Mondy Stevenson

What if I were a parent? Mondy Stevenson

When Dulcia plays the role of a parent in a school production, she finds she must improvise. An older student, who is well known as the school troublemaker, plays the role of her teenage son. To prepare for her role, Dulcia visits her grandmother and imagines the worst-case scenarios of parenting. Through focused listening and respectful questioning, the grandmother, Helen, gently invites Dulcia to reflect on her parental role so that she can build a healthy relationship with her teenage son and nurture his psychological (mental, emotional, and intellectual) development. Parents will find in this book a treasure box of questions to engage teenagers' thinking and prepare them to cope with life's problems. They will learn how respect replaces the controlling need for obedience.