Parenting Teenagers

This guide is designed for anyone filling the parental role - either temporarily or permanently. It explains how to maintain, repair and strengthen relationships with teenagers. Myers encourages adults to take control of the parenting situation by taking control of their own actions and reactions. He seeks to remove conflict from parent-child relationships and identifies the traps that block good communication. The book does not provide quick fix solutions, but develops strategies for problem-solving and helping the teenager build self-esteem, responsibility and independence. It is intended for parents, teachers, residential youth workers, social workers, probation officers and all those who work with adolescents.