Adolescents
Helpful BOOKS for Parents
By Anthony E Wolf
Id Listen to My Parents if They'd Just Shut Up. What to Say and Not Say When Parenting Teens
By Anthony E Wolf
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (The How To Talk Series)
By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
By Randi Kreger, Christine Adamec and Daniel S. Lobel
Articles for Building Relationships with Adolescents
- 6 Tips for Building Authentic Relationships with Adolescents
- ReachOut.com - Things to try: Effective communication
- 100 Questions to Ask Your Teen Other Than “How Was School?"
- 50 Thought-Provoking Questions to Ask Teens (That Won’t Annoy Them
- 57 open-ended questions to get teens & kids talking
- Parent-teacher interviews: primary school Suitable for 5-12 years
- Parent-teacher interviews: secondary school Suitable for 12-18 years
Eeny Meeny Miney Mo Foundation
SUPPORT FOR TEENS
- headspace - 7 tips for a healthy headspace
- reachout - how to manage your anxiety and stress
- kidshelpline - tips for teens 1800 55 1800
Teens and Drug Use
REACH OUT (Aust) - Your teenager may come into contact with drugs for the first time during high school. They may encounter drugs at a party and may be tempted to try them out of curiosity, or to join in with their friends, or to feel better.
BOCA Recovery Center - Guide to Teens and Drug Use - Drug use among teens occurs at higher rates than most people realize, with underage alcohol use accounting for a significant portion of nationwide alcohol use (USA).
EMMM Petition
Parental Alienating Behaviours are Child Abuse & Family Violence
This serious form of abuse and family violence can no longer be ignored. Parental alienating behaviours must be acknowledged in Australia as it is in other parts of the world. We need legislation that not only acknowledges its existence but firmly and clearly legislates against it.