Your defiant teen : 10 steps to resolve conflict and rebuild your relationship
Barkley, Russell A., 1949-2014
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If life with your teen has become a battleground, it's time to take action. This empathic book shows how. Trusted psychologists who have worked with thousands of families give you the tools you need to overcome defiance and get teen behavior back on track.
Main title:
Your defiant teen : 10 steps to resolve conflict and rebuild your relationship / Russell A. Barkley, PhD, Arthur L. Robin, PhD with Christine M. Benton.
Edition:
Second Edition.
Imprint:
New York : Guilford Press, 2014.New York Guilford Press, 2014.
Collation:
x, 372 pages ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- You and your defiant teen -- What defiance is-and what you should do about it -- How defiance develops -- What does adolescence have to do with it? -- Is it just your teen's personality? -- Where do you come in? -- How to find a way out -- 10 steps to a better relationship with your teen-and a better future for your teen -- Getting ready -- Step 1. Making positive one-on-one time a habit -- Step 2. A new way to manage behavior -- Step 3. Contracts and point systems : how teens can earn privileges -- Step 4. making the punishment really fit the crime -- Step 5. Tackling additional issues with rewards and penalties -- Step 6. Addressing defiant behavior in school and conflicts over homework -- Step 7. Using problem-solving skills -- Step 8. learning and practicing communication skills -- Step 9. dealing with unreasonable beliefs and expectations -- Step 10. keeping it together -- Appendix A. Sample problem-solving worksheets -- Appendix B. How to find a therapist -- Resources.
ISBN:
9781462511662 (pbk alk paper)
Dewey class:
649.125
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
25033