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 Sue Blaney ChangeWorks Publishing From The Press Release Book Description Any Questions? Parents of teenagers are bombarded with conflicting messages. While teenagers demand greater freedom, parents struggle to find where to draw the line. Wanting to encourage independence and responsibility in their teenagers, parents sometimes err on the side of giving in too much, and are criticized for their leniency. Parenting adolescents can simultaneously be a wondrous, frightening, challenging, stimulating and exciting time. Unfortunately, few parents are prepared for the rollercoaster ride. Looking for insight and advice, parents often wish there was a definitive “how-to” guide. But wishing for decisive instructions doesn’t allow moms and dads to take into account their own values, their child’s temperament, or their own parenting style. This challenging work must be approached on an individual basis. When Sue Blaney’s oldest child was in junior high, she joined forces with six other Acton, MA women. They created a discussion/learning group that enabled them to examine issues they were all facing as their teens proceeded through junior high and high school. This minimized their stress as they processed information and learned together. Blaney has now turned her experience and research into Please Stop the Rollercoaster! How Parents of Teenagers Can Smooth Out the Ride ( www.PleaseStoptheRollercoaster.com), a guide to help other parents examine the issues they are likely to face while raising their teenagers. Grounded in research and “hands-on” in its approach, Please Stop the Rollercoaster! will help parents create their own parenting “action plan” to improve dynamics in their family. This workbook synthesizes important information from a wide variety of sources, and walks parents through questions, issues and situations they may face. Using exercises for self- examination, Blaney offers strategies to improve parent-teen communication, understand teens’ social world and discover how parents’ behavior influences kids’ risky behavior. A simple assessment tool helps parents identify and compare the temperament of family members, leading to discussions about how to best support teenagers in school and at home, and to examine the changing roles of parents. “What would you do?” exercises allow parents to safely explore some of the unpredictable situations in which they may find themselves. The associated comprehensive web site supports parents, and offers tools for discussion groups and school communities. Encouraging discussion among parents is the unique approach offered by Please Stop the Rollercoaster! This book can be used individually by parents or as the basis for self-directed discussion groups that run like book groups. Noting that the retention of information skyrockets from 10% to 75% if issues are discussed rather than simply read, Blaney recommends that if parents use this guide outside a group they should try to have in-depth conversations with their teen’s other parent or with friends, peers or family members. Noting the “isolation” of many middle and high school parents, she hopes moms and dads will use this guide to build a supportive community while dealing with these confusing yet important issues. About the Author: Sue Blaney has been lecturing extensively to parents in the greater Boston area for more than a year. A communications professional, she specializes in training, managing the human side of change, and improving team performance. She’s the parent of two teenagers and a Certified Professional Behavior Analyst. Blaney’s goal is to help parents of teenagers discover what they can do to “smooth out their ride” as they learn to be more constructive in their words and actions. Buy: Please Stop the Rollercoaster! How Parents of Teenagers Can Smooth Out the Ride Return to the Dr. Laura Reading Corner |
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