Stop Parenting and Start Coaching

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Summary: Finding a New Way to Reach Teens
Review: Sometimes, but not too often, readers are treated to something special that I call "A Lightbulb Book." This is the kind of book that turns on a mental lightbulb, throwing light on a dark area that has seemed impenetrable. As you read one of these books, you periodically thunk youself on the forehead and say, "Oh, so that's how it works!"

For those trying to rear teen-agers, "Stop Parenting and Start Coaching" is just such a book. It offers a novel idea for reaching teen-agers, an approach that makes so much sense that it's surprising nobody has caught onto it before. The authors offer readers a different kind of tool, one that might just catch teen-agers by surprise and with an open mind. This book would turn parents into coaches, guiding their children toward richer lives without nagging or preaching.

As an added bonus, "Stop Parenting and Start Coaching" is fun to read because the authors have chosen an unorthodox method of storytelling that also never nags or preaches. If you have read the bestselling "Who Moved My Cheese?"--a book that used parable to show business people how to cope with a changing workplace---you will be delighted to see a similar style in presenting big ideas in an engaging way. "Stop Parenting and Start Coaching" is more like reading a good story than a self-help book.

If you are a parent (or grandparent or teacher) who has tried the usual ways of reaching teen-agers, give this a try. It's less stressful than yelling and more fun than hyperventilating. It might even be more effective. Parents---excuse me, coaches---and teens can both be winners.

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Summary: Dwell on your Child's Strengths
Review: Stop Parenting and Start Coaching by Carol Carter, Gary Izumo, and Joe Martin is a quick read with lots of good information for parents of teens and for teens themselves. With helpful points to remember, which are easy to grasp and implement, the authors show how parents and teens will have a happier relationship, with better guidance for a successful maturity of the youngster, if parents adopt the same approach a good coach takes for his team. An example is that a parent has love for his or her teen while a coach has tough love. Parents often dwell on a youngster's mistakes, while a good coach builds on one's strengths. The book offers sound, easy to follow advice which proves itself in rearing successful and happy young people into maturity while maintaining good family relationships. A very helpful guide with a club parents can join for further support and monthly newsletters.

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Summary: A Great Read- So informative!
Review: This book is completely different from any parenting book I have seen before (and I work in publishing!). It's funny, insightful, and for once truly tries to understand the teenager's point of view. After all, isn't one of our teenagers' biggest problems that we don't listen?
This is a great investment to help improve your relationship with your child- don't pass this one by!
-A Reader from Denver, CO