“This book tackles difficult topics with wit and wisdom. It speaks honestly and openly to teens about the challenges of being an adolescent in today’s world.” -Kathryn Della-Piana, LCSW, Exec. Director, Family Counseling Center
“[A] wise and witty work for smart teenage girls. The result should be that both parent and teen feel they can be heard and respected, even where there is disagreement.” -Penny Brooke Jameson, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist
The teen-parent relationship has always been a tenuous one. Think back to those years between braces and graduation-when a later curfew meant the difference between social heaven and loser-ville (at least you thought) and your parents held the car keys over your head like a ransom. If only you’d had some solid advice on how to relate to and level with your parents on everything from dating dilemmas to nose piercing. Well, today’s teenagers do!
HOW TO RAISE YOUR PARENTS: A Teen Girl’s Survival Guide (May 2008) is the essential guide to getting some privacy, understanding “ParentSpeak,” and negotiating for a little independence. Author Sarah O’Leary Burningham speaks directly to teen readers in an open and honest voice-and a language they’ll understand-and offers practical advice to help them survive “the difficult years” with their parents while keeping their relationship intact and lines of communication open. Some of the basics Sarah includes are:
- Essential negotiation and bargaining tactics-the foundation of teen freedom!
- Advice on surviving the report card storm (a “B” is NOT a bad grade!)
- How to introduce your parents to your McDreamy
- Ways to convince your parents that spending hours at the computer is a GOOD thing
- Hints for avoiding a curfew crisis, even when you’re running a little late
- The secrets of cell phone etiquette
- Parental music maneuvers-ways to break your parents into hip-hop
- Determining which “breed” of parent you have, and more!
Each page is jam-packed with sensible advice that teens (and parents!) can use in their everyday lives. After all, teens and parents don’t always see eye-to-eye, but with the help of HOW TO RAISE YOUR PARENTS, they can certainly meet somewhere in the middle.
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HOW TO RAISE YOUR PARENTS: A Teen Girl’s Survival Guide
by Sarah O’Leary Burningham
illustrated by Bella Pilar
Price: $12.99 / ISBN: 9780811856966
