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Bringing Up Parents: The Teenager's Handbook

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Buy this for your teen!!! MIRACLES wil occur OVERNIGHT!!! The only book I have found that talks to teens about the way AND the why parents act the way they do!!! It's clear, concise, honest and humerous...a MUST READ for every 14/15 year old. Many pages we read together and discuss! They realise I'm not a witch or insane! - because here in print is a book by a man with a Phd! Some extremely thought provoking(and humerous!) discussions ensued. It was wonderful to re-connect with the girls I couldn't talk to anymore! The best(so far) self-help parenting book I have read! Note: If you pre-read it - you'll see yourself on every page!

I bought this book for my daughter and have noticed a change in her behavior. She now does things that we ask her to do and tries to be nice to us instead of hostile. Then when she requests a privilege and we waver, she says "But I babysat my brother and I folded the towels and I made a cake like you asked me too." Of course who can argue with that logic? I haven't read the book but I assume it is along the lines of "show your parents how mature you are and they will give you more freedom".

I read this book several years ago, and I thought it was really cute. Packer had some very good insights about the parent-teenager relationship. I laughed out loud on numerous occasions.

I am a high school English teacher, and I discovered the first edition of this great book years ago. It's fun, it's intelligent, and it's on target. I built a whole communication unit around it for my students, and not only did we have fun in the process, but many students have come back to me over the years and told me that was one of the most helpful units in their school years. This book covers communication, problem-solving, and just plain respect. Most importantly, though, it puts the onus for improvement on the teen. It works. Check it out.

This book is really funny yet has good ideas at the same time. If you're a teenager who has problems with your parents, this book will lighten up your mood and get you what you want (basically.)

My soon to be teenage son has Asperger's Syndrome. This is a great way to give him some social guidance without my lecturing him. The title is perfectly intriguing for a kid. The mother's in my support group are all ordering copies for their kids.

Growing up isn't easy in the teenaged years and this book helps teens cope using humor.