For Parents and Teenagers: Dissolving the Barrier Between You and Your Teen (Paperback)

by William Glasser (Author) "Even though it doesn't seem this way to you, it is no more diffi to get along with your teenager now than it was when..." (more)
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Product Description

Dr. William Glasser -- a world-renowned psychiatrist who has healed shattered families and changed lives with his advice -- urges parents and teachers to reject the "common sense" that tells them to "lay down the law" by grounding teens, or to try to coerce teens into changing their behavior. These strategies have never worked, asserts Dr. Glasser, and never will.

Instead he offers a different approach, one based upon Choice Theory. Dr. Glasser spells out the seven deadly habits parents practice, and then shows them how to accomplish goals by changing their own behavior. Most important, however, is the groundbreaking method that all parents and teachers can use with confidence to maintain strong and loving relationships with today's teenagers.

About the Author
William Glasser, M.D., is a world-renowned psychiatrist who lectures widely. An author of many books, including Choice Theory, Reality Therapy, The Quality School, and Getting Together and Staying Together, he is the president of the William Glasser Institute in Los Angeles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (July 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060007990
• ISBN-13: 978-0060007997
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #285,154 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Read for Parents Struggling with Teens, February 3, 2005

By	David R Law (Ottawa, Canada) - See all my reviews

William Glasser's book provides valuable insight into the dynamics of parent-teen relationships, and he offers a jargon-free approach that focuses on building the relationship. Glasser offers no magic formula, but parents reading this book will gain a better understanding of their teenager, and, more importantly, begin to understand why the things they are doing now aren't working, and what they might be able to do instead. When neither permissive parenting nor "tough love" have worked (they seldom do, in the long run), this book offers a third way. After reading it, the approach just makes so much sense: at its core is a fundamental approach to all positive relationships, in fact.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Parenting Teenagers Made Easy!, December 30, 2007

By	Frank Nieto "zgranpa" (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I took a dog training class I was told that it was "I" who needed to change and if I did so properly, the dog would behave as I wanted. Well, Glasser's book basically says the same thing and it's true!