Difficult Teens: A Parent's Guide for Coping

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Summary: A solidly written and "parent friendly" guide
Review: Collaboratively written by Robert J. Meadows (Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of the graduate Program of Public Policy, California Lutheran University) and John H. Blacher (licensed marriage, family therapist and educational psychologist in private practice), Difficult Teens: A Parent's Guide For Coping is a solidly written and "parent friendly" guide to dealing with troubled teenagers who are rebellious, failing in school, or at risk for antisocial behavior. Extensively researched, offering perceptive and practical insights into why teens misbehave and positive parental responses, Difficult Teens is written in direct, no-nonsense terms which are accessible to any concerned parent. Difficult Teens is a superbly presented and highly recommended resource for an parent faced with having to deal with a problematic adolescent.