Get Out of My Life

Name: Get Out of My Life
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781788163828
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The bestselling guide to the twenty-first-century teenager

By Tony Wolf and Suzanne Franks

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Get Out of My Life offers witty and genuinely insightful advice for parents wrestling with the challenges of raising teenagers. Updated to address modern issues such as social media, online threats, and exposure to adult content, it explores difficult topics including school, sex, and drugs. The book's practical approach, especially evident in the chapter 'What They Do and Why', helps parents decode teenage behaviour and avoid pointless conflicts by choosing when silence is the best response. It emphasises that parenting adolescents is inherently tough and encourages parents to be kind to themselves.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book is ideal for parents and guardians of teenagers seeking practical guidance and emotional support to navigate the often turbulent adolescent years with humour and wisdom.

The new edition of the bestselling survival manual for parents with teenagers.

The new edition of the bestselling survival manual for parents with teenagers.

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Teenagers are tough and anyone who has their own needs help. Witty, enjoyable and genuinely insightful, Get Out of My Life is now updated with how to deal with everything from social media to online threats and porn, as well as looking at all the difficult issues of bringing up teenagers, school, sex, drugs and more.

But it's the title of the second chapter, 'What They Do and Why' that best captures the book's spirit and technique, explaining how to translate teenage behaviour into its true, often less complicated meaning.

One key mistake, for instance, is getting in no-win conflicts instead of having the wisdom to shut up when shutting up would be the most effective, albeit least satisfying, thing to do. Another is taking offence when the teenager views you, the adult, as idiotic. And there's advice on what to do when this happens.

The message is clear: parenting adolescents is inherently difficult. Don't judge yourself too harshly!

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Praised as "reassuring, very funny and spot-on" by Michelle Hanson, and described as a "handbook for parents on the front line" by the Herald (Glasgow), this book combines humour, compassion, and sound advice. Beth Winship from the Boston Globe highlights its ability to help parents communicate with their teens without anger. Experts like Dorothy Zeiser commend the book for its common sense and insightful wit, making it a valued resource for understanding the complexities of adolescent behaviour.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788163828

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 July 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Profile Books Ltd

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 224g

Pages: 320

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Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Parenting & Family Self-Help & Personal Development Suzanne Franks Tony Wolf

About the Author

Suzanne Franks is a former television producer, journalist and author, and now Professor of Journalism at City University. She has a teenage son and two teenage daughters. She lives in London.

Tony Wolf, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who has worked with children and adolescents for over thirty years. He lives in Suffield, Connecticut.