The Teen Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on Adolescent Maintenance (Owner's and Instruction Manual, Band 11) - Softcover

Jordan, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594744173 ISBN 13: 9781594744174

Verlag: Quirk Books, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

Your teenager didn't come with an instruction manual. Fortunately, there's one for the parents! This funny, illustrated guide helps families navigate the unpredictable teenage years with practical advice, useful insights, and a sense of humor.

Hormones. Rebellion. Moodiness. Peer pressure. No parent can be fully prepared for all the challenges associated with adolescence. Fortunately, The Teen Owner's Manual is here to answer your most pressing questions: How can I teach my teenager to make smart decisions? How do I keep her safe on the Web? How do I get him to communicate? How and when should I talk to her about sex? Presented by parenting author Sarah Jordan and adolescent medicine specialist Dr. Janice Hillman in the style of a product owner's manual, the book makes the challenges of adolescence feel a little less mysterious.

With accessible guidance on teenage behavior, family communication, and the changing parent-child relationship, this illustrated paperback offers a lighthearted companion for parents navigating the transition from childhood to adulthood. It's also a thoughtful, funny gift for parents of teens, families entering the teenage years, and anyone who could use a little help understanding adolescence.

• Navigate adolescence with practical parenting advice presented in the humorous style of an illustrated owner's manual, complete with the series' signature troubleshooting approach
• Build better parent-teen communication by exploring challenges like moodiness, rebellion, and reluctant conversations and learning ways to understand and connect with your growing teenager
• Learn about supporting developing independence and addressing peer pressure and help your teenager navigate the choices and responsibilities of adolescence
• Get approachable advice on discussing topics such as sex, keeping teens safer online, and responding to concerns that arise as children become young adults
• Written by a parenting author with contributions from an adolescent medicine specialist, this illustrated paperback makes a thoughtful gift for parents, caregivers, and families entering the teenage years

When the teenage years leave you wishing for an instruction manual, reach for this funny, practical guide to understanding your teen, tackling tough conversations, and navigating adolescence together.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Sarah Jordan is a National Magazine Award nominated author who has written for magazines and newspapers including Parents and Parenting. She is the author of The Pregnancy Instruction Manual and coauthor of The Worse-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Parenting and The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Weddings. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two children.

Janice Hillman, M.D., FACP, is an adolescent medicine specialist and has been practicing in the University of Pennsylvania Health System for more than 20 years. Named consistently as one of Philadelphia magazine’s “Top Docs,” she frequently lectures to parent and student groups. Dr. Hillman expresses profound gratitude to her family, friends, and patients for their support, confidence, and trust. She cites her greatest achievement, both personally and professionally, as the successful navigation of the teenager years with her two young adult daughters, Jennifer and Abigail.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Quirk Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1594744173
• ISBN 13: 9781594744174
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zeichner: Kepple Paul, Reifsnyder Scotty
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV, GPSR Europäische Union; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Niederlande