Riera, Michael

Uses stories and conversations to dramatize children experiencing the day-to-day struggles of growing up and explains how parents can use those experiences to instill a sense of integrity in their children.

Explains a variety of strategies parents can use to improve their relationships with their children and improve how they communicate and relate with their teens.

A discussion of the parent-teenager relationship, focusing exclusively on the high school adolescent, grades nine through twelve; addressing general and specific questions parents often have about teenage behavior, and including stories, anecdotes, conversations, letters, and quotations that illuminate the teenager's point of view.