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| A Personal Introduction | |
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| Parents' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities | |
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| Reflecting on Your Own Teen Years | |
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| Understanding Your Teenager | |
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| Physical Development | |
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| Cognitive Development | |
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| Identity Development | |
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| Milk and Cookies Don't Work Anymore | |
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| Switching Gears for the Teen Years | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Building a Bond in Early Adolescence | |
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| Letting Go: Encouraging Independence | |
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| Pick Your Battles | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Pick Your Battles | |
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| Making Those Tough Decisions | |
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| Talking and Listening to Your Teen | |
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| The Gift of Listening | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Active Listening | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Empathy | |
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| Best Places for Talks | |
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| Know When to Back Off Too | |
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| Communication Stoppers: Nagging and Lecturing | |
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| Dealing with Moodiness and Depression | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Recognizing Suicidal Behavior | |
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| Responsibilities | |
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| Chores and Allowance | |
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| Clothing Allowance | |
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| Part-time Jobs | |
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| Money Management | |
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| Friendships | |
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| Friends and Peers | |
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| Questionable Friends | |
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| Peer Pressure | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Role-Playing | |
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| Phone Calls | |
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| Teen Parties and Sleepovers | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: A Parent's Guide to Teen Parties | |
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| School and Learning | |
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| Learning | |
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| School | |
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| Homework | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Teaching Good Study Habits | |
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| Leisure Activities and Curfews | |
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| Leisure Activities | |
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| Mom and Dad as Taxi Drivers | |
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| Evening Activities | |
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| Curfews | |
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| Television | |
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| After School | |
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| Discipline: Setting Limits | |
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| Family Rules | |
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| Discipline Strategies | |
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| Natural Consequences | |
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| Positive Reinforcement: Catch Them Being Good | |
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| Disagreements | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: The Art of Successful Confrontation | |
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| When Communication Breaks Down | |
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| Dealing with a Crisis | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: The Toughlove Program | |
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| Values | |
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| Teaching Values | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: It Takes a Village to Raise a Teenager | |
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| Parents as Role Models | |
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| Volunteering and Helping Others | |
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| Sexuality and Dating | |
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| Teen Sexuality | |
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| Dating | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Preventing Date Rape | |
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| Driving | |
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| Learning to Drive | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Driving Contract for Teens | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Is Your Teenager Ready for a License? | |
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| Drinking and Driving | |
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| Drugs and Alcohol | |
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| Alcohol | |
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| Marijuana | |
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| MDMA (Ecstasy) | |
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| Teenage Drug Addiction: A Success Story | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Possible Signs of Teen Drug Abuse | |
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| Promoting a Healthy Self-concept | |
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| Self-esteem | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Recognizing Eating Disorders | |
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| Valuing Your Teen's Uniqueness | |
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| Teen-Family Relationships | |
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| Teens Need Love and Support | |
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| Promoting Family Time | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Family Meetings | |
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| Parent-Teen Dates | |
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| Mutual Respect | |
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| Parents Are Real People Too | |
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| Siblings | |
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| Family Vacations | |
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| Divorce and Stepparenting | |
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| Coping with Divorce | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Helping Children Cope with Divorce | |
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| Stepparenting and Blended Families | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Enriching Stepfamilies | |
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| Looking Toward the Future: College and Careers | |
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| Planning and Attending College | |
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| Parent Skill Builder: Planning for College Begins in Junior High | |
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| Careers | |
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| Ten Things You Can Do to Improve the Lives of Teens | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |
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| Know a Good Teen Tip? | |