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5.0 out of 5 stars Teens, April 5 2009

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Genny G "Book reader" (Montreal, QC, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Surviving Your Adolescents: How to Manage-and Let Go of-Your 13-18 Year Olds (Paperback)

This is a very good book for a parent going thru the teen age years for the first time.

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3.0 out of 5 stars will be helpful to many parents, Nov 20 2004

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This review is from: Surviving Your Adolescents: How to Manage-and Let Go of-Your 13-18 Year Olds (Paperback)

I think the premises presented in "Surviving Your Adolescents" are pretty sound and will be helpful to many parents. This is a worthy addition to a parent's library. My only complaint, and this seems to be represented in some of the other reviews, is that additional depth would be helpful. That is, many of 'how' and 'why' questions may not be answered in this book. Again, the ideas presented in "Surviving Your Adolescents" are great, you may just want to supplement it with a more detailed text like "Systemic Parenting: An Exploration of the Parenting Big Picture." Systemic Parenting does not explore the transitions associated with adolescence in as much detail as Surviving Your Adolescents, but it DOES fill in the gaps making for a complete picture of this period of your child's development. These two are very complimentary of each other.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Get Real!, Dec 3 2003

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J. Terry (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Surviving Your Adolescents (Paperback)

You would have to be a mannequin to pull off this Doctor's advise. Most people do not have a "whatever" attitute when it comes to their children! You would have to have a seriously flat personality, or perhaps be on large doses of tranquilizers to do what this Doctor suggests! For instance; Your son comes home from school and says, "Hey Mom! Me and Sam took drugs today!"
No matter what Dr. Phelan says, there is no way that a concerned Mother would come back with, "That's nice dear...And did you like it?" "How 'bout a little beer with your meatloaf Sweetie?" Really, this book is so ridiculous it's laughable!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for parents
I am a clinical social worker and recommend this book to clients struggling with their teenagers all the time, and all who have read it tell me how helpful it is. Read more

Published on May 23 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars When to intervene and when to let go
Dr. Phelan gives concise, clear ideas about how parents should interact with their adolescents. Parenting books often fall into the trap of a "one size fits all"... Read more

Published on Mar 3 2002 by Carol Watkins