Do I Get My Allowance Before or after I'm Grounded? : Stop Fighting, Start Talking, and Get to Know Your Teen

by Van Petten, Vanessa

• ISBN13: 9780452297418
• ISBN10: 0452297419
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-30
• Publisher: Plume

Summary

Vanessa Petten bridges the communication gap between teens and parents. Every parent fears "losing" their child. But in this revolutionary book, youthologist Vanessa Van Petten translates what parents want to say into what teens want to hear. At 16, Vanessa Van Petten started her award-winning website, RadicalParenting.com, in reaction to sudden friction with her parents. Today, Vanessa and more than one hundred teen contributors help thousands of parents build and maintain healthy, strong, mutually fulfilling relationships with their teenage children-by providing prescriptive advice straight from the source. From classic fights like dating and chores to 21st Century issues such as sexting and cyberbullying, this comprehensive book provides step-by-step guidance on every worry, including: ? Lying ? Peer Pressure ? Social Networking ? Sex ? School ? Drugs It's never too late to reconnect. Vanessa Van Petten helps you learn what's really going on in your child's life, and most importantly- understand when to put your foot down and when to let go.

Author Biography

Vanessa Van Petten has been writing and speaking about teen issues since she was sixteen. She founded RadicalParenting.com and writes it with one hundred teen contributors. Now twenty-five, Van Petten lives in Los Angeles.