A practical guide to parenting 13-18 year olds that applies psychology to more than 100 everyday scenarios, showing what's happening, why it's happening, and how to respond. Positive parenting just got tougher. As hormones surge within your growing teenager and independence beckons, a perfect storm for family conflict emerges. This uniquely practical parenting book for raising teenagers in today's world is grounded in evidence-based child psychology, exploring the science at work during this period of child development and showing how your behavior and response as a parent has never been more important. Using more than 100 everyday scenarios and situations, What's My Teenager Thinking? tackles real-world concerns, including online safety, testing pressures, eating disorders, depression, alcohol, drugs, and sex. You'll discover what's going on in your child's developing brain throughout the teenage years--the ways in which teenage boys and teenage girls differ, how you can create a supportive environment at home, and what you can say and do to help your child manage the multitude of teenage problems, anxieties, and stresses. At a time when your child may seem to be pushing you away, this book will empower you to master your fears as a parent and your instinct to "fix" things and see the world from your teenager's perspective. You'll find out how to judge when to step back and when to step in, defuse high-emotion situations with confidence, and keep the channels of communication open and uncomplicated.

Get through the tough times together and emerge with a relationship of mutual respect and understanding.