• Introduction: An Alternative View on Parenting and Personal Growth

    Perception Is Everything
    You and Your Teen Hold the Key
    Clarifications
    Value Your Teenager’s Energy, and Embrace the Teen Spirit

  • Lesson 1: Satisfying Basic Needs

    Five Basic Needs
    Teen Dilemmas
    Parent Dilemmas
    Exchanging the Baton
    What You Can Learn from Understanding Your Teenager’s Need
    Lesson 1 Highlights

  • Lesson 2: Examining Values

    The Value of Values
    What You Value Counts
    Examining Values over Time
    Overcoming the Limitations of Values
    What You Can Learn from Your Teenager’s Values
    Lesson 2 Highlights

  • Lesson 3: EPIC Existence

    How Philosophy Simplifies Parenting
    Explore
    Play
    Inspire
    Connect
    What You Can Learn from How Your Teenager Explores, Plays, Inspires, and Connects
    Lesson 3 Highlights

  • Lesson 4: Redefining Boundaries and Reconsidering Consequences

    Life’s a Beach
    Anxiety Disguised as Defiance
    Tips for Setting Limits and Determining Consequences
    Lines Are Sometimes Meant to be Crossed
    Managing Conflict When Enforcing Limits
    What You Can Learn from How Your Teenager Redefines Boundaries and Reconsiders Consequences
    Lesson 4 Highlights

  • Lesson 5: Connecting with Your Teen

    Building a Road to a Healthy Relationship
    Do Today What You Wish for Tomorrow
    Giving Attention
    Embracing and Supporting All Aspects of Your Teen
    Skills, Interest, and Resiliency
    What You Can Learn from How Your Teenager Connects with Himself and Others
    Lesson 5 Highlights

  • Lesson 6: How You Communicate

    Components of Communication
    The Impact of Technology on Communication
    Promoting Dialogue
    Hear What Your Teenager Has to Say
    What You Can Learn from How Your Teenager Communicates
    Lesson 6 Highlights

  • Lesson 7: Ensuring Health and Wellness

    Care for Yourself and Your Home
    Staying Cool When You Are Feeling Hot
    Learning from Mistakes
    The Team Approach
    What You Can Learn from How Your Teenager Ensures Health and Wellness
    Lesson 7 Highlights

  • Lesson 8: Fear Not, Let Go, and Move On

    Looking Back Can Help Move the Relationship Forward
    Fear Whether Real or Imagined Is Important to Understand
    Letting Go for the Sake of Holding On
    Moving On with the End Goal in Mind
    What You Can Learn from How Your Teenager Doesn’t Fear, Lets Go, and Moves On
    Lesson 8 Highlights

  • Conclusion

    The Conflict Over Pomegranate Juice

What You Can Learn From Your Teenager

What You Can Learn From Your Teenager