You and Your Adolescent Revised Edition: Parent's Guide for Ages 10-20, A (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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Steinberg, a psychologist and an expert on adolescents, and writer Levine have produced a comprehensive guide to parenting children who are between the ages of 10 and 20. After debunking popular myths--e.g., adolescents are inherently difficult, peer pressure is evil, the nuclear family is in a decline--they offer practical information and suggestions. What saves the text from unneeded dogma is a cautionary note to use one's intuition when in doubt. Age-appropriate chapters discuss physical health, psychological development, and socialization skills, and an introductory section cites the components of a "good parent." Resources are plentiful--everything from resume guidelines to a drug usage chat to the lowdown on acne and sexually transmitted diseases. An extremely readable text makes the contents readily accessible to teens. Recommended.
- Janice Arenofsky, formerly with Arizona State Lib., Phoenix
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

With the growing problems of teenage pregnancy, AIDS and violence that adolescents have to face, this updated edition of You and Your Adolescent is an important book for parents.

Laurence Steinberg and Ann Levine reassure and advise parents, helping them understand family communication, the physical and emotional changes of puberty, intellectual and moral growth, peer pressure, sex, drugs, cigarettes, alcohol and other challenges this period brings. They also provide special advice for single parents, working parents and stepparents. Divided into three periods: 10 to 13, 14 to 17 and 18 to 20, You and Your Adolescent is both easy to read and follow.

By taking the mystery out of adolescence, the authors aid parents in making their teenagers development a period of satisfying growth toward adulthood.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Rev Sub edition (May 22, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006273461X
• ISBN-13: 978-0062734617
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #701,189 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Concise & current resource for parents of teens, January 20, 2000

By A Customer

Very supportive & realistic. Easy to read. Helpful. Gives a parent an understanding of what the teen is thinking & feeling. Has practical & positive ideas/recommendations for challenging issues. Offers MANY tips for guiding your adolescent into a healthy & content adulthood.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars collecting dust, May 23, 2009

By	Wendy M. Torosian "JW Ranch" (Selma, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book a while back for help understanding my teens and tweens. It seemed more like results of a clinical study than leisurely reading.