Uncommon sense for parents with teenagers

Parent Questions

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. From Manager to Consultant: The Essential Shift in the Parent-Adolescent Relationship

2. The Adolescent World

3. The Middle and High School Experience

4. Limits and Structure

5. Natural Consequences

6. The Hidden Benefits of Arguing with Your Teenager

7. Alcohol, Drugs, and Parties

8. Technology and Social Networking

9. Sex, Romance, and Sexuality

10. Words Make a Difference

11. Academics, Grades, Motivation, and Learning Differences

12. Making Friends

13. Sports and Extracurricular Activities

14. Exercise, Nutrition, and Stress

15. The Driver's License

16. Graduation

17. Eating Modifications and Eating Disorders

18. Adolescent Grieving

19. Divorce, Remarriage, and Blended Families

20. Single Parenting

21. Parent Mental Health

22. Professional Help

23. Back to the Relationship

24. Concluding Remarks

Bibliography

Additional Resources

Index