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Book Description

Bullying, gangs, social media, smartphones, reality TV . . . meet the real-life firewall for keeping teens safe

How To Connect With Your iTeen is the lifeline every Twenty-First century parent or educator needs. This realistic guide shows adults how to reopen communication with “silent” teenage boys and cut through the drama of teenage girls. Written in clear, straightforward language, it offers successful techniques for navigating everything from socially complex issues surrounding sexting and bullying to such everyday challenges around school and homework.

This evidence-based guide equips you with:

  • Effective strategies to nurture and develop the 6 essential characteristics teens need to become productive and successful adults—no matter how they define success
  • Dependable ways to maintain authority and stay emotionally connected to teens in a world of longer work hours, interrupted conversations, and planned activities
  • Reliable methods for keeping teens safe and protecting their privacy

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. INTRODUCTION: Whose Life Is It Anyway?
  8. 1 Resisting the Entitlement Trend
  9. 2 Psychology: Lost in Translation
  10. 3 Reality Check: How Do We Raise Our Sons and Daughters?
  11. 4 Media Takes on Teen Culture
  12. 5 Screenagers
  13. 6 Your Daughters and Sons at School
  14. 7 “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” of Teenage Friendships
  15. 8 The Parenting Road Map to Communication and Connection
  16. 9 Wired to Take Risks
  17. 10 Preparing for the Next Chapter
  18. EPILOGUE
  19. FACT SHEETS
    1. FACT SHEET 1 DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS
    2. FACT SHEET 2 SUICIDE SIGNS
    3. FACT SHEET 3 VIOLENCE
    4. FACT SHEET 4 WARNING SIGNS OF AN EATING DISORDER
    5. FACT SHEET 5 DRUG USE IN ADOLESCENCE
  20. REFERENCES
  21. INDEX
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