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In this companion to his first book, An Unchanged Mind, John A. McKinnon provides invaluable advice to all parents of teenagers and young adults. Using case studies gathered from his years helping parents with troubled adolescents, Dr. McKinnon explores the ways that adolescent development can be derailed in today s complex culture and how parents can prevent this from happening in the first place.

Dr. McKinnon writes about how parents need to recognize their children as individuals, with their own feelings and opinions, as they start to establish their separate identities as young people and begin to negotiate their way through high school and beyond. He also makes clear that parents must continue to establish limits. These allow children to flourish and further their goals within boundaries that enable them to learn the consequences of their actions (both good and bad), thus providing a fundamental lesson of being an adult. Dr. McKinnon explains that, in tandem, parental recognition and limit-setting promote maturity.

Packed full of examples and containing sensible and practical advice for parents of pre-teens or teenagers, To Change a Mind is an essential guidebook for parents seeking to make their lives and the lives of their children richer and more fulfilling, as the family navigates together the potentially treacherous seas of adolescence.

Amazon Price: $23.00

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[Includes a Bonus DVD]

This program provides the tools and knowledge you need to raise a teenager who is happy, motivated, fulfilled, healthy, and skilled.

* Have Fun with your Teens
* Overcome Common Teen Struggles
* Deal with Peer Pressure
* Keep Your Teen Drug Free
* Communicate More Deeply

Raising a motivated teenager doesn’t have to be a struggle! Empower yourself with the knowledge that will make your child-rearing years a success. Plenty of tools and methods exist that you can use today to make your child’s teen years happy and successful. These are pivotal years in the life of your child, and you can prepare your children to be productive in school, happy in their relationships, and on their way to a bright future.

Parents have dealt with rebellious teen behavior since time immemorial. In this collection of audio programs, various authors, psychologists, motivators, and parenting experts offer their views and advice on exactly what you can do to make changes in your family relationships. Whether you are interested in helping your teen excel in school or sports, or if you’re like the millions of parents who are challenged with a troubled teen, then help is on the way! Learn specific tips on common topics ranging from teen discipline, texting and cell phone usage, video games, time on the computer, dating, drugs and alcohol, and myriad other distractions today’s teens face each day.

Amazon Price: $34.95

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Teenagers are perplexing, intriguing, and spirited creatures. In an attempt to discover the secrets to their thoughts and actions, parents have tried talking, cajoling, and begging them for answers. The result has usually been just more confusion. But new and exciting light is being shed on these mysterious young adults.

What was once thought to be hormones run amuck can now be explained with modern medical technology. MRI and PET scans view the human brain while it is alive and functioning. To no one’s surprise, the teenage brain is under heavy construction! These discoveries are helping parents understand the (until now) unexplainable teenager. Neuroscience can help parents adjust to the highs and lows of teenage behavior. Typically, this transformation is a prickly proposition for both teens and their families, but the trials and tribulations of adolescence give teenagers a second chance to develop and create the brain they will take into adulthood.

Amazon Price: $24.95