Understanding 12-14-year-olds - Waddell, Margot (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005)
"The Tavistock Clinic"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references (page 87) and index
Other bodies : other selves -- Sexuality -- School life : the primary/secondary divide -- Groups : inclusion and exclusion -- A question of identity : "who am I?" -- Running into difficulties -- Life in the family
How much independence should parents allow teenagers who claim rights and privileges but do not take responsibility, show excessive confidence and test the boundaries of discipline? To what extent should parents try to understand and accept changes in their adolescent child when he doesn't fully understand these changes himself? And how can parents cope with the physical changes and emotional challenges in their adolescent child?. Margot Waddell offers helpful advice to parents whose children have reached the turbulent teenage years. From conflict management to addressing issues of bullying, s