The 5 Simple Truths of Raising Kids
How to Deal with Modern Problems Facing Your Tweens and Teens
Raising pre-teens and teenagers doesnÌt have to be hard. In fact, if you only know five essential truths about why kids do what they do, youÌre on your way to becoming a smarter, happier, and more sane parent. Brad Snyder is an expert in adolescent behavior and has years of experience decoding the messages that parents donÌt get. HeÌs surveyed over 100,000 children and adolescents, and has interviewed close to 4,000 in group and one-on-one sessions. In spite of what you see on tv, kids these days are not more violent, more sexual, or more in danger than you once were. Kids are kids.
With The 5 Simple Truths of Raising Kids, youÌll:
- Learn some secrets of tween and teen communication
- Find out what exactly your kid is doing all day and why
- Make rules that make sense for the whole family, without building resentment
- Learn the truth about kids and social networking, texting, and bullying
- Become a parent your children respect, but not one they hate or fear
"Foreword by Aaron Kupchik, PhD
; Acknowledgements
; Chapter 1: Introduction to the 5 Simple Truths of Raising Kids
; Chapter 2: Kids are Kids
; Chapter 3: Kids are Good
; Chapter 4: Kids Need Parents
; Chapter 5: Kids Need Adults
; Chapter 6: Kids Need Communities
; Chapter 7: Applying the 5 Simple Truths
; Chapter 8: Kids and Television
; Chapter 9: Kids and Social Networks
; Chapter 10: Kids and Texting
; Chapter 11: Kids and Videogames
; Chapter 12: Kids and Bullying
; Chapter 13: Conclusion
; Resources"
; Acknowledgements
; Chapter 1: Introduction to the 5 Simple Truths of Raising Kids
; Chapter 2: Kids are Kids
; Chapter 3: Kids are Good
; Chapter 4: Kids Need Parents
; Chapter 5: Kids Need Adults
; Chapter 6: Kids Need Communities
; Chapter 7: Applying the 5 Simple Truths
; Chapter 8: Kids and Television
; Chapter 9: Kids and Social Networks
; Chapter 10: Kids and Texting
; Chapter 11: Kids and Videogames
; Chapter 12: Kids and Bullying
; Chapter 13: Conclusion
; Resources"
- Release Date: October 9, 2012
- Paperback / softback
- 192 Pages
- Trim Size: 6in x 9in
- ISBN: 9781936303397
- eBook ISBN: 9781617051296