Parenting teenage children is especially challenging because the adolescent years are a period of intense physical, psychological and emotional changes. We present a curated list of books to prepare and guide parents to cope with the challenges of parenting teenage children

-Poornima Dilip

HOW TO TALK SO TEENS WILL LISTEN AND LISTEN SO TEENS WILL TALK
By: Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Publisher: Piccadilly press
Price: ₹345

This book offers parents valuable advice on managing children during stormy adolescence years. It is packed with useful guidelines for parents and teens to improve their mutual understanding and cooperation. It stresses the importance of two-way communication and honest, non-judgemental conversations. Most importantly, the authors provide useful suggestions for resolving problems amicably.

PARENTING TEENS WITH LOVE AND LOGIC
By: Jim Fay and Dr. Foster Cline
Publisher: NavPress Publishing Group
Price: ₹1,409

This practical guidebook provides parents useful strategies to teach adolescents responsible behaviour and ways and means to motivate them to follow rules and regulations while encouraging independent thinking. It succinctly explains the importance of preparing teenage children for responsible adulthood with “love and logic” and permitting freedom within rules. Its prime virtue is that it educates parents about the importance of empathising with adolescent children and encouraging and supporting them to grow and develop at their own pace.

PARENTING FOR TEENS
By: Seema Gupta
Publisher: V&S Publishers
Price: ₹250

Psychologist and counselor Seema Gupta advises parents on how to bridge the generation gap with their teenage children. She recommends that parents observe the behaviour of their teens closely to prevent them from making hasty and inappropriate choices. According to Gupta, teens, whose parents use effective monitoring practices, are less likely to indulge in deviant behaviour such as smoking, drinking alcohol, underage sex, or dropping out of school. Parenting Teens provides constructive insights into the behaviour of teens and how parents can respond without alienating them.

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