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PARENTING AND THE FAMILY:  (ADOLESCENCE)

Are we having Fun Yet?  by Kay Rubacky Willis and Maryann Bucknum Brinley (1999) This is a report from two mothers who have spent years on the front lines of today's parenting battles.

Bringing Up Parents:  The Teenager's Handbook by Alex J. Packer  (1992)  Straight talk, specific suggestions, lots of ideas for improving relationships with parents

Divided Families:  What Happens to Children when Parents Part  by Frank F. Furstenburg, Jr. & Andrew J. Cherlin.

Getting Out Of Your Kids' Faces & Into Their Hearts by Valerie Bell (1994) A simple way to stop nagging and start nurturing

Grand parenting:  Its not what it used to be by Irene Endicott

How to Live With Your Teenager by Peter Buntman & Eleanor Saris (1979)  A how to book for parents who want to learn how to help their child make it to adulthood

If You Print This Please Don't Use My Name by Keltner (1992) Questions from teens and their parents about things that matter

Josie's Handful of Quietness by Nancy Covert Smith (1974) fiction.  The story of a young girl and the summer that finally allowed her to start fulfilling some of her own dreams

Parenting Today's Adolescent  by Dennis & Barbara Rainey (1998) Helping your child avoid the traps of the Preteen and teen years.  Down to earth, biblically based approach to raising children that has worked for thousands of families.

Positive Discipline A-Z by Nelsen, Glenn & Lott (1994) 1001 solutions to everyday parenting problems

Positive Discipline for Teenagers by Nelsen & Lott (1994) Show how to turn off the cycle of blame and guilt and to begin working toward greater understanding and communication with your teenager

Teenagers Themselves compiled by Echo & advised by Spanogle (1984). A comprehensive assembly of what high school students feel about sex, drugs, prejudice, parents and other various topics

Transactional Analysis for Moms and Dads by Muriel James (1974) How to use transactional analysis to recognize and turn children's unpleasant feelings and  behaviors into pleasant ones

What Am I Doing In A Step Family by Claire Berman (1982) Helps grown ups understand what children are thinking and reassures the child

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