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How to Connect with Your Iteen: A Parenting Road Map
Contributor(s): Shaffer, Susan Morris (Author), Gordon, Linda Perlman (Author)
ISBN: 0071824219     ISBN-13: 9780071824217
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
OUR PRICE:   $22.80  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: May 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Teenagers
- Family & Relationships | Marriage & Long Term Relationships
- Family & Relationships | Parenting - General
Dewey: 306.874
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Family
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
 
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Publisher Description:

Bullying, gangs, social media, smartphones, reality TV . . . meet the real-life firewall for keeping teens safe

How To Connect With Your iTeen is the lifeline every Twenty-First century parent or educator needs. This realistic guide shows adults how to reopen communication with "silent" teenage boys and cut through the drama of teenage girls. Written in clear, straightforward language, it offers successful techniques for navigating everything from socially complex issues surrounding sexting and bullying to such everyday challenges around school and homework.

This evidence-based guide equips you with:

  • Effective strategies to nurture and develop the 6 essential characteristics teens need to become productive and successful adults--no matter how they define success
  • Dependable ways to maintain authority and stay emotionally connected to teens in a world of longer work hours, interrupted conversations, and planned activities
  • Reliable methods for keeping teens safe and protecting their privacy

Contributor Bio(s): Gordon, Linda Perlman: - McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwideShaffer, Susan Morris: -

Susan Morris Shaffer runs an educational nonprofit that promotes and provides resources for parents, community members, and educators in the mid-Atlantic region. Shaffer routinely works with the White House and Congress to assess teenager issues, develop policy, and validate school strategies.
Linda Perlman Gordon, MSW, MEd, is a clinical social worker, trained mediator, and a graduate of the Family Therapy Practice Center.