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Boundaries with teens : when to say yes, how to say no
Title:
Boundaries with teens : when to say yes, how to say no
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Summary:
Dr. Townsend gives important keys for establishing healthy boundaries - the bedrock of good relationships, maturity, safety, and growth for teens and the adults in their lives. The book offers help in raising teens to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions.
Year Published:
2006
Edition:
1st ed.
Contents:
Revisit your own adolescence -- Be a boundary -- Get connected -- Face your guilt and fear -- Be united in your parenting -- Be an integrated parent -- For single parents -- For stepparents -- Adolescence : a time of transition and preparation -- A period of momentous change -- Teens think differently -- Separating from parents -- From earthly to eternal parent -- Boys and girls are different -- The influence of culture -- Dig beneath your teen's problem -- Use the four anchors of boundary setting -- Don't get derailed -- Consequences 101 -- Academic problems -- Aggressive behavior -- Alcohol, drugs, and dependencies -- Argumentativeness -- Breaking agreements -- Chores -- Clothing -- Curfew violations -- Cutting and self-mutilation -- Deception and lying -- Defiance -- Detaching from the family in unhealthy ways -- Disrespect -- Driving and cars -- God and spirituality -- Ignoring parents -- Impulsive behavior -- Internet -- Money -- Moodiness -- Parties -- Peers -- Phone -- Runaways -- Sexual involvement -- Silence.
ISBN:
9780310259572
Publisher:
Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, 2006.