Parenting Ain't For Punks

From nurturing your teens to making values clear, parents exert enormous influence over their children's development. It is especially important that parents give children a good start, but it's also important for parents to recognize that kids come into the world with their own temperaments, and it is the parents' job to provide an interface with the world that eventually prepares a child for complete independence. In a rapidly changing world, parenting seems subject to fads and changing styles, and parenting in some ways must compete with social media and its effect on their children. There is such a thing as over-parenting, and aiming for perfection in parenting might be a fool's mission. Often, you feel isolated, uncertain and overwhelmed while trying to raise your teen, due to the absence of your sweet child and the blossoming of a young adult. You battle with the mommy-daddy guilt while trying to maintain your sanity in the world where life can be so demanding and overnight, your little sweetheart becomes distant, disobedient, and disrespectful. You don't know what happened but you, are NOT alone! "No, Parenting Ain't for Punks, but with the information in this book, you will become confident in knowing that you can make it through those challenging and possibly chaotic teen years." -Tavis Taylor The insight provided in this quick reference guide is the illumination and reassurance that every parent needs to help them navigate through the parenting process. Join fellow parents as they delve into trying to understand the waves of chaos that can ensue while parenting a teen.