"They've always wanted me to be open and honest with them, I've
spent years explaining stuff to them, and sometimes they still
don't understand everything" - Milly, 16 "Your parents aren't
actually hatching a plan to ruin your life..." Jim, 52 From minor
matters (tidiness, homework, sleep) to big and important ones
(relationships, mental ill health, drugs and alcohol), teenagers
and their parents often struggle to talk to each other - and
talking is key if your young person is facing new challenges as
they leave childhood behind. A well-timed conversation, a listening
ear, a non-judgemental and receptive attitude - all these can make
an enormous and lasting impact on how safely and happily a teenager
navigates this crucial stage of their development. Oh, if only it
were that easy. It's not always easy to talk to your teenager, or
for them to talk to you, but it is critical and may even be
life-saving. This book draws extensively on hundreds of
conversations that Fiona Spargo-Mabbs has conducted with young
people and parents in focus groups and school and college
workshops, to give a framework for tackling tough conversations
about difficult things, without judgement or anger. It gives
context and insight, based on the latest neuroscience findings on
the teenage brain and, importantly, it gives hundreds of prompts
and plenty of practical suggestions and strategies to make
communication between parents and young people a two-way street
that builds the foundations for a strong relationship with your
adult child. Covering everything from the small stuff, like curfews
and screen time, to the tough stuff of sex, self-harm and suicide,
this is a warm, compassionate and important book that draws on
lived experience and the lives of young people as they are, not as
we think they might, or should, be.
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