Carl E. Pickhardt

The Connected Father (eBook, ePUB)

Understanding Your Unique Role and Responsibilities during Your Child's Adolescence

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Parenting Expert Carl Pickhardt Shows How the Bonds Between Fathers and Teens Can Be Strengthened Many fathers feel unprepared for their child's adolescence, in their denial, often times preferring to believe that it will only happen to other people's children. In this sensitive and forthright book, Carl Pickhardt stresses that fathers need to become informed about changes and challenges that normally unfold. Helping caring fathers navigate the four crucial and often perplexing stages of adolescence, The Connected Father describes: * how fathers can learn to be better listeners * why they have trouble communicating and what to do about it * different emotional changes between mid- and late-adolescence * how to encourage independence while setting limits * how fathers can talk to teens about drugs, sex, the internet, relationships, and more

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martin's Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230604414
• Artikelnr.: 38157144

Autorenporträt

Carl E. Pickhardt, Ph.D.

Inhaltsangabe

Critical Distinctions for Readers to Understand
Why Fathers Disconnect from Adolescents
The Problem with Work
Clarifying Expectations for Adolescent Change
Fathering in Early Adolescence (ages 9 - 13)
Fathering in Mid-adolescence (ages 13 - 15)
Fathering in Late Adolescence (ages 15 - 18)
Fathering in Trial Independence (ages 18 - 23)
Maintaining Authority
Conducting Communication
Fathering a Teenage Daughter
Fathering a Teenage Son
A Final Word
Appendices
Further Reading
Helpful Websites
Support Groups
Index