Why Won't My Teenager Talk to Me? [Hardcover]

Do you wish your son or daughter would tell you more about what is happening in their life, and that they would open up to you more often? Are you worried about them as they seem to be spending more and more time in their bedroom and on their smart phone? The teenage years can be a time of concern and worry for parents and carers from all backgrounds. However, Why Wont My Teenager Talk to Me? offers the parent and care-giver insightful and practical advice, as to how to encourage positive and respectful two-way communication between you and your teenager.

The new edition of this essential book offers a positive way of thinking about the teenage years. So much has changed in the last five years since the book first appeared. Our knowledge of the human brain has increased, and this new edition includes a whole chapter devoted to the changing teenage brain.

Part 1  1. The teenage years  2. The changing brain  3. The STAGE framework  4. S - The Significance of parents and carers  5. T - Two-way communication  6. A - Authority  7. G - The Generation gap  8. E - Emotion  Part 2  9. Teenagers and health  10. Sex and gender  11. Friends and the peer group  12. The digital world  13. Divorce and the changing family  14. Risk-taking and challenging behaviour  15. Conclusion: how parents can make use of the STAGE framework

Alongside the voices of a wide range of parents of teenagers, the author draws on ground-breaking research relating to brain development, teenage sleep patterns and communication, to offer valuable guidance to help manage family life during this stage of adolescent development.

Dr John Coleman trained as a clinical psychol#)