How to Raise a Teen: A guide for parents of thirteen to twenty-one-year-olds

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HOW TO RAISE A TEEN will cover:

How the brain develops from 13 to 21 years (and beyond)

How hormones impact behaviour

Why teenagers suffer from an 'empathy deficit'

Why teenagers struggle with impulse control and risk assessment

How to help teenagers struggling with mental health

How to help teenagers with big decisions (such as GCSE, A Level, College, University, and career choices)

How to manage homework, revision, and exam stress

Encouraging independence, e.g.: teaching cooking skills and money management

Safety discussions (e.g.: sexting, porn, vaping, online behaviour, driving, drugs, alcohol etc)

Friendships, bullying and fitting in

Romantic relationships, sex, and consent

How to keep lines of communication open with your teen, so they feel they can always come to you with their problems

Handling big life transitions (e.g., moving away from home, starting their first job)

Tackling your own feelings, parental burn-out, the new stage in your life and empty nest syndrome.

Author Bio

Sarah Ockwell-Smith is the mother of four children. She has a BSc in Psychology and worked for several years in Pharmaceutical Research and Development. Following the birth of her first child, Sarah re-trained as a Paediatric Homeopath, Antenatal Teacher and Birth and Postnatal Doula. She has also undertaken training in Baby Massage, Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy. Sarah specialises in gentle parenting methods and is co-founder of the GentleParenting website (www.gentleparenting.co.uk). Sarah writes a parenting blog (www.sarahockwell-smith.com) which is read by 3 million parents per year, and is the author of BabyCalm, ToddlerCalm, The Gentle Sleep Book, The Gentle Parenting Book, The Gentle Discipline Book, The Gentle Potty Training Book, The Gentle Eating Book, The Second Baby Book, The Starting School Book Between: A guide for parents of eight to thirteen-year-olds, How to Be a Calm Parent and Beginnings. She frequently writes for magazines and newspapers, and is often called upon as a parenting expert for national television and radio.