The Well-Behaved Teenager

Who hasn’t experienced thoroughly confusing behaviours from someone in their teens? The Well-Behaved Teenager (and Other Myths) helps families to understand why negative behaviours may have developed, and outlines immediate and long-term strategies to tackle the problems effectively. Providing techniques to rebuild behaviours and relationships, It helps people to regain their confidence and stabilise their family’s happiness – in their own individual way.

There are many sources which discuss teenagers’ issues. But hardly any not only explain the negative developmental influences underlying such problems and provide strengthening activities to counteract these but also outline detailed and easy-to learn strategies to de-escalate behaviours in the home… while teaching new ones.

The Well-Behaved Teenager is easy to read and well laid-out. It will help people to build the young person’s emotional skills and connection, within a happy family culture. The crucial strengthening of self-esteem and personal agency is tackled alongside providing effective and completely neutral responses to difficult behaviors. But it deals with real – world experiences and nothing is downplayed: the anxiety and damage to relationships resulting from conflict in the home can cause long-term harm, and effective supports are needed.

Parents are helped to understand the factors which have undermined their teen’s confidence, co-operation and communication, enabling them to regain their confidence in managing their family, and to move back towards happiness.