisms \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 2 My Teenage Clone: The Power of Conformity \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 3 Getting Your Teen Up in the Morning: Strategies for Eliminating the Daily Fight from the Morning Routine \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 4 You Can’t Always Get What You Want: The Demanding and Entitled Teen \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 5 Too Much Time on Their Hands: The Busier the Teen, the More Motivated \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 6 The Power of Puberty: Changing Body, Changing Brain \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 7 L Is for Lazy: Getting Your Teens to Do What You Want Them to Do \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 8 Trust vs. Temptation: How to Help a Sneaky Teen \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 9 Lies of Omission: “Oh. I Didn’t Think I Had to Tell You That” \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 10 Why Don’t Boys Talk? A Different Kind of Silent Treatment \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 11 My Kid the Quitter: Why Won’t My Teen Stick with Anything? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 12 The Parent-Teen Power Struggle: You Can’t Make Me \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 13 Helping Your Teen with Remembering: You Forgot Your __________ Again? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 14 Teen Self-Absorption: My Teen the Narcissist \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 15 My Teen the Pit Bull: Never Takes No for an Answer \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 16 The Teen Who Talks Back: The Kid’s Got Attitude \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 17 The Messy Room: To Clean or Not to Clean \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART TWO Just Tell Me What to Do About . . . Keeping My Teen Motivated and Engaged in School\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 18 Why Can’t My Teen Do Better? How to Assess Achievement \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 19 Studying and Learning vs. Texting and Facebook: Strategies for Time Management \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 20 The Plight of the Homework Avoider: It’s Not Just Laziness \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 21 The Drama of Exams: A Strategy for Success \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 22 The Report Card: A Call to Action \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 23 Summer Reading: Thank You Teachers, for Ruining My Last Few Weeks of Summer \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART THREE Just Tell Me What to Do About . . . Navigating the College Process\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 24 Senioritis-Parentitis: Surviving the Application Process and Tips for Successful College Visits \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 25 Eenie, Meenie, Miney Mo, to Which College Should I Go? A Roadmap for Decision Making \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 26 What to Expect from Your High School Graduating Senior: Letting Go \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 27 What to Expect from Your College Students When They Return Home \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART FOUR Just Tell Me What to Do About . . .Helping My Teen Avoid the Friendship Traps\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 28 The Bully Pulpit: Strategies to Ward Off a Bully \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 29 Loyalty in Teens Can Be Harmful to Their Health: Penn State, a Case Study \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 30 The Agony of a Ninth-Grade Boy: What It Feels Like to Be the Youngest Boy in the School \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 31 Teens Who Feel Left Out: “Why Don’t They Ever Call Me?” \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 32 The Bad Seed Friend: What to Do About the Friend You Wish Your Teen Didn’t Have \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART FIVE Just Tell Me What to Do About . . .Drinking and Drugs\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 33 Getting to Know Your Teen’s Drinking Personality: What Motivates Your Teen to Drink or Do Drugs? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 34 Keeping Your Teens Safe If or When They Choose to Drink: A Successful Strategy \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 35 The Consequences of Teens Drinking in Your Home: It’s Always Your Responsibility to Keep Teens Safe \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 36 What Happens When Teens Are Left Unsupervised: A Room-for-Improvement Parenting Story \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 37 A Chilling Drinking Story: Alcohol and Date Rape \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 38 Dope, Weed, Pot, Grass, Cannabis, Marijuana, Hemp: They All Spell Trouble \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 39 Teen-Proofing Your Home for Alcohol and Drug Safety: Looking at Your Home Through a New Lens \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 40 Party Planning with Your Teen: Commonsense Rules \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART SIX Just Tell Me What to Do About . . .Understanding and Dealing with My Teen’s Sex Life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 41 Talking to Your Teen About Sex \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 42 Boy Wants Sex, Girl Likes Boy: Helping Your Daughter Say No \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 43 Spin the Bottle and Other Sexual Situations: Strategies for Good Decision Making \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 44 Keeping Your Teen Dressing Like a Teen: Sexy and the Teenage Girl \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 45 Finding Your Teen Between the Sheets: Love in the Afternoon \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 46 Is Your Teen Gay\/Lesbian? Discussions on Sexuality \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART SEVEN Just Tell Me What to Do About . . .Online and Phone Sexting\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 47 The Consequences of Sexting: A “Weinergate” Moment \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 48 A Teenage Girl’s Painful Lesson: A Private Photo Goes Public \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 49 Sexual Harassment: Sending Sexy Photos Is Not Always a Choice \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 50 Skyping, Sexting, and Exotic Dancing: The Allure of a Live Audience \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 51 The Legal Consequences of Sexting: My Son, the Sex Offender \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART EIGHT Just Tell Me What to Do About . . . Cellphones and Smartphones\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 52 Cellphone\/Smartphone Monitoring: Should I or Shouldn’t I? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 53 Dealing with Your Teen’s Cellphone Addiction \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 54 Does My Teen Text Too Much? If So What Can I Do About It? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 55 Driving Distracted: Don’t Let Their Fingers Do the Talking When They’re Driving \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 56 Teens Losing Sleep: Goodnight Moon, Goodnight Texting \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 57 Should I Buy My Teen a Smartphone? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 58 A Scary Story: The Misuse of Smartphones \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART NINE Just Tell Me What to Do About . . . Social Networking Sites and Applications\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 59 Teaching Your Teen Safe Posting: The Too-Much-Information Dilemma \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 60 A “Friending” Intervention: Teaching Your Teen How to “Make Friends” on Social Networking Sites \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 61 To Give or Not to Give: My Parents, My Passwords \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 62 Facebook + Alcohol Posts = Problem Drinkers \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 63 Icky New Social Networking Sites . . . Beware! \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 64 Facebook Posts That Could Put Your Teen in Jail: Threats That Are Taken Seriously \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 65 Social Networking and the Stolen Identity: Keeping Your Teens Safe from Other Teens \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 66 I’ll Give You My Password If You Give Me Yours: Going Steady in the 21st Century \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 67 Cleaning Up Facebook and Twitter Posts: Preparing Your Teen for the Real World of Jobs and College \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 68 Online Bullying: Being Made Fun Of Can Really Hurt \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART TEN Just Tell Me What to Do About . . . My Parenting Style\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 69 Four Ways of Fighting: A Roadmap for Effective Arguing \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 70 Puh-leez . . . No Lecture \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 71 Playing the Game of Curfew: “Please Can I? Everybody Else Is” 3 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 72 Ask Less, Get More: Stop the Interrogation \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 73 Too Much Love Can Be a Bad Thing: Holding Your Teen Accountable \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 74 Too Much, Too Soon: Understanding Age-Appropriate Privileges \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 75 “So What, Who Cares?” Making Consequences Mean Something \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 76 Teaching Your Teen About Money Management: Curbing the Teen Money Pit \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 77 I Just Don’t Fit into This Family Anymore: Helping Your Teen to Feel Connected \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 78 Successful Rule Making: Sharing the Control \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 79 Good Cop–Bad Cop: A Parenting Dilemma \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 80 Finding the Bliss with Your Teen: Treasuring the Time \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e About the Author \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768164942167,"sku":"9780814433669","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814433669.jpg?v=1758716651","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-survival-guide-to-parenting-teens-talking-to-your-kids-about-sexting-drinking-drugs-and-other-things-that-freak-you-out-9780814433669","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}