{"product_id":"how-to-survive-your-parents-a-teens-guide-to-thriving-in-a-difficult-family-9780593697528","title":"How to Survive Your Parents: A Teen's Guide to Thriving in a Difficult Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eWant to improve your relationship with your problematic parents? This honest and supportive guide, written by an experienced teen therapist, will help.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is for \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e―not your parents. Step-by-step, using approaches that are relatively easy but bring big results, you'll be guided in how to improve the important and super-challenging relationship between you and your parents. This doesn't mean you're going to become best friends, but you \u003ci\u003ewill\u003c\/i\u003e learn the skills needed to change how you see one another and how you interact. And ultimately, you will gain control over your own life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluded are revealing descriptions of various problematic parenting styles, techniques--both verbal and not--for increasing the connection between you and your parents, advice about setting clear boundaries, and sample conversations that can be used as a script. Think of it as therapy in book form: on your side, encouraging and clear, and full of the time-proven advice you won't get from your friends and \u003ci\u003ecertainly\u003c\/i\u003e not from your parents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shawn Goodman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rocky Pond Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593697528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2024 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShawn Goodman has worked in the teen mental health field for many years and is currently a psychologist at a high school in upstate New York. He is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eKindness for Weakness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSomething Like Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were inspired by his experiences working in several New York State juvenile detention facilities. He is also the co-author of \u003ci\u003eThis Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e, written with bestselling author and governor of Maryland Wes Moore. Shawn lives in Ithaca, New York, with his wife and children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119367647277,"sku":"9780593697528","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_176fa79d-5243-4b83-9fbe-abf8d3105197.jpg?v=1756225284","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/how-to-survive-your-parents-a-teens-guide-to-thriving-in-a-difficult-family-9780593697528","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}