Creating a happy and an emotionally healthy teenager begins with
interactions with parents. The Parenting Machine reveals the keys to
transforming your relationship with your adolescent children. Teenagers
are a maze of emotions and many parents are throwing up their arms
wondering what happened to their sweet, obedient child. Taking it back
to the basics, mother and educator Katie M. Wirig demonstrates how to
implement tried and true principles that will ensure results. Break free
from reactive parenting by focusing on topics such as:
Using real life experiences from parents and educators alike. Those who
apply these principles will enjoy happier and more peaceful homes.
Endorsement:
Parenting Machine gives specific tips to help parents gain greater
understanding of, and empathy for, their teens-which is key to improving
relationships. It also specifically addresses critical mental health
issues that are devastating many of our youth. Parents are typically ill
equipped to address these issues and Machine provides valuable guidance.
─Jeff Dyer, Ph.D*, professor, and author of the bestselling* "The
Innovator's DNA."
Over the years, I've heard many a parent exclaim (when in the midst of a
trying, difficult, or broken relationship with a teenager), "I've had it
up to here"-and their flattened palm waves high overhead. I've come to
think this comment misses the mark completely. More likely, they have
run out of options. So, they keeping doing the same things over and over
and expecting better results. In "Becoming a Mean, Teen Parenting
Machine," Wirig provides numerous techniques, steps, actions, and
strategies plus powerful explanations and examples to help parents build
mutual trust, show love and not just say love, and deal with the
challenges of technology, anxiety, withdrawal, and anger to name a few.
When parents have more tools and options, they increase their odds of
having a healthy relationship with their teens.
─Al Switzler- Co-author of "Crucial Conversations" and Influencer
About the Author:
Katie Millar Wirig is a former actress and Top 10 Miss America
contestant. She knows the thrill of the spotlight, but prefers mountains
and hiking boots. When her children were born, Katie intentionally chose
to step away from the cameras and devote herself to raising her five
children. She holds advanced degrees in psychology and has used these
skills to educate families on becoming more deliberate in their
relationships. Katie and her family reside in Utah.
