Are You Losing Control?
The Common Sense Guide
to Parenting Teens

264 page, soft cover
published by Crackling Communications, 2000

Losing Control

Its' a parent's worst fear.

And yet, it's inevitable, even desirable. If we don't want a house full of forty year olds, still dependant of us to make all their decisions for them, we want our children to take control of their own lives. This book shows parents how to use a teen's natural and normal drive for independence as the catalyst for teaching them how to make good and responsible decisions for themselves. Losing Control? looks at issues like "keeping them safe" and offers parents the information they need to make it much less likely that their teen will be involved in self-destructive, abusive and suicidal behavour. Losing Control? offers the fresh approach that parents of both teens and pre-teens say, makes such common sense.

Strategies that work ...from the experts

The author, Carolyn Bergmann Usher went to the experts - teens and their parents, for the understanding of what is and is not working in families today. Accordingly, the book is focused on practical, usable strategies for both teens and their parents to use in making the transition from a household with children to a household with young adults. It is written from a common sense, parent-to-parent perspective.

The author is not a professional counselor, therapist or family life educator. Parents who believe they need this are urged to seek the counsel of professionals.

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