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1) Take Time for Your Teen
Author:
Christina Botto
Category:
Self Improvement
BookWire's "Year in Reviews Magazine," December 2006 issue, lists a review of my book "Help Me With My Teenager! A Step-by-step Guide for Parents that Works."
All in all a very positive review, the reviewer states: "Help Me With My Teenager!" speaks in a clear and understandable language directly to parents. Some techniques, such as stopping whatever you're doing when your kid is ready to talk, will be difficult for already busy parents to implement. However, the extra effort promises to pay...
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2) How to help your angry Teen
Author:
Christina Botto
Category:
Self Improvement
Lately, several parents asked: "Where is my teen's anger coming from?" Teenagers, like adults, experience stress every day. The stubborn and argumentative teen is fighting for independence and less control by his or her parents. An angry teen is battling with daily difficulties and is trying to make sense of emotional issues, such as:
- changes in their bodies
- trying to establish an identity
- dealing with friends
- positive and negative peer pressure
- school demands
- separation...
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3) Eating Disorders in Teens
Author:
Christina Botto
Category:
Self Improvement
Eating disorders have long been a serious problem among people of all ages. However, this disease usually begins somewhere in the pre-teen stages of life, and although many adolescent boys suffer with this disorder, it usually affects and is much more severe in young girls.
People who do suffer from an eating disorder like to place blame on factors such as television and family life-styles. Although these situations do influence eating disorders, the basis for this disease lies within the p...
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4) Successful Ways to Communicate with Your Teenager
Author:
Christina Botto
Category:
Self Improvement
Communication is the single most important aspect when parenting a teenager.
We can give them a sense of compassion, understanding, and support. We can listen to their opinion. We can peacefully discuss a situation.
On the other hand, we can convey to them that we are disappointed and angry about what they did. We can scold them for not doing what we told them to.
The way we respond to, or address, our teenagers will determine if they will come to us for answers and advice the next ti...
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5) How to help your Teen after Drug Rehab
Author:
Christina Botto
Category:
Self Improvement
Drug abuse among teens is a growing concern. In Troubled Teenagers - Identifying and Dealing with Tough Issues we discuss the signs as well as the reasons why teens abuse drugs and alcohol.
As with any disease, early detection increases the chance for a full recovery and a drug and alcohol free future. Inpatient treatment at a Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center is the first step to a drug and alcohol free life. The patient is provided 24-hour care to monitor and ensure a safe withdrawal...
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6) Your Teenager's First Year at College
Author:
Christina Botto
Category:
Self Improvement
The first year at college is an extremely stressful time for both the parent as well as your teenager.
Your teen is truly leaving home for the first time. He's also leaving his friends and a world that he's lived in and felt comfortable with for years.
For most teenagers their first year includes a new area, along with a new room and roommate. College comes with a learning environment that is fast paced and a lot less personal than high school.
This is sometimes an extreme shock to a...
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7) Parenting Your Teenager with Love and Support
Author:
Christina Botto
Category:
Self Improvement
You find yourself begging your teen to go places with the family. As soon as your teen gets into the car with you, he begins complaining about you or his life, and how miserable everything in his world is. In just a few minutes of being within the same five-foot radius of one another, the two of you are already in an argument.
There may have been times you regretted asking your teen to join you on your daily activities. No matter where you go, or what you do, your teen seems to find somet...
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