Cool Communication

by Andrea Frank Henkart

Most parenting guides are written from the perspective of a Ph.D., not a parent--or a child. Here, in a refreshingly candid guide, is frank talk about coping with everything from curfews to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399524002
• ISBN13: 9780399524004
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Tarcherperigee
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

REQUIRED READING FOR PARENTS AND KIDS!

There are numerous books on parenting out there, but this one provides insight into the mind of a child/teenager through the writing of Journey who is a teenager herself. After reading her half of the book, I finally understand the way kids see the world, which will ultimately help me reach my kids in a way they can relate to. I finally have some techniques that work. The other half of the book, written by the parent, gave me great insight and compassion into creating more harmony in my family. This book certainly will help "bridge the gap." A must read for parents AND kids!

I wish my parents had this book when I was a teen...

There's two sides to ever story...Mother/daughter writing team, Andrea Frank and 16 yr. old Journey Henkart each tell theirs about a full range of modern teen/parent issues. But more significantly they offer a fresh structure and format by which teens and parents can openly and safely communicate difficult issues and express complex feelings. They offer insight into negotiating fair terms and bounderies about dating, grades, and domestic responsibilities and in the process show how to develop warmer, closer bonds. A really helpful book best shared by parents and teens together.

This book can make a difference!

I am 16 years old and have a good relationship with my parents, but my mom and I decided to read this book together after seeing the authors on the Oprah Winfrey Show. We saw a chance to make our relationship even better. I only had to read half the book, as Journey wrote half for kids and her mom wrote the other half for parents. Sometimes my mom and I would read the chapters together, and we found the tools, tricks, and techniques for parents and kids really work! I think all kids deserve to have a good relationship with their parents. This book can make the differnence.

A wonderful tool in learning how to deal with teens.

I found Cool Communication to be full of sound advice. There is not another book written by both a teenager and a parent on how to maintain trust, harmony, and love in the parent/child relationship. Using some of the simple techniques the Henkarts suggest have already made a huge difference in my relationship with both my son and my daughter. I highly recommend this book to anyone with kids.

Unique and extremely helpfull

This is the only book I read that is useful both for parents and teenagers. The fact that the teenager's point of view is not something "imagined" by an adult trying to think like a teenager, but expressed by the teenager herself, and how well, is really unique. Great reading!