The Awakened Parent Challenge: How to strengthen the connection with your teenager in 7 days

This books main focus is on the relationship a parent has with a teen or pre-teen suffering from anxiety depression panic attacks low self-esteem or low confidence and all that often comes with having a sensitive rebellious or creative child. Helping to give parents the necessary tips tools and techniques to get the results needed to move their children forward in a caring and positive way. It is said It can take a big shake to wake us from a deep sleep wouldnt it be little kinder and certainly less traumatic to be gently awakened? As a lifelong learner Darren Curtis was told by one of his teachers that he was put on this planet to wake people up. He pondered on this for some time and is in no doubt that this suggestion planted the seed for the title and contents of this book. An easy read peppered with real-life examples non-judgemental and a good dollop of humour to help digest the subject matter.He was mindful that even when people are in pain so many buy a book read a couple of chapters then let it sit on the shelf gathering dust never having realised the full benefit within the pages; more shelf development than self-development! This was to be the exception to that rule by being the book that parents teachers and caregivers would read from start to finish by choice. Cleverly designed to work on multiple levels this book helps you to; gain and maintain a healthy parent-child relationship talk so your teenager listens and listen so your teenager talksstop worrying about a negative what if?stay calmBreak negative behaviour patterns and cyclestame your inner criticstop focusing on problems and start focusing on solutionsask better questionsIts interactive so youll get your own learning as you go by answering the questions at the end of each chapter. There is the invaluable option to take the free online awakened parent challenge where the author walks you through each chapter and answers your questions along the way.