Part one : love and logic parents grow up -- 1. Teenagers 101 : welcome to parenting graduate school -- Who's in charge here? -- A change of tactics -- The times they are a'changing -- Braving the brave new world -- A reason for hope -- 2. Love-and-logic parenting : will it work with teenagers? -- Helicopter parents -- Drill sergeant parents -- The consultant parent -- The love-and-logic way -- 3. Back to the basics : Part one : Training teens to act responsibly -- Basic self-concept -- Love-and-logic principle : responsible teens feel good about themselves -- Love-and-logic principle : responsibility is caught, not taught -- Love-and-logic principle : let teens own their problems and their solutions -- 4. Back to the basics : Part two : treating teens as responsible adults -- Love-and-logic principle : gaining control through choices -- Love-and-logic principle : sharing control through thinking words -- Love-and-logic principle : consequences and sorrow -- Love-and-logic principle : building a lifelong relationship -- Part two : living on the edge : the wild and wonderful challenges of parenting teenagers -- 5. Fasten your seat belt and enjoy the ride -- Why parents should relax -- Some things parents need to understand -- Three types of teens -- Again, relax -- 6. Understanding teens from the inside out : internal changes in adolescence -- Changes in thinking -- Physical changes -- Teaching youths about sex -- Psychological changes (changes in value) -- Dealing with rebellion -- Let them go and let them grow -- 7. Understanding teens from the outside in : external changes in adolescence -- The pressure of social change -- Different circumstances, same needs -- What's different today -- Pressures from outside the home -- Riding the waves of trends -- Pressures from inside the home -- Save your emotional energy -- 8. Ready, set -- off into the real world -- Welcome to the real world -- Techniques for world-wise teens -- Parenting perspectives on real-world readiness -- Ready, set, go! -- Part three : love-and-logic parenting pearls -- Acne -- Agressive behavior -- Appearance : clothing, hairstyle, and other surprises -- Arguments -- Back in the next : if an older child needs to move home -- Backtalk -- Cars, driving, and catching rides -- College expenses : who pays? -- Crisis situations -- Curfews -- Dating -- Disrespect -- Drug or substance abuse -- Eating disorders -- Friends and peer pressure -- Grades -- Groundings -- Jobs -- Mood swings -- Music -- Orders : to give or not to give -- Parties -- Professional help : when to seek it -- Runaways -- Satanism and religious cults -- Sex -- The silent treatment -- Social and extracurricular activities -- Sports -- Suicide threats -- The telephone -- Video games -- Violence : bullies and gangs.
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