How to Say it to Your Teenager
Talking About the Most Important Topics of Their Lives
Published on 1. August 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-7352-0188-0 (ISBN)
Description
If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then teenagers are from another universe entirely-or at least it can often seem that way. In How to Say It to Teens, you'll discover surprisingly easy ways to keep the lines of communication open throughout the turbulent adolescent years.
Author Richard Heyman guides you through the most challenging topics any parent of a teen will ever face. Alphabetically listed from Anger to Violence, and packed with real-life examples, this wise parenting guide arms you with:
? Useful words and phrases
? Ways to ask important question
? Techniques for getting conversations started
? Strategies for helping teens through their actions and their consequences
? The most effective ways to offer advice
You'll also find an eye-opening self-test to help you assess your own communication skills and five principles of communication that help you maintain your relationship with your teens through adolescence into adulthood.
Author Richard Heyman guides you through the most challenging topics any parent of a teen will ever face. Alphabetically listed from Anger to Violence, and packed with real-life examples, this wise parenting guide arms you with:
? Useful words and phrases
? Ways to ask important question
? Techniques for getting conversations started
? Strategies for helping teens through their actions and their consequences
? The most effective ways to offer advice
You'll also find an eye-opening self-test to help you assess your own communication skills and five principles of communication that help you maintain your relationship with your teens through adolescence into adulthood.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
903 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7352-0188-0 (9780735201880)
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Person
Richard Heyman teaches communication and education at the University of Calgary. He has published several works on communication, childhood development, and education including How to Say It to Teens: Talking About the Most Important Topics of Their Lives, Why Didn't You Say That in the First Place?, and "We Need to Talk": Tough Conversations with Your Kids.