The Good Teen: Rescuing Adolescence from the Myths of the Storm and Stress Years

by Richard M. Lerner

Book Overview

For many parents the thought of the teen years holds more dread than all the sleepless nights of infancy and scraped knees of childhood combined. After all, teens are obstinate, inconsiderate, and defiant; they sulk and stress; they are prone to bad decisions and unreasonable behavior. Given the option, most parents would happily skip the storms of adolescence and move right in to the relative calm of young adulthood if they could. Who can blame them...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307347575
• ISBN13: 9780307347572
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Not all teens are trouble

This is a well-written book including research on the status of teens today. Its premise is that most teens behave well, but are subject to prejudice. They are treated as if we expect problems. Rather than say our teenagers are okay when they are not doing bad things,which demoralizes them and blinds us to who they are, we should show them the respect of expecting good, applauding their strengths, and helping them with their weaknesses,as with people of other ages. Suggestions are given for ways in which parents and also schools and the larger society can better support teenagers. Although much of it seems like common sense, the ideas are not really widely held. It is worth reading.

Outstanding

The book was great, it gave me a lot of great ideas and inside stuff I didn't know about what teens are going through in these time. The books is great and I would recomend it even if your child is just a little one.

Outstanding book

Neat outlook on adolescence. Very positive approaches that are well explained, supported by sited studies and easy to apply immediately.