Description
By 16, one in three Australian teenagers has had sex. By 14, one in two drinks alcohol weekly. After car accidents, suicide is the most common cause of teenage death. The statistics are frightening - and even worse if you are the parent of a teenager.
Every parent wonders if they are doing a good job. When their kids become teenagers many begin to doubt themselves even more. What to do when your children turn into teenagers will change the way you parent your teenagers. It covers what every parent needs to know about each stage of adolescence including:
- the physical and emotional highs and lows of puberty
- diet, health and eating disorders
- problems with school, tertiary study, work and unemployment
- drugs and other risk taking how to protect your other relationships
- tips for resolving conflicts with your teenager
- preventing depression where to go when you need to call in the professionals.
ISBN:9781864710779
