“How to Raise Your Parents is brilliant – I wish I had a guide like this when I was a teenager…It’s a terrific book. Clever and funny – and honestly helpful without being condescending or fake.” -Lauren Myracle, bestselling teen author of ttfn, ttyl, and l8r g8
“Sarah O’Leary Burningham’s book, How to Raise Your Parents, is a wise and witty work for smart teenage girls. She shows teens, through example, empathetic coaching and considerable humor, how to move out of a position of defensive outrage in relation to parents. She gently encourages skillful negotiation based on an understanding of where parents are coming from, both in terms of the parents’ baseline style and their potential concerns. The result should be that both parent and teen feel they can be heard and respected, even where there is disagreement. The relationship skills Sarah teaches should be useful anywhere, not just with parents.” -Penny Brooke Jameson, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist
“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. The humor and the style of writing are so appealing that the practical advice and important messages embedded throughout can be heard…As a therapist and a parent, I wish that such a book could have been available to my teenage daughters.” -Kathryn Della-Piana, LCSW, Executive Director, Family Counseling Center
