The Available Parent
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The Available Parent

Expert Advice for Raising Successful and Resilient Teens and TweensBy Dr. John DuffyNarrated by David Colacci
Length5h 48m

About this audiobook

We have a tendency today to over-parent, micromanage, and underappreciate our adolescents. Dr. John Duffy's The Available Parent is a revolutionary approach to taking care of teens and tweens. Teenagers are often left feeling unheard and misunderstood, and parents are left feeling bewildered by the changes in their child at adolescence and by their sudden lack of effectiveness as parents. The parent has become unavailable, the teen responds in kind, and a negative, often destructive cycle of communication begins. The available parent of a teenager is open to discussion, offering advice and solutions but not insisting on them. He allows his child to make some mistakes, setting limits, primarily where health and safety are concerned. He never lectures—he is available but not controlling. He is neither cruel nor dismissive, ever. The available parent is fun and funny and can bring levity to the most stressful situation. All of that is to say, there are no conditions to his availability—it is absolute.

Audiobook details

Rating★★★★ 4.2 (748)
Includes Goodreads, Amazon, LibraryThing
GenreSelf-Help, Education and Learning
Length5 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byDavid Colacci
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 10, 2014
LanguageEnglish
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