When Good Kids Do Bad Things - A Survival Guide for Parents of Teenagers - Couverture souple

Levine, Katherine Gordy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0987283464 ISBN 13 : 9780987283467

Editeur : MetaPlume, 2013

Synopsis

Parenting a pre-teen or teen? Time to "Suck it up, Buttercup." There is no way around the fact that for some parents the teen years mean dealing with Good Kids Doing Bad Things. The bad ranges from those little lies, that one shoplifting episode, loving the wrong guy or gal, to a major problem with drinking and drugging, or suicidal depression. Looking for helpful advice is like thumbing the dictionary hoping you will find a word you need but don't know how to spell. If you are lucky you will stumble on what you need. What can a parent do? Check out the credentials of the advice givers. Most fall into two categories: parents who have raised a child or two or more and therapists who work with disturbed children and their parents. Each offer advice that works some of the time for some parents and some children, but each also falls short for too many parents and too many children. One offers the best of both—Katherine Gordy Levine. Katherine Gordy Levine is not only a certified therapist, former professor, director of mental health crisis teams, and mother of two - over a period of 12 years she was foster parent to almost 400 troubled teenagers. Her wealth of experience is shared with humor and angst in examples throughout this engaging page-turner. Her suggestions are both clinically sound, but also based on practical experience. She knows what works and what does not work. Moreover, she is on the side of all parents. Effect real change in the behavior of your adolescent with the adaptable techniques you'll find in this book.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Katherine Gordy Levine is a wife, mother, grandmother and professionally she has worked as the Program Coordinator, Mental Health Association NYC; Direct Group Home Program SCAN NY; Associate Adjunct Professor at Columbia University; and Director of Social Services at St Luke’s Women’s Hospital, among other leading professional roles. Katherine has spoken at close to 60 seminars, workshops and events. A sought after guest speaker she has spoken on topics such as family support, children’s mental health, anger management, family violence, parenting, intervention, self care and emotional fitness. She has been a guest speaker with the Institute on Psychiatric Services American Psychiatric Association, American Public Health Association, NASW’s Annual Conference, and she has spoken at universities across the country, from Portland to Washington. Her parenting skills were truly tested and developed when for twelve years she worked as a professional foster parent, helping almost 400 troubled teens. Much of that experience inspired her first book ‘When Good Kids Do Bad Things’. A self-confessed compulsive care-taker in recovery, Katherine then turned her attention to her second book, ‘Parents Are People Too’.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: MetaPlume
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0987283464
• ISBN 13: 9780987283467
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 236
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