Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent´s Guide to Navigating the Teen Years
Katie Naftzger
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Description for Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent´s Guide to Navigating the Teen Years
Paperback. Parenting a teenager is not easy and parenting an adopted teen has its own unique set of challenges. Full of practical and reassuring advice, this book will help you to support your teen as they face the challenges of emerging adulthood, including issues surrounding relationships and identity. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: VFVK; VFX; VFXC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Adult adoptee and family therapist Katie Naftzger shares her personal and professional wisdom in this guide to help adoptive parents remain a calm parental influence in the midst of stormy and erratic teen behavior. This guide describes the essential skills you need to help your adopted teen confidently face the challenges of growing up and outlines four key goals for adoptive parents:
· To move from rescuing to responding
· To set adoption-sensitive limits and ground rules
· ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785927010
SKU
V9781785927010
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Ref
99-99
About Katie Naftzger
Katie Naftzger maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Newton, MA. There, she sees primarily adopted teens, young adults, parents and families and leads local and online groups for adoptive parents. She is actively involved in the adoption community and has spoken at many local and national organizations.
Reviews for Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent´s Guide to Navigating the Teen Years
I loved Parenting in the Eye of the Storm. While Katie Naftzger defines her work as 'a guide for adoptive parents in the teen years', I found it to be so very much more. Inside this book I found priceless wisdom and insight into the wounded hearts of adopted teens. The tools Ms Naftzger shares here are like a ... Read more