Available Parent: Expert Advice for Raising Successful and Resilient Teens and Tweens

We have a tendency today to over-parent, micro-manage, and under-appreciate our adolescents. Dr. John Duffy's The Available Parent is a revolutionary approach to taking care of teens and tweens. Teenagers are often left feeling unheard and misunderstood, and parents are left feeling bewildered by the changes in their child at adolescence and their sudden lack of effectiveness as parents. The parent has become unavailable, the teen responds in kind, and a negative, often destructive cycle of communication begins. The available parent of a teenager is open to discussion, offering advice and solutions, but not insisting on them. He allows his child to make some mistakes, setting limits, primarily where health and safety are concerned. He never lectures -- he is available but not controlling. He is neither cruel nor dismissive, ever. The available parent is fun and funny, and can bring levity to the most stressful situation. All of that is to say, there are no conditions to his availability -- it is absolute.

Author: Duffy John
Publisher: Start-Viva
Published: 06/17/2014
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781936740826
ISBN10: 1936740826
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Parenting | General
- Family & Relationships | Life Stages | Adolescence
- Family & Relationships | Life Stages | Teenagers

About the Author
John Duffy is a clinical psychologist and certified life coach with a thriving private practice. In addition to clinical work, Duffy also consults with individuals, groups, and corporations. Dr. Duffy's highly satisfied clients include Sears, Allstate, General Electric, Household Financial, Exxon Mobil, Accenture, Bank of America, and Hewitt Associates. He lives in Chicago.