Stop Negotiating with Your Teen: Strategies for Parenting Your Angry, Manipulative, Moody, or Depressed AdolescentPaperback, 6 August 2002

The sullen, withdrawn, sarcastic teenager. The defensive, wary, and helpless parent. This book builds a bridge between the two sides--with practical and supportive advice on how to:

• Contain conflicts before they escalate into violence
• Break through the teen's verbal intimidation
• Avoid futile arguments
• Turn confrontation into communication
• Stand firm against teen rage
• Manage teen manipulation
• Build the teen's self-esteem
• Talk to teens when no one knows what to say

For ever parent who's screamed, what am I going to do with you?, this book finally provides the answer.