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A workbook to give parents tools and skills that combine the optimistic approach of Positive Psychology with the proven effectiveness of CBT to help them parent their teen daughter.
Lucie Hemmen, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with a private practice in Santa Cruz, CA. For the past twenty years, she has worked with teens, their parents, and their communities to maximize positive support for families raising teenagers. She has two teen daughters, Marley and Daisy, ages 17 and 13.
"Parenting a Teen Girl will help parents understand their
daughters' behavior and experiences and create healthier
connections with them. Through real-life examples and reflective
exercises, Hemmen encourages parents to increase their
self-awareness and teaches them to choose their responses rather
than react to the chaos that life with a teen daughter can
create."
--Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, RSW, psychotherapist and author of Don't Let
Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens, The Bipolar Workbook for
Teens, and Calming the Emotional Storm
"The author of this book is witty, wise, and happily, very
practical. Using her own experience with her daughter, as well as
her training as a psychologist, she guides us through the shoals of
parenting and reassures us that while parenting a daughter is not
smooth sailing, it is possible with a little help--and this book is
quite helpful. For example, almost all parents of teenagers are
going to get carved up by their child from time to time, and it's
nice to know that the constant criticism is part of the teen's
passage rather than one's own terminal defects. Also welcome are
the many chapter tips, including the ones that help us understand
obsessive behavior with phones and texting. The book is not only
extremely sensible, it's terrifically readable. You get to laugh at
yourself, and learn valuable information at the same time."
--Pepper Schwartz, PhD, American sociologist and sexologist,
professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, and
author of 201 Questions to Ask Your Kids
"Parenting a Teen Girl busts through many myths and helps parents
stop catastrophizing and start connecting with their teen girls.
Face your fears head-on and learn concrete steps to tackle common
problems such as oversharing in social media and moodiness. You can
learn to stop complaining about your teen girl and starting
connecting to her."
--Lara Honos-Webb, PhD, author of The Gift of Adult ADD and
Listening to Depression
"As an Internet expert, educator of teens and parents, and mother
of two girls, I appreciate Hemmen's coverage of the issues most
relevant to raising teen girls in today's world. The book hits all
the most important targets without lapsing into long, academically
dense discourse. Readers won't get that overwhelmed and hopeless
feeling regarding the state of today's teenage girls! In fact, the
book energizes as it informs. I love that the book offers practical
tips parents can plug in immediately--especially regarding how to
guide teens in the tech world. Hemmen's compassion, understanding,
and humor make the book a quick and valuable read."
--Lori Getz, Internet safety expert and founder of Cyber Education
Consultants
"In Parenting a Teen Girl, Lucie Hemmen brings expertise, common
sense, and a no-drama approach to the challenge of raising girls
with respect and love. Her ideas are clear, realistic, and
powerful, and her steady guidance will help you bring confidence
and skill to your dealings with teen girls or, for that matter,
with anyone. Her teachings are so universal and wise that we could
all do well to learn from them, no matter the age or gender of the
people we interact with."
--Frank Andrews, PhD, professor at the University of California,
Santa Cruz and author of The Art and Practice of Loving
"This is the instruction book we always wished our children came
with. Hemmen provides straight talk, practical tips, and an
empathetic understanding of the challenges that teen girls and
parents face today."
--Lisa M. Schab, LCSW, author of The Anxiety Workbook for Teens and
Beyond the Blues
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