Demystifying Teenagers

The book “Demystifying Teenagers” helps you enjoy the process of parenting by understanding your teenager better. Adolescence is a time when growth spurts happen along with hormonal imbalances leading to a confused state of mind. This is the time for friendships infatuation exam worries social integration learning to be independent and more! For parents it is the time to be very mindful of their parenting styles. How parents bring up their children will determine how their children grow into balanced humane grounded successful individuals and upstanding citizens. The book tells you how parents can ensure proper development in all the five areas that are critical to children evolving into healthy and dynamic personalities. The five areas are emotional cognitive social (including adult life-skills) physical and spiritual (values and beliefs that are in the subconscious and conscious mind). Successful conversation with teenagers happen only when parents understand how their children think. Parents should offer information in ways that children can understand and have back & forth discussions that allow teens to take ownership of solutions proposed during the discussions. Know yourself first to know your children better. It gives all parents an opportunity to introspect without any disputes within themselves to recognise their children’s uniqueness as well as their problems. If children are born with certain genetic qualities can they be nurtured to overcome their shortcomings? Values and attitudes make all the difference in shaping one’s personality and parents are major contributors in this area. The book illumines the path for parents to be empowered so that new possibilities are created for joyful parenting. Read less