Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen
Author: Icard, Michelle
ISBN: 9780593137529
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Dec 2023
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
The fourteen essential conversations to have with your tween and early teenager to prepare them for the emotional, physical, and social challenges ahead, including scripts and advice to keep the communication going and stay connected during this critical developmental window.Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;P#8220;This book is a gift to parents and teenagers alike.P#8221;P#8212;Lisa Damour, PhD, author of Plt;iPgt;Untangled Plt;/iPgt;andPlt;iPgt; Under PressurePlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Trying to convince a middle schooler to listen to you can be exasperating. Indeed, it can feel like the best option is Plt;iPgt;notPlt;/iPgt; to talk! But keeping kids safeP#8212;and prepared for all the times when you canP#39;t be the angel on their shoulderP#8212;is about having the right conversations at the right time. From a brain growth and emotional readiness perspective, there is no better time for this than their tween years, right up to when they enter high school.Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;Distilling Michelle IcardP#39;s decades of experience working with families, Plt;iPgt;Fourteen Talks by Age FourteenPlt;/iPgt; focuses on big, thorny topics such as friendship, sexuality, impulsivity, and technology, as well as unexpected conversations about creativity, hygiene, money, privilege, and contributing to the family. Icard outlines a simple, memorable, and family-tested formula for the best approach to these essential talks, the BRIEF Model: Begin peacefully, Relate to your child, Interview to collect information, Echo what youP#39;re hearing, and give Feedback. With wit and compassion, she also helps you get over the most common hurdles in talking to tweens, including:Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt; What phrases invite connection, and which irritate kids or scare them offPlt;brPgt; The best places, times, and situations in which to initiate talksPlt;brPgt; How to keep kids interested, open, and engaged in conversationPlt;brPgt; How to exit these chats in a way that keeps kids wanting morePlt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;Like a Rosetta Stone for your tweenP#39;s confounding language, Plt;iPgt;Fourteen Talks by Age FourteenPlt;/iPgt; is an essential communication guide to helping your child through the emotional, physical, and social challenges ahead and, ultimately, toward teenage success.
ISBN: 9780593137529
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Dec 2023
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
The fourteen essential conversations to have with your tween and early teenager to prepare them for the emotional, physical, and social challenges ahead, including scripts and advice to keep the communication going and stay connected during this critical developmental window.Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;P#8220;This book is a gift to parents and teenagers alike.P#8221;P#8212;Lisa Damour, PhD, author of Plt;iPgt;Untangled Plt;/iPgt;andPlt;iPgt; Under PressurePlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Trying to convince a middle schooler to listen to you can be exasperating. Indeed, it can feel like the best option is Plt;iPgt;notPlt;/iPgt; to talk! But keeping kids safeP#8212;and prepared for all the times when you canP#39;t be the angel on their shoulderP#8212;is about having the right conversations at the right time. From a brain growth and emotional readiness perspective, there is no better time for this than their tween years, right up to when they enter high school.Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;Distilling Michelle IcardP#39;s decades of experience working with families, Plt;iPgt;Fourteen Talks by Age FourteenPlt;/iPgt; focuses on big, thorny topics such as friendship, sexuality, impulsivity, and technology, as well as unexpected conversations about creativity, hygiene, money, privilege, and contributing to the family. Icard outlines a simple, memorable, and family-tested formula for the best approach to these essential talks, the BRIEF Model: Begin peacefully, Relate to your child, Interview to collect information, Echo what youP#39;re hearing, and give Feedback. With wit and compassion, she also helps you get over the most common hurdles in talking to tweens, including:Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt; What phrases invite connection, and which irritate kids or scare them offPlt;brPgt; The best places, times, and situations in which to initiate talksPlt;brPgt; How to keep kids interested, open, and engaged in conversationPlt;brPgt; How to exit these chats in a way that keeps kids wanting morePlt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;Like a Rosetta Stone for your tweenP#39;s confounding language, Plt;iPgt;Fourteen Talks by Age FourteenPlt;/iPgt; is an essential communication guide to helping your child through the emotional, physical, and social challenges ahead and, ultimately, toward teenage success.
