Stop Negotiating with Your Teen: Strategies for Parenting Your Angry, Manipulative, Moody, or Depressed Adolescent

Practical and supportive advice on how to improve communication, set boundaries, and connect with your teen

The sullen, withdrawn, sarcastic teenager. The defensive, wary, and helpless parent. This book builds a bridge between the two sides--with guidance and advice from a clinical psychologist on how parents can:

- Contain conflicts before they escalate into violence
- Break through the teen's verbal intimidation
- Avoid futile arguments
- Turn confrontation into communication
- Stand firm against teen rage
- Manage teen manipulation
- Build the teen's self-esteem
- Talk to teens when no one knows what to say

Author: Janet Sasson Edgette
Publisher: Tarcher
Published: 08/06/2002
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 8.08h x 5.18w x 0.52d
ISBN: 9780399527890

About the Author
Janet Sasson Edgette has been a practicing clinical psychologist for the last fifteen years, providing services to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She speaks nationally to mental health professionals on adolescent therapy, and has written for several professional publications including Family Therapy Networker.