Traversing the teen years is tricky and challenging for most parents. Pornography, sex, cyber bullying, body piercing, drug experimentation and tattoos are all part of adolescent life. How do you remain an effective, strong and compassionate parent, able to talk to your children as they become adult? This hands-on manual contains tools on how to keep up communication with your teen. In RAISING COMPETENT TEENAGERS bestselling author, Dr Linda Friedland, has distilled the wisdom of prominent parenting teachers and her own knowledge as a medical doctor and as a mother of five children, the two youngest still being in their teenage years. Over 100 issues are discussed and are followed up with practical ''what to do'' ideas, including:·Brain and body changes·Parent teen conflict·Implementing rules and family values·Saying no·Narcissism and entitlement· Helicopter and Tiger parenting

Traversing the teen years is tricky and challenging for most parents. Pornography, sex, cyber bullying, body piercing, drug experimentation and tattoos are all part of adolescent life. How do you remain an effective, strong and compassionate parent, able to talk to your children as they become adult? This hands-on manual contains tools on how to keep up communication with your teen. In RAISING COMPETENT TEENAGERS bestselling author, Dr Linda Friedland, has distilled the wisdom of prominent parenting teachers and her own knowledge as a medical doctor and as a mother of five children, the two youngest still being in their teenage years. Over 100 issues are discussed and are followed up with practical ''what to do'' ideas, including:·Brain and body changes·Parent teen conflict·Implementing rules and family values·Saying no·Narcissism and entitlement· Helicopter and Tiger parenting