Kandare Šoljaga Ana: Tinejdžeri: praktični vodič za roditelje

Ana Kandare Šoljaga: Teenagers: a practical guide for parents

This practical guide introduces parents of teenagers to:
- five golden rules in raising teenagers
- five most common mistakes
- fifteen most common parental concerns
- ten most common teenage disorders
This is a book by a prominent domestic psychologist, an expert in practice who helps teenagers and their families every day in communication and achieving a harmonious common of life.
Parental rules that are thirty or more years old no longer work. All parents of teenagers, as well as all those who deal with teenagers, already know this very well. Precisely from this perspective, this practical guide introduces parents to new scientific knowledge, instilling in them the strength, hope and help they really need in raising teenagers in such a complex world.
The book contains concrete answers to concrete questions, as well as numerous applicable ideas on how to better communicate with teenagers, how to work with them more easily and how to know when to seek professional help.
For the vast majority of minor problems in growing up, parents will find everything they need in this book. For those bigger and more difficult problems, in this book you will find guidance on when to seek professional help, as well as how best to choose an expert who will provide that help. For many concerns, this book also provides what we often forget: What not to do? How not to make a mistake? By reading this book, you will understand that this is just as important as advice on what to do.
The author, among other things, answers the following questions:
- what are the new scientific findings about teenage brain development, what do these findings tell us and how do they help us in upbringing?
- what are the most important rules of parenting, and what are the most common parental mistakes and how can they be corrected?
- what are the most common parental worries during the teenage years, and what are the practical solutions for dealing with them worries?
- what are the most common disorders that we can encounter in the teenage years?
- which specialist do you need if you are in trouble, and how to choose him?
Parents will find out the answers to questions like:
How to know if what you see is a fad or a real problem?
What to say if you don't like your teenager's friends?
How to deal with lying?
How to arrange study time, dates or the amount of pocket money?
How to deal with first teenage loves, sexuality, the Internet?
Why is physical activity a necessity, not a matter of choice?