The author covers the things we should know about life with teenagers and he talks about them vividly, with sparkling examples. He reminds us of those elements which it is better to remember if we do not want to destroy our children. -
Contents
- Thanks
- Preface
- Introduction
- Warning: read the instructions for use before ingesting the contents
- The mistake of not being a consistent model =Do as I say, not as I do
- The mistake of refusing to admit one's wrongs = I am the adult, therefore I am right
- Not answering honest questions honestly =That's how it is, because I said so!
- The mistake of not letting the adolescent develop a personal identity = What do you want to be?
- The mistake of not insisting on the essential but on the secondary points = This room is a pigsty!
- The mistake of not communicating our approval and acceptance to them = Are you not capable of undoing something good?
- The mistake of not accepting the teenager's friends = Where did you find this one?
- The mistake of not giving the adolescent the right to make mistakes = What have you done again?
- The mistake of not being there to discuss the uncomfortable = Wouldn't you mind if we talked about something else?
- The mistake of not devoting time to them =Look, I'm busy now. Can't you come back later?
- Bibliography