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Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Advice on parenting > Child care & upbringing > Adolescent children
Respected parenting counselor Jay Kesler offers ten proven
principles to help parents teach the concept of cause and effect,
learn how to listen more than lecture, and model a life-changing
love for God-resulting in emotionally healthy teenagers.
Once children hit adolescence, it seems as if overnight "I love
you" becomes "leave me alone" and any question from a parent can be
dismissed with one word: "fine." But while they may not show it,
teenagers benefit from their parents' curiosity, delight and
connection. In The Teen Interpreter, psychologist Terri Apter looks
inside adolescents' minds-minds that are experiencing powerful new
emotions and awareness of the world around them-to show how parents
can revitalise their relationship. She illuminates the rapid
neurological developments of a teenagers' brain, explains the power
of teenage friendships, and explores the positives and pitfalls of
social media. With perceptive conversation exercises that
synthesise research from more than thirty years in the field, Apter
illustrates how teenagers signal their changing needs and
identities-and how parents can interpret these signals to see the
world through their teenager's eyes. The Teen Interpreter is a
generous roadmap for enjoying the most challenging, and rewarding,
parenting years.
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