Description

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Survive adolescence—with the guide no parent should be without

Getting through adolescence is tough, but you can help your child make it through—and maintain a strong relationship! Covering everything from late childhood to puberty to emerging adulthood, Adolescence: A Parent's Guide offers you and your child the kind of sound and thoughtful advice you'll wish you'd gotten in your adolescence.

Divided into five chapters—each covering a specific age range—this guide digs deep into the most common aspects of adolescence. Whether it's dealing with dishonesty, managing changing relationships, or handling the age-old question of sex, this simple and straightforward guide has your back. You get a toolbox full of effective approaches that are easy to implement and can be tailored to your specific needs.

Adolescence: A Parent's Guide includes:

• Understanding today's adolescents—Refresh your knowledge with the most modern and up-to-date information available.
• Actionable advice—Discover strategies for overcoming common adolescent hurdles—like when kids start testing limits or stressing out over social media.
• Talking it out—Sample scripts and scenarios provide helpful guidelines for navigating challenging conversations and situations with your growing child.

Make sure the two of you get through adolescence in one piece with this comprehensive book.

About the Author

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TARA EGAN, D.Ed., is the founder of Charlotte Parent Coaching, LLC and has nearly 20 years of experience as a school psychologist, parent coach, counselor, public speaker, and adjunct professor. She’s the author of Better Behavior for Ages 2–10: Small Miracles That Work Like Magic and provides parenting and behavioral training to school professionals, parents, and other mental health clinicians.

Praise For…

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“Dr. Tara Egan spells out everything you need to know about the mysterious alien in your home—otherwise known as the teenager! She succinctly summarizes her decades of experience as a clinician and mom to share her successful secrets.” —Faith Dulin, LMFT, owner of Harmony Psychotherapy

“Simply explained, easy to digest, and full of wisdom, Tara's book provides parents with essential information for approaching this new, scary, and head-scratching stage of development. I wish I’d had Tara's book to give to every parent I worked with in my school social work days. I'll be recommending it to parents in my private practice for sure.” —Jennifer Hoffman, LCSW

“Dr. Egan has provided a clinically sound support guide packaged in an easy to read format for anyone who is part of the village raising an adolescent. Her words not only teach skills to help make these years less stressful for the adult and adolescent but also provide encouragement for the imperfections as you work through the process!” —Courtney M Ycaza, LCAS, CCS, LPCS, PLLC

“Adolescence is a great resource for anyone working with preteens, teens and young adults. It is especially helpful for parents so that they can learn how to understand their teen and what they are going through in order to parent in a way that works the best for their teen. Tara brings her fun sense of humor to the book, which is engaging and makes it easy to read. I plan to share this book with all of my clients!” —Celeste Osborne, LPC, PLLC, Owner of Restoring Hope Counseling

“In what seems like one of the most complicated times to be living as a teen, Tara’s book gives parents the education, guidance, and support they need to help their kids navigate this turbulent time. Tara brings her decades of experience to this parents’ guide and balances a wealth of information with a good dose of much-needed humor. And in terms of capturing the adolescent and parent experience, Tara nails it! I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to all my friends and clients who are raising teens.” —Sona DeLurgio, Psy.D, LMFT, Psychoanalyst

“Adolescence: A Parent's Guide is a must-have for parents, caregivers, and loved ones of adolescents who desire to learn how to navigate the rollercoaster that is adolescence. With a humorous and down to earth approach, Dr. Egan provides solid tips and recommendations for dealing with those awkward conversations, raging hormones, and the ups and downs that most teenagers experience. I will most definitely be recommending this guide book to the parents and caregivers I work with in private practice who are needing some extra reassurance and suggestions for parenting their teen.” —Holly Hauser, Licensed Psychological Associate, Private Practice