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The Available Parent: Radical Optimism for Raising Teens and Tweens by John Duffy, Thomas W. Phelan
librarydosebykristy's review against another edition
4.0
This was decent— I like his basic advice which is to stop expecting the worst from your tweens and teens and just accept that they will mess up and they are supposed to mess up. Kids need a time in their lives to make mistakes and learn from them in order to become well rounded human beings.
He reminds parents to accept kids as interesting in their own right and not just little headaches and nightmares . This sounds basic, but I do think parents can get stuck in a rut and just expect the worst sometimes ! It’s helpful to remember to step back and observe.
He reminds parents to accept kids as interesting in their own right and not just little headaches and nightmares . This sounds basic, but I do think parents can get stuck in a rut and just expect the worst sometimes ! It’s helpful to remember to step back and observe.
egoenner's review against another edition
4.0
Awesome advice for maintaining close and lasting relationships with your kids!
redhoteyebrows's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, I'm so glad I read this. The only reason I didn't give it five stars was because some instances of profanity. I'm just on the cusp of parenting a teenager but I can already see how I can start implementing being more available to my kids right now. Fantastic.
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