Active Parenting of Teens

Active Parenting of Teens
Author: Michael H. Popkin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-10
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781597232319

The challenge of successfully ushering children through their teen years has always been among parents' hardest-won achievements. But in today's society, where children seem to become adults overnight, and where they often make decisions about drugs, sexuality, and violence before they understand the consequences, a parent's job is more important than ever. So how can you ensure that your teens develop the skills and character they need to not only survive but to thrive as they gain independence? Active Parenting of Teens provides the guidance and support you need to turn the challenges of raising a teenager into opportunities for growth. You'll learn: Methods of respectful discipline Skills for clear, honest communication Concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior How to be an encouraging parent ..and much more, plus insight into important issues such as teens online, bullying, and depression. The "active" approach has helped millions of families become happier and more productive as their children become more responsible, respectful, and capable of making good decisions. Book jacket.

Teen Parenting

Teen Parenting
Author: Laurie Willis
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2011-12-01
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 0737757000

Help your readers to explore the issues surrounding teen parenting. The pro versus con format of the essays in this book presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance. Readers will evaluate several issues, such as whether the children of teen parents are disadvantaged, whether babies of teen fathers have greater health challenges, and whether teen parenting TV shows are realistic. Your readers will be able to make wise choices after learning these facts.

Teen Pregnancy and Parenting

Teen Pregnancy and Parenting
Author: David Checkland
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780802080707

Nine original essays explore the many factors affecting how Canadian society responds to, and creates, the phenomenon of teen parenting. A challenges to assumptions about the circumstances, consequences and experience of teen parenting.

Your Baby's First Year

Your Baby's First Year
Author: Jeanne Warren Lindsay
Publisher: Morning Glory Press (CA)
Total Pages: 230
Release: 1998
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781885356338

Suitable for teens who straddle the world of adolescence and parenthood, this parenting guide stresses on the needs of young parents along with the developmental needs of the child. It features interviews with teen mothers and fathers, which reinforce discussions of the stages of development during the first year.

Teen Pregnancy and Parenting

Teen Pregnancy and Parenting
Author: Annette U. Rickel
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1989
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780891168089

First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Teen Pregnancy and Parenting

Teen Pregnancy and Parenting
Author: Keri Weed
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 113616104X

Whether glamorised or stigmatised, teenage parenthood is all too often used to stand for a host of social problems, and empirical research results ignored. Identifying core controversies surrounding teen pregnancy and parenting, this book resolves misperceptions using findings from large-scale, longitudinal, and qualitative research studies from the US and other Western countries. Summarising the evidence and integrating it with a systems perspective, the authors explore ten prevalent myths about teenage parents, including: Teen pregnancy is associated with other behavior problems. Children of teen parents will experience cognitive delay, adjustment problems, and will themselves become teen parents. Better outcomes are achieved when teen mothers live with their own mothers. Teen pregnancy costs tax payers lots of money. Abstinence education is the best way to prevent teen pregnancy. Teen Pregnancy and Parenting ends by highlighting the prevention and intervention implications for families, practitioners, and policymakers. It will be of interest to academics and advanced students from a range of disciplines and professions including psychology, public policy, nursing, social work and sociology.

Pregnancy and Parenting

Pregnancy and Parenting
Author: Jessica Akin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2016-06-09
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1442243031

More than 900,000 teenage girls face pregnancies each year. Almost all of these pregnancies are unplanned, leaving teen moms and dads unprepared for the emotional, physical, and psychological journey ahead of them. What most parents find as a memorable and positive change in their lives, teens and their families often see as catastrophic and devastating. In Pregnancy and Parenting: The Ultimate Teen Guide, Jessica Akin guides teens through the unique issues and struggles of a life-changing event that can be overwhelming even for a fully mature adult. Once a teen decides what course to take—between parenting, adoption, or abortion—she must deal with the consequences of her decision, often alone, but sometimes with the father-to-be and other family members. Topics covered in this book include breaking the news choosing the next step dealing with judgments and criticism coping with loss co-parenting finishing school life beyond the baby This book is filled with stories from teen mothers and fathers who faced their unplanned pregnancy head on. Written without bias or judgement, Pregnancy and Parenting: The Ultimate Teen Guide emphasizes and encourages teens to empower themselves with knowledge and make the best choices and decisions for their individual futures.

Parenting Your Out-of-Control Teenager

Parenting Your Out-of-Control Teenager
Author: Scott P. Sells
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1429980478

Every teenager rebels against authority at some point--talks back, breaks curfew, or disobeys. But literally millions of teens take their rebellion to a point where it disrupts their families and endangers their own futures or even their lives. If one of these teens is yours, you've probably lived through years of conflicting advice and pat solutions that don't last. Finally, this breakthrough guide from a master therapist will show you the seven steps to positive, permanent change for you and your teenager: 1. Learn the real reasons for teen misbehavior. 2. Make an ironclad contract to stop that behavior. 3. Troubleshoot future problems. 4. End button-pushing. 5. Stop the "seven aces" -- from disrespect to threats of violence. 6. Mobilize outside help. 7. Reclaim lost love within the family. Clear, compassionate, and packed with real-life solutions to real-life problems, Parenting Your Out-of-Control Teenager gives parents the tools they need to turn their families' lives around for good.

Teen Pregnancy and Parenting

Teen Pregnancy and Parenting
Author: Keri Weed
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136161031

Whether glamorised or stigmatised, teenage parenthood is all too often used to stand for a host of social problems, and empirical research results ignored. Identifying core controversies surrounding teen pregnancy and parenting, this book resolves misperceptions using findings from large-scale, longitudinal, and qualitative research studies from the US and other Western countries. Summarising the evidence and integrating it with a systems perspective, the authors explore ten prevalent myths about teenage parents, including: Teen pregnancy is associated with other behavior problems. Children of teen parents will experience cognitive delay, adjustment problems, and will themselves become teen parents. Better outcomes are achieved when teen mothers live with their own mothers. Teen pregnancy costs tax payers lots of money. Abstinence education is the best way to prevent teen pregnancy. Teen Pregnancy and Parenting ends by highlighting the prevention and intervention implications for families, practitioners, and policymakers. It will be of interest to academics and advanced students from a range of disciplines and professions including psychology, public policy, nursing, social work and sociology.

Parenting Teens with Love and Logic

Parenting Teens with Love and Logic
Author: Jim Fay
Publisher: NavPress
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1641581573

Over 350,000 copies sold! Parents need effective teaching strategies to teach their teens how to make decisions responsibly―and do so while showing empathy toward their teen. Parenting Teens with Love and Logic, from the duo who wrote Parenting with Love and Logic, (and the iconic PBS program) empowers parents of teens with the skills necessary to set limits, teach important skills, and encourage effective decision-making for teens. Covering a wide range of real-life issues teens face―including divorce of their parents, ADHD, addiction, and sex―you’ll receive everything you need to raise responsible teens who will find their identity and grow in maturity. Indexed for easy reference. Now updated with new material on implementing love and logic in conversations about teens and technology, managing screen time, teens and social media, and teens and cyber-bullying.