Key Tips for Confident Parenting of Teens: From the Essential Guide to Confidence

A simple guide to parenting teenagers, particularly ages 11-16. Transition from childhood to adulthood is often fraught with frustration, bewilderment, confrontation, and conflict, as children prepare to detach themselves from the nest. Yet it needn't be that way. With a focus on building confidence, self esteem and mutual respect, Elaine Sihera (a former teacher, nurse, counsellor, and currently motivational expert) looks at some key issues of this stage of transition, and offers solutions that could reduce the tension, anxiety and distrust that often dog this important stage in the parent-child relationship. A readable friendly guide, with lots of little useful nuggets to help get rid of the fear and uncertainty around this parenting period. For example, - the five essential skills of a parent;- the main effects of negative labelling on children;- Teenage dilemmas- the main reasons why teenagers are disrespectful- how to deal with common teen issuesThis book is part of a more comprehensive volume, The Essential Guide to Confidence, and is designed to appeal especially to parents.