The Good Enough Teen: Raising Adolescents with Love and Acceptance

图书标准信息

• 作者 Brad E. Sachs 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2005-01
• ISBN 9780060587406
• 定价 128.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 272页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

RespectedpsychologistDr.BradSachshelpsparentstorecognizetheirunrealisticexpectationsfortheirteenagersandtolove,acceptandnurturethefamilytheyhavetoitsfullpotential.Hisapproachfreesthemtodiscoveracceptanceofthemselvesandoftheirchildren.Theagestwelvetoeighteenareoftenthemostchallengingandtryingyearsforadolescents––andtheirparents.Nootherphaseoflifeischaracterizedbysomuchphysicalandpsychologicalchangehappeningsoquickly.Andfrequentlythechildparentshadlovedandunderstoodbecomesateenagertheyhardlyrecognize––thechildwholovedmusicgrowsintoateenwhowantstoplayvideogamesratherthanthepiano;orthelittlegirlwholoveddollsbecomesateenwholovesstayingoutwithherolder,rebelliousboyfriend.TheGoodEnoughTeen,however,showsyouhowtoseeyourchild'sevolutionasawindowofopportunity––foryou,foryourchild,andforyourentirefamily.Ratherthanhavingyoubraceforyouroffspring'sadolescencewithyoureyesshutandyourjawclenched,thisbookwillhelpyoutounderstandtheinvisibletransformationteensareexperiencing,aswellasthewaysinwhichyourownadolescenceintimatelyinfluencesthisunderstanding.Youwillfindyourselfbetterabletoseeevenyourchild'smostexasperatingbehavioursasstepsinhisorherstrivingtowardsmaturity,ratherthanchronicproblemsormean–spiritedeffortsdesignedtomakeyoumiserable.TheGoodEnoughTeenpresentsadevelopmentaloverviewofwhatparentscanexpectfromtheirchildrenduringadolescence,thendelineatesthefivestagesinthejourneytowardsacceptingachildforwhoheorsheis.Withprescriptivetoolsandstrategiesforparents,includingchecklists,quizzes,andexercises,andnumerouscasestudiesfromtheauthor'sownpractice,TheGoodEnoughTeenisvitalhelpforanyparentwithateenager.

【作者简介】

BradSachs,Ph.D.,isafamilypsychologistandtheauthorofThingsJustHaven'tBeentheSame:MakingtheTransitionfromMarriagetoParenthood.HeisthefounderanddirectoroftheFatherCenterandhaswrittenfornumerousperiodicals.HeismarriedtoKarenMeckler,apychiatristandacupuncturist,andtogethertheyraisetheirthreechildren,Josh,Matt,andJess,inColumbia,Maryland.