Parenting teens can be a daunting experience for any parent. It is a time of significant change and growth, both physically and emotionally. As parents, it’s important to find the right balance between providing guidance while also allowing your teen some independence as they explore their newfound freedom. Finding the perfect books on parenting teens can be difficult, as there are so many available with different approaches to tackling this stage in life. However, one book stands out from the rest – Slow Parenting Teens provides a news flash to parents: If your relationship with your teen isn’t what you want– YOU can change it.
Parenting teens can be a difficult and trying time for both parents and their children. So which parenting style do you use? Doing it the right way can build a strong connection between the two parties, which will endure through adulthood. Parents should work to build a respectful atmosphere with their teens by promoting open dialogue and hearing what they have to say without judgement or criticism. It is also important for parents to provide guidance while still allowing teens some freedom in making decisions so that they don’t feel like their autonomy is being taken away from them. The five “slow” attitudes in this book will help you face your own fears and create a positive, respectful, and fun parenting relationship with your teenager. Authors Molly Wingate and Marti Woodward have accrued over 40 years of personal parenting experience, plus five decades of professional work with adolescents and their families. Along with real life examples of fast and slow parenting, they discuss how to set limits and punishments, how to deal with blended families, and how to slow parent teens who face big problems. No wonder Slow Parenting Teens is the parenting book recommended by teenagers! By using the parenting style in “Slow Parenting Teens”, you will help your teen develop self-confidence and foster trust between yourself and your child - both of which will go a long way towards preventing resentments down the line! Molly Wingate brings her practice as a parent and educator to Slow Parenting Teens. She co-parents her two, teen-aged sons with her husband, Brian Murphy. They have a two-career, two-station wagon, traditional nuclear family. She taught high school and college students (teenagers) for over twenty years before starting a writing consulting business. Molly has a B.A. and M.A. in English literature. Marti Woodward has a master’s degree in guidance and counseling and is a single mom of three teen-aged girls. Marti worked in the field of adolescent addiction and also designed and implemented a family program for at-risk adolescents. She has trained executives and supervisors and facilitated workshops for a variety of organizations. As a coach, Marti continues to specialize in adolescent and family issues.
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