1 The Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress 2 Parenting Styles: What Kind of Parent Are You? 3 Strategies That Work and Don't Work with Teenagers 4 Triggering Misbehavior 5 Social Life: The Teen Scene 6 Surviving Your Teenager's Emotions 7 Physical Changes: Under Construction 8 Getting an Education 9 The Family Rules 10 Technology: The Medium and the Message 11 Teens at Risk 12 Parenting Glossary 13 References
Sheryl Feinstein, Ed.D. is an associate professor at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
This book is what every parent of an adolescent needs and wants.
Feinstein's engaging stories and clear translation of the current
neuroscience research will captivate any reader wondering why those
kids act the way they do. This is a must read for parents,
teachers, and others who interact with this misunderstood age
group. I highly recommend it!
*Marilee Sprenger, educational neuroscience consultant, Peoria,
Illinois*
Today's parents face major challenges in helping their children
successfully navigate through a multitude of risks on the road to
maturity. In this book, Dr. Feinstein taps exciting new research on
the teenage brain to provide parents and mentors powerful new tools
to connect with youth and guide them on pathways to
responsibility.
*Larry K Brendtro, Ph.D., psychologist and founder of Reclaiming
Youth International*
I am quite delighted to see this new book on parenting by Dr.
Sheryl Feinstein. She has linked new and compelling research on the
adolescent brain with the ever-challenging role of parenting. Dr.
Feinstein's thought-provoking, yet amusing discussion gives us a
refreshing opportunity to deepen our understanding of the
adolescent and refine our parenting skills...An abundance of
practical advice, with a dash of ground-breaking research, is
offered at every turn of the page...Those of us who have been
involved in education and brain research welcome this informed
application to parenting. Dr. Feinstein has certainly produced a
significant and long-overdue book on parenting the teenage
brain.
*from the Foreword by Eric Jensen, Jensen Learning Corporation, San
Diego*
Feinstein's approach is straightforward and readable, providing
very clear examples of ways to handle situations and build
relationships....a useful tool for parents and anyone who works
closely with teens, helping to put recent research in into a
workable perspective.
*VOYA, April 2008*
Sheryl Feinstein focuses on the critical importance of
'high-quality relationships between parents and teens.' She not
only describes these relationships and how to develop them, she
also goes deeper to explain how the teenage brain physiologically
becomes an adult brain, characterized by emotional stability and
social responsibility. To acquire an adult brain, a teenager must
have the opportunity, best provided by caring, knowledgeable
parents, to experience and practice real-life, responsible decision
making and problem solving. The more the teenager has these
opportunities, the more the teenage brain will be able to grow the
actual neurological structures of the adult brain. Feinstein shows,
clearly and specifically, how parents can be the parents teens need
to help them mature into responsible adults. An invaluable guide
for every parent.
*Rita Smilkstein, award winning author, Woodring College of
Education, Western Washington University, Seattle*
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