R N B S N B S Ed Lizabeth Craig

Helping Teenagers Become Successful and Responsible Adults R N B S N B S Ed Lizabeth Craig

Adolescence is a challenging time for both children and adults. Children start to find their own way and undergo significant changes. Adults struggle with how to best raise them during these trying years.

Helping Teenagers Become Successful and Responsible Adults gives parents and other adults who work with children an easy-to-read guide to help them navigate this period in children's lives. It informs parents about what their teenagers are going through, what risks their children will face, and what they can do to help. Mostly, it stresses what teenagers need in order to become responsible adults-specifically, interaction with those who are already responsible and caring adults.

Society is changing rapidly. Parents often feel overwhelmed by life's demands and compete with so much-including electronic devices-as they vie for their children's attention. Parents might also feel quick to judge and castigate when teens misbehave. But when it seems that adolescents least deserve and don't seem to want a parent's love, that's when they need it the most.

Dr. Emilio J. Dominguez, a psychoanalyst, and Lizabeth Craig, a nurse and author, give parents what they need to know: how to understand what their teens are experiencing and what they require.