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A Lindenfield guide to helping teenagers and young adults stay confident and feel good about themselves.Teens today need more help than ever. Being expected to grow up quickly; facing the problems of immense peer pressure; facing exam challenges – and getting to grips with the many changes and events of the teenage years can be exceedingly daunting.Confidence levels and the grown-up personality are moulded in your teens, and setbacks around this time can seriously impact on self-esteem in later life. However, confident teenagers should grow up to become confident people and this book shows how parents can best understand, support, befriend and give confidence to their teenage child.Written for adults, this is a candid and sympathetic guide which will help parents to be prepared for the roller coaster teenage years.Why it’s important to acknowledge that times have changed.• Why experimentation is important to your teen’s identity and well being.• How to nurture your child through a bad patch.• How to help your child develop healthy independence.• What teenagers worry about. Where to start with sexuality, drugs, work, college and the future.The book includes tips on how to deal with typical teenager scenarios and has a series of Golden Rules for parents to follow.Note that it has not been possible to include the same picture content that appeared in the original print version.

The Playful Parent offers a new solution for parents and carers looking for a calmer, happier and smarter way to parent the under-fives.This activity-led parenting guide shows how to get young children involved and learning, thinking and growing, helping and cooperating without any need for ‘the naughty step’ or punishment at all, but by making play the beating heart of family life.Julia Deering offers support and advice to busy parents, combining down-to-earth practicality with hundreds of simple activities, tips, tricks and fixes, guidance, prompts and brilliant ideas that show parents how to tap into their child's playful instincts. You can use The Playful Parent to:• Make your little one’s good behaviour become their normal behaviour• Remove those parent/child battle-of-will situations• Help steer clear of the flashpoint furies and melt-down moments of the ‘terrible twos’• Run fuss-free errands with your toddlers in tow• Tackle tricky transitions such as bedtimes and car journeys with ease• Develop your child's independence and unleash their natural creativity• Bond with a child in the first language they know: playWhether you've forgotten how to play or you're still a child at heart, The Playful Parent equips you with all the know-how you need to make play work for you and your family; transforming parenting during the early years into a more enjoyable, rewarding and memorable experience.Includes:• A guide to the principles of play and how to use the 7 Ways to Play concept• Advice on how to organise your home – and your life – for maximum play with minimum stress• Over a hundred uncomplicated and irresistible activities for your 18 month – 5 year olds• A Family Favourites chart so you can record favourite activities and start building daily and weekly planners