- Library Binding: 150 pages
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1435284941
- ISBN-13: 978-1435284944
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.3 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 426 g
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Product Description
Product Description
Let's face it--parents don't get it. Or at least that's what their teenaged children think. Most teens think their parents don't know anything about life--especially not teen life. That's where best-selling author and teen expert Hayley DiMarco comes in.
Stupid Parents helps teens understand how to communicate with their parents to improve their relationships. It answers common questions teens have, like
-how do I get my parents to be less embarrassing?
-how do I get them to give me more freedom?
-how do I tell my parents about things that are important to me?
-what do I do if my parents are mean to me?
-what are my parents thinking?
-and many more
Teens, parents, and youth leaders will find Stupid Parents entertaining, educational, and, like all Hungry Planet books, utterly relevant. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Stupid Parents helps teens understand how to communicate with their parents to improve their relationships. It answers common questions teens have, like
-how do I get my parents to be less embarrassing?
-how do I get them to give me more freedom?
-how do I tell my parents about things that are important to me?
-what do I do if my parents are mean to me?
-what are my parents thinking?
-and many more
Teens, parents, and youth leaders will find Stupid Parents entertaining, educational, and, like all Hungry Planet books, utterly relevant. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
From the Back Cover
Why are parents so clueless?
If you've ever yelled at your parents, walked out on them, or said, "My parents are so stupid!" then you've come to the right place. Believe it or not, parents aren't perfect. They get tired, they get grumpy, and sometimes they dress funny. But they care about you! So even if you can't have the ideal family, Stupid Parents will make your family life better.
Check out how you can:
stop the nagging
deal with overprotective parents
rebuild trust after you've screwed up
and even get them to say yes!
It can be done. You can learn how to get your parents to "get" you. If you want to change things at home, then don't miss this book!
Hayley DiMarco is chief creative officer and founder of Hungry Planet, where she writes and creates cutting-edge books that connect with the multitasking mind-set. She has written and co-written numerous bestselling books including Dateable, Mean Girls, and Sexy Girls. Hayley lives in Nashville, Tennessee. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
If you've ever yelled at your parents, walked out on them, or said, "My parents are so stupid!" then you've come to the right place. Believe it or not, parents aren't perfect. They get tired, they get grumpy, and sometimes they dress funny. But they care about you! So even if you can't have the ideal family, Stupid Parents will make your family life better.
Check out how you can:
stop the nagging
deal with overprotective parents
rebuild trust after you've screwed up
and even get them to say yes!
It can be done. You can learn how to get your parents to "get" you. If you want to change things at home, then don't miss this book!
Hayley DiMarco is chief creative officer and founder of Hungry Planet, where she writes and creates cutting-edge books that connect with the multitasking mind-set. She has written and co-written numerous bestselling books including Dateable, Mean Girls, and Sexy Girls. Hayley lives in Nashville, Tennessee. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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4.6 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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great study, Feb 8 2007
By Michael Kalnbach - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Stupid Parents: Why They Just Don't Understand and How You Can Help (Paperback)
I used this book as an eight week study for our youth. They loved it. It was enlightening, and also very practical. DiMarco has a good idea of what today's teenagers desperately need, authentic, available adults, and she has tapped into how young people can better understand them. I appreciate her discussions about parents that are really "stupid." She doesn't assume that every young person has two responsible, caring parents at home. She realizes that a good number of them have maybe one parent, and that one is a wreck. I'm glad that she had something for those young people as well.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Understanding Alien Life: Such As Parents, Feb 19 2008
By Dr. David Frisbie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Stupid Parents: Why They Just Don't Understand and How You Can Help (Paperback)
Written in a warm, funny, engaging style "Stupid Parents" is NOT an attack on moms, dads, or anyone raising a teen. Instead, it's more like a field guide to parents --- how to identify the different types, and how to treat them wisely.DiMarco has a great way of connecting with teen readers. For one thing, she writes about topics that have their immediate interest. For another, she doesn't preach or "talk down" to teens --- it's more like she's meeting her teen readers for coffee at a local Starbucks.
This excellent little book should help teen readers learn how to communicate better with their parents, and how to gain the trust, respect and thus partnership of their mom and dad.
In the early 1980's we spoke at youth camps, doing a popular seminar called "How to Train Your Parents." Author DiMarco is too young to have been there, heard that --- but she's taken some of the same basic ideas, improved them, and published this book. VERY WELL DONE.
Great reading for your teen --- don't be turned off by the title.
Dr. David and Lisa Frisbie
The Center for Marriage & Family Studies
Authors of: Raising Great Kids on Your Own: A Guide and Companion for Every Single Parent
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not-so-stupid, Feb 12 2007
By J. Hering - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Stupid Parents: Why They Just Don't Understand and How You Can Help (Paperback)
Be advised that this book is written for students and speaks to real life for them. Parents might have their feelings hurt, but most will recognize the author's good connection with her intended readers. I also used it with my youth group over a series of weeks and they get it. I would compare this work to a modern, teen focused "Win Friends and Influence People." The new companion book for parents (Not So Stupid Parents) ought to be a great addition for getting both "sides" on the same, healthy, communicative page.
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