Raising a happy and successful teenager is a challenge for any parent, even the most patient and wisest among us. Parenting adolescents requires all sorts of skills that most of us don't naturally possess. In this down-to-earth, practical guide, you'll learn how to tap your "wise mind" to calmly navigate even the stormiest of parenting moments. You'll learn how to preserve your loving relationship while encouraging progress towards the 7 essentials of happy, healthy teens:

Secure attachment to parents
Self-control
Academic success
Social thriving
Emotional flourishing
Strong character
Physical health

With humor, wisdom and a deep understanding of the teenaged brain, Dr. Kastner, author of Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens and Teens, and Russell provide clear and useful tools for parents, giving them effective new ways to manage their own emotions in the heat of the moment with their teen while maintaining -- and even gaining -- closeness.

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Format: Trade Paperback
Author: Kastner, Laura S.
ISBN: 9780983012856
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.60 x 0.60
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Year: 2013

Wise Minded Parenting: 7 Essentials for Raising Successful Tweens + Teens

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