Field Guide to the American Teenager - A Parent''s Companion

Informationen zum Autor Michael Riera, Ph.D. , is one of the country's foremost authorities on understanding children and teenagers. Mike has written or cowritten five books related to teenagers and their parents. Currently, he is the head of the Brentwood School, an independent K-12 day school in Los Angeles. Website: MikeRiera.com Joseph Di Prisco, Ph.D. , is an educator and writer who has taught for more than twenty years in public, independent, and Catholic schools, middle school through college. He lives in Berkeley, California. Klappentext Addressing the isolation, fear, and silence parents endure during their child's adolescence, the authors get beyond the stereotypes to expertly guide parents to a better appreciation of their teenager's frustrating if not completely troubling behavior. Zusammenfassung Addressing the isolation, fear, and silence parents endure during their child's adolescence, authors Michael Riera and Joseph Di Prisco get beyond the stereotypes to expertly guide parents to a better appreciation of their teenager's frustrating if not completely troubling behavior.Through stories and conversations, Field Guide to the American Teenager dramatizes teens living their lives on their own terms, illuminating for bewildered and sometimes beleaguered parents what is extraordinary in the ordinary reality of everyday teenage life. Complete with suggestions for parents to improve communication, Field Guide lets parents stand briefly in their teenager's shoes, ultimately guiding families toward genuine mutual respect and understanding.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Di Prisco, Joe Diprisco, Joseph Diprisco, Joseph Riera Diprisco, Diprisco Joseph, Michael Riera, Riera Michael
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.06.2001
• EAN: 9780738205199
• ISBN: 978-0-7382-0519-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Adolescence