The Well-Behaved Teenager (and Other Myths)
Is your teenager's behaviour a major source of stress?
Are issues like verbal conflicts, put-downs, blank refusals and 'just not caring' beginning to get you down?
In this book, you'll discover 4 Golden Rules that will reduce the turbulence in your household - for good.
And:
- How our changing culture has brought big changes to parents' and teenagers'
lives
- How to understand the impacts of teenagers' neurological development, and
of your own behaviour style
- How to build young people who are emotionally skilled, connected and
capable
- How to garner supportive resources for your teen from outside your family
- How to build agency and self-esteem in your child
- How to respond to difficult behaviours in the moment with calmness and
clarity....while swiftly ending the motivations for negative behaviours
- (Note - you don't have to be well-off or in a comfortable life position for this
to work)
With 20 years of experience as a clinical psychologist Dr Jari Evertsz has built supportive methods which clarify the problem set for families. Her work with violent offenders, at-risk children and hundreds of everyday families has helped her forge simple tracks which help teens move out of hostility and isolation towards their real selves.
A national award-recipient in the anti-violence field, she (like you) doesn't accept that conflict and disruption should be an everyday feature of family life. Usethis book and find your way back to the fun, love and connection with your teenaged children that your whole family deserves.
The Well-Behaved Teenager (and Other Myths) Dr Jari Evertsz
