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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: Do You Know This Teenager? | |
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| Understanding Why Your Teen Is Out of Control | |
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| Top 7 Reasons for Teen Misbehavior | |
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| Unclear Rules | |
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| Not Keeping Up with Your Teen's Thinking | |
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| Button-Pushing | |
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| Teenager Drunk with Power | |
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| The Pleasure Principle | |
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| Peer Power | |
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| Misuse of Outside Forces | |
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| A Road Map of Defeat and a New Highway to Success | |
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| The Left Fork in the Road: "I Will Not Take Charge" p24 | |
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| The Right Fork in the Road: "I Will Take Charge" | |
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| The Third Fork in the Road: Fake It Until You Make It | |
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| Writing an Ironclad Contract with Clear Rules and Consequences | |
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| Why Your Current Contracts Fail | |
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| How to Write a Contract That Works | |
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| Tackle Only One or Two Problems at a Time | |
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| Convert Problems into Concrete Rules | |
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| Create a Well-Written Consequence | |
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| Use Both Positive and Negative Consequences | |
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| Put the Written Contract Together | |
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| Include Your Teenager's Input and Expertise | |
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| Be Consistent in Following Through | |
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| Catch Your Teen Doing Something Right | |
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| Troubleshooting: How to Think Two Steps Ahead of Your Teenager | |
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| Coming Up with Plan B When Plan A Fails | |
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| Anticipate What Your Teen Will Do Next | |
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| Troubleshoot Underlying Family Problems | |
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| Button Pushing: Why Your Teen Wins Arguments | |
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| Find Your Parental Buttons | |
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| Find Your Teenager's Buttons | |
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| Button-Buster Techniques | |
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| Stopping Your Teenager's Seven Aces: Disrespect, Truancy, Running Away, Teen Pregnancy, Alcohol or Drug Abuse, Violence, and Suicide Threats | |
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| Disrespect | |
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| Clearly Define Disrespect | |
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| Choose Your Battles Wisely | |
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| Two Can Play at That Game | |
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| A Hierarchy of Consequences | |
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| Lavish Praise and Appreciation | |
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| Do the Unexpected | |
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| The Pawn Broker | |
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| Truancy or Failing Grades | |
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| Work Collaboratively with the School | |
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| Positive Praise and Recognition | |
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| Grounding | |
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| The Pawn Broker for School Issues | |
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| Attending School | |
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| Home Schooling or Switching Schools: A Last Resort | |
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| Running Away | |
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| Figure Out Why Your Teen Runs Away | |
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| Use Your Teen as an Expert | |
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| The Stealth Bomber Consequences | |
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| The Gandhi Consequence | |
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| Teen Pregnancy or Sexual Promiscuity | |
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| Build Your Teen's Self-Esteem | |
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| Talk to Your Teen About Sex | |
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| Closely Monitor Internet Use and Abuse | |
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| Contractual Contraception | |
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| Real Teens, Real Stories | |
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| Alcohol or Drug Abuse | |
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| Find Out How Often Your Teenager Is Using | |
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| The Prime Suspect | |
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| Underage Posters and Shadowing | |
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| Fines and Misdemeanors | |
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| Invade Your Teen's Privacy | |
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| Relapse Is Normal; Prepare for It | |
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| Spiritual Anchors and Nurturance | |
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| It Takes a Village to Help a Drug Addict | |
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| Address Any Underlying Family Issues | |
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| Threats or Acts of Violence | |
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| The Nonviolent Town Meeting | |
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| The Old MacDonald Consequence | |
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| A Cowritten Antiviolence Contract | |
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| Monitor Your Teen Closely | |
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| Accountability and the Police | |
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| Nurturance: The Antivenin of Violence | |
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| Threats of Suicide | |
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| The Risk of Suicide | |
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| A Twenty-four-hour Watch | |
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| An Antisuicide Contract | |
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| There Is Strength in Numbers: How to Mobilize Outside Helpers Like Friends, Neighbors, and Police Officers | |
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| Know the Playing Field | |
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| Mobilizing Friends or Neighbors | |
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| Mobilizing Churches, Synagogues, and Extended Family | |
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| Getting Help from Child Protective Services (CPS) or the Police | |
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| Mobilizing Counselors | |
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| Working with Institutions (Schools, Hospitals, Foster Care, and Probation Officers) | |
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| Mobilizing Your Teen's Peer Group | |
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| Reclaiming Love Between You and Your Teenager | |
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| The Fine Line Between Love and Hate | |
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| Timing Is Everything | |
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| Emotional Warm-ups | |
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| Five Toxic Behaviors That Poison Your Relationship with Your Teen | |
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| Six Strategies to Reclaim Love Between You and Your Teenager | |
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| Special Outings | |
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| Accept Underlying Feelings | |
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| The Power of Hugs | |
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| Be the First to Restore Good Feelings | |
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| Give Your Teen Opportunities to Regain Trust | |
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| Creating Soft Talk | |
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| The Next Step What to Do If These Steps Fail or You Experience Special Circumstances: Single Parenthood, Divorce, Stepfamily, or Teen Emotional Problems | |
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| Get Support on the Internet and in Your Own Town | |
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| Understanding the Complexities of Single Parenthood, Divorce, Stepfamilies, and Teenage Emotional Problems | |
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| Single Parenthood | |
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| Difficult Divorces | |
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| Stepfamily Issues | |
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| Teenage Emotional Problems | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| Choosing the Right Counselor for You | |
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| Index | |