ABSTRACT

Do you wish your son or daughter would tell you more about what is happening in their life, and that they would open up to you more often? Are you worried about them as they seem to be spending more and more time in their bedroom and on their smart phone? The teenage years can be a time of concern and worry for parents and carers from all backgrounds. However, Why Won’t My Teenager Talk to Me? offers the parent and care-giver insightful and practical advice, as to how to encourage positive and respectful two-way communication between you and your teenager.

The new edition of this essential book offers a positive way of thinking about the teenage years. So much has changed in the last five years since the book first appeared. Our knowledge of the human brain has increased, and this new edition includes a whole chapter devoted to the changing teenage brain.

part |2 pages

I

chapter 1|10 pages

The teenage years

chapter 2|7 pages

The changing brain

chapter 3|12 pages

The STAGE framework

chapter 5|9 pages

T – Two-way communication

chapter 6|10 pages

A – Authority

chapter 7|6 pages

G – the Generation gap

chapter 8|9 pages

E – Emotion

part |2 pages

II

chapter 9|14 pages

Teenagers and health

chapter 10|16 pages

Sex and gender

chapter 11|12 pages

Friends and the peer group

chapter 12|15 pages

The digital world

chapter 13|13 pages

Divorce and the changing family

chapter 14|13 pages

Risk-taking and challenging behaviour

chapter 15|7 pages

Conclusion

How parents can make use of the STAGE framework