内容简介
SurvivingAdolescentsisaclearandverydown-to-earthmanualforparents,whichdrawsonMichaelCarr-Gregg'swealthofexperienceandwisdom.Ithasadviceonallthethornyissuesthatconfrontfamilieswithteenagers?sexuality,riskybehaviours,laziness,schoolandstudyproblems,andmuchmore.It'sfullofpracticalstrategiesforeverydaysurvival,including:communicatingeffectivelywithyoungpeopledefusingfamilyconflictsettinglimitsavoidingcommonmistakeslikefightingoverthingsthatdon'tmatterkeepingthestressofparentingatbayFew21st-centuryparentshavethetimetoreadweightyvolumesonadolescentdevelopment.SurvivingAdolescentsistheperfectsolution:concise,human,reassuringandwithawryhumour.ItisillustratedthroughoutwithpoignantcartoonsbyRonTandberg.
作者简介
DrMichaelCarr-GreggisoneofAustralia'sleadingauthoritiesonteenagebehaviour,andasapractisingpsychologistspecialisesintheareaofparentingadolescentsandadolescentmentalhealth.In2000hewasthesubjectofThisisYourLife.Hewasfounderoftheworld'sfirstnationalsupportgroupforteenagecancerpatients,CanTeen(TheAustralianTeenageCancerPatient'sSociety).Heistheconsultantpsychologisttomanyschoolsandnationalorganisations,anofficialambassadorforthefederalgovernment'syouthsuicidepreventionprogramsbeyondblueandMindmatters,andfrom2005willbeconsultanttoChannelNineonadolescentbehaviour.Hehaswrittentwobestsellingbooksonparentingadolescents;SurvivingYear12andAdolescence:AGuideforParents.HeisalsoacolumnistforGirlfriend,FamilyCircleandAustralianDoctormagazines.Hehaswonmanyawardsforhiswork.