Anticipating Adolescence: How to Cope With Your Child's Emotional Upheaval and Forge a New Relationship Together

Most parents anticipate their child's adolescent years with a shudder, envisioning a time of relentless battle - of conflict over everything from clothes and music to appropriate sexual behavior and experimentation with drugs and alcohol. But this period of extreme physical and psychological development does not have to be an endless emotional war. With informed understanding, parents can prepare for and cope with their adolescents' profound internal turmoil.