The Launching Years : Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life

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Summary: Essential advice for stressed out parents
Review: As the parent of a high school senior, I appreciated this book enormously. The authors provide specific, practical advice and suggestions for how to cope with the avalanche of changes that accompany the "launch" of a child into adulthood. Lots of examples, including some that may make readers think, "At least I don't have that challenge!" I recommend this book highly to anyone who parents a teen. I plan to keep my copy within easy reach.

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Summary: The most helpful book for a high school launching parent
Review: Jennifer Wyatt is the greatest EVER! She is the coolest mom and has raised the most fabulous children ever. I have yet to read her newest book but I'm anxious to begin it. Just knowing her as a person, I'm know this book will be a HUGE success! CONGRATULATIONS :-)

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Summary: You are the GREATEST
Review: Jennifer Wyatt is the greatest EVER! She is the coolest mom and has raised the most fabulous children ever. I have yet to read her newest book but I'm anxious to begin it. Just knowing her as a person, I'm know this book will be a HUGE success! CONGRATULATIONS :-)

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Summary: Only for Certain Parents
Review: This book appeals to a specific audience: Well-educated, upper middle class parents with a solid relationship with the teen and involvement with high school life and the college application process, and no serious domestic unresolved issues. Its major virtue is to tell obsessive parents to let their burgeoning adults take more control of their lives than they are willing to grant. For the parents of a teen with unresolved issues, or one with a clear idea of how to handle college admissions and their lives in general, the book is silent. The major point is: Back off, parents. If you are not a parent who needs this message of allowing kids to find their own path, you may find it without much utility.

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Summary: Only for Certain Parents
Review: This book appeals to a specific audience: Well-educated, upper middle class parents with a solid relationship with the teen and involvement with high school life and the college application process, and no serious domestic unresolved issues. Its major virtue is to tell obsessive parents to let their burgeoning adults take more control of their lives than they are willing to grant. For the parents of a teen with unresolved issues, or one with a clear idea of how to handle college admissions and their lives in general, the book is silent. The major point is: Back off, parents. If you are not a parent who needs this message of allowing kids to find their own path, you may find it without much utility.

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Summary: The most helpful book for a high school launching parent
Review: This was an extremely helpful book. Two other launching moms and I had a support group where we read and discussed the incidents in our senior daughters lives and the material in the book. It made me feel less like a failure and more like a great mom. Very uplifting, humorous and helpful. I am giving a copy to our college counselor at the high school to recommend for parents. Great read.