Promise You Won't Freak Out: A Teenager Tells Her Mom the Truth about Boys, Booze, Body Piercing and Other..

In this honest and insightful she said/she said guide, sixteen-year-old Natalie Fuller tells all about her adventures and misadventures from ages thirteen through sixteen. Her brother, Greg, fills in on the later teen years. And Doris, the questioning, caring (and occasionally shell-shocked) mom offers her take on such mildly eye-opening and downright life-threatening topics as...

alcohol and other drugs * sex and dating * school * appearances * partying * stealing * obsessions * secrets * lying

Promise You Won't Freak Out gives parents a complete picture of how teens really think, feel, and act. And it gives kids a better understanding of why this picture freaks their parents out. For both, it offers some very helpful information-and an inspiring example of successful parent/teen communication.

Author: Doris A. Fuller,Natalie Fuller
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 05/04/2004
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.24h x 5.56w x 0.68d
ISBN: 9780425195918
Award: Books for a Better Life - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2004 pg. 324

About the Author
Doris A. Fuller is a journalist and former high school and college teacher. She is the co-author of A Woman's Guide to a Simpler Life.

Natalie Fuller is a typical sixteen-year-old who likes writing, shopping, boys, movies, cooking, watching reality TV shows, painting, and well, boys.