Parenting Talent

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Are you the parent of a tween or teen who is passionate about a creative art? Do you ever find yourself wishing that you had a little more parenting talent to help you . . . parent your talent?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Whether your teen's passion is singing dancing acting art music content creation or another creative art form parenting talented tweens and teens can at times be a wonderful journey of inspiration and celebration-but it can also be a jarring experience full of worry frustration confusion and lack of direction. You may be wondering if some of the challenges your teen is facing are directly connected to their relationship with their art.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Parenting Talent: The Grown-Up's Guide to Understanding and Supporting Creatively Driven Teens and Tweens </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>psychologist author and fellow parent Dr. Alaina Johnson uses her professional expertise and personal experience to help you guide your tween or teen through the challenges unique to being a young person in the arts.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Parenting Talent </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>will teach you:</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>How to become the type of parent your teen turns to for support (when they're not asking you for rides to their activities of course).</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>What to do when perfectionism procrastination fear and anxiety rear their ugly heads (because unfortunately denial won't make them go away).</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>How to use your tween or teen's specific personality type to help them find and sustain motivation (because every teen is different!).</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Strategies for helping your teen build their skills share their art and face rejection (because your teen didn't come with a manual). </span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Tips for navigating the modern technological landscape of social media and cyberbullying (without feeling like you should just toss your teen's mobile phone into a river and avoid the internet altogether).</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>What to do when your teen utters one of two dreaded phrases: I quit or I want to go pro. (Hint-it's not running away screaming Nooooo!)</span></li></ul><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Whether you're parenting an amateur artist or an aficionado </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Parenting Talent</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> will become an invaluable resource in your quest to understand support and affirm your talented tween or teen.</span></p>