Adolescence

Résumé du livre

Adolescence has changed. Young people now enter puberty earlier (in many cases, at ten or eleven) and leave home later. What's more, modern society expects children to grow up emotionally all too quickly. The good news is that the skills, knowledge and strategies parents need are clearly explained in 'Adolescence'. In this book, the authors discuss: the three big questions in an adolescent's life: 'Am I normal?', 'Who am I?' and 'What is my place in the world?'; useful approaches for parents and teachers: what good parenting is all about, techniques for communicating well, and how to provide young people with an environment where they feel safe, valued and listened to; knowing how to handle problems - such as depression, suicidal feelings, relationships and emerging sexuality, drugs and eating disorders - before they become crises; parents' most frequently asked questions; how to set appropriate, negotiated boundaries; how to raise our children to be resilient adults and cope with difficulties in life; and why the key protective factor for adolescents is a sense of attachment to a significant adult in their lives.