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New York Times bestselling author, internationally known clinical psychologist, and lecturer Wendy Mogel returns with a revelatory new book on parenting teenagers.

Mogel’s sage advice on parenting young children has struck a chord with thousands of readers and made her one of today’s most trusted parenting authorities. Now, in a long-awaited follow-up, Mogel addresses the question she hears most frequently: what to do when those children become teenagers, when their sense of independence and entitlement grows, the pressure to compete and succeed skyrockets, and communication becomes fraught with obstacles?

With her warmth, wit, and signature combination of Jewish teachings and psychological research, Mogel helps parents to ably navigate the often rough journey through the teenage years and guide children to becoming confident, resilient young adults. By viewing the frustrating and worrisome elements of adolescence as “blessings,” Mogel reveals that they are in fact necessary steps in psychological growth and character development to be met with faith, detachment, and a sense of humor rather than over-involvement and anxiety. Mogel gives parents the tools to do so and offers reassuring spiritual and ethical advice on

• why influence is more effective than control.

• teenage narcissism.

• living graciously with rudeness.

• the value of ordinary work.

• why risk is essential preparation for the post–high school years.

• when to step in and when to step back.

• a sanctified approach to sex and substances.

An important and inspiring book that will fortify parents through the teenage years, The Blessing of a B Minus is itself a blessing.

Amazon Price: $15.00

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Samuel and Rebecca Rainey, preteens themselves not many years ago, add their perspective as young adults who vividly recall their own successes and failures as teenagers. Covering such topics as friends, peer pressure, boundaries, dating, and sex, the Raineys address the most common traps of adolescence and teach young people how to avoid making poor choices. Short, concise chapters are filled with engaging illustrations and practical applications. This book is essential reading for preteens.

Amazon Price: $13.99

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Dan Jones has over 10 years experience with children and young people with emotional & behavioural problems, ADHD, ODD and Aspergers & with offering parenting support. He also helped to set up a Therapeutic Children’s Home and has held a number of training courses for professionals in how to work with children and young people that exhibit challenging behaviour. This book has been written to be a quick read. It has as much ‘jargon’ and ‘research’ cut out as possible leaving the reader with what they can use right now to make a difference and get results. As well as being trained in behaviour management Dan has also trained and taught extensively in Solution Focused Therapy; Human Givens Approach to Therapy and Ericksonian Psychotherapy. All techniques and skills in this book have been successfully applied in real situations by the author and by parents that Dan has worked with over the years.

Amazon Price: $11.20