Resources for Parenting Your Teen

New! Jeffrey Leiken on "Parents, Teens & Today's Trend: An Inside Perspective on What's Happening, What's Not Working, What is Working & Why." Based on over 300 hours of intimate and often intense conversations over the past 8 weeks with parents and teens, Jeffrey Leiken will present a very pointed and powerful perspective on what is going in our teens and in our homes during this pandemic. 

ARTICLES

• "The Best Way to Fight With a Teenager" 
• "What if the Secret to Success is Failure?"
• Harlen Cohen's 5 Simple Rules For Parents
• Parent Ed Notes on Michael Riera's Talk
• "How to Have an Imperfect Family and be Perfectly Satisfied" with Dr. Brad Sachs, Powerpoint presentation

VIDEOS

• "The Gift & Power of Emotional Courage" TEDTalk with Dr. Susan David. Please click here to watch the video
• "How to Have an Imperfect Family and be Perfectly Satisfied" with Dr. Brad Sachs. Please click here to watch the video
• "My Digital TAT2 - Parenting the Always on Generation" with Erica Pelavin. Please click here to watch the video
• "Media Rules - Healthy Connections in the Digital Age" with Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair. Please click here to watch the video 
• "Staying Connected to Your Teenager - How to Keep Them Talking to You and How to Hear What They're Saying" with Dr. Mike Riera. Please click here to watch the video
• "Navigating the High School Years" with Tam High Administration and Counselors. Please click here to watch the video 
• "Adolescence is not a Disease" with Jeff Leiken. Please click here to watch the video 
• "Saying Hello to Goodbye - Taking The Lid Off The Pressure Cooker of Senior Year" with Toni Piccinini. Please click here to watch the video.
• "How to Raise an Adult" with Julie Lythcott-Haims. Please click here to watch the video.
• "The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed" with Jessica Lahey. Please click here to watch the video.
• "The Launching Years: Strategies For Parenting From Senior Year to College Life" with Laura Kastner. Please click here to watch the video.
• "Equiping Teens To Thrive In An Era of Epic Uncertainty" with Jeff Leiken, MA. Please click here to watch the video.
• "The Body Positive" with Connie Sobczak. Please click here to watch the video 
• "Building Resiliency in Teens" with Melissa Landrech and Meredith McGarvey. Please click here to watch the video 

• "Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers" by Michael Riera
• "Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager" by Anthony E. Wolf
• "The Power of Play" by David Elkind
• "Doing School: How We are Creating a Generation of Stressed-out, Materialistic and Miseducated Students" by Denise Pope
• "Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for more Joyful Kids and Happier Parents" by Christine Carter
• "Nurture Shock; New Thinking About Children" by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman
• "Parent With Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility" by Jim Fay    
• "The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Unhappy Kids" by Madeline Levine     
• "Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children" by Michael Thompson, Ph.D, Catherine O’Neill Grace, and Lawrence J. Cohen    
• "Blessings Of A Skinned Knee" by Wendy Mogel    
• "It’s a Boy! Understanding Your Son’s Development from Birth to Age 18" by Michael Thompson, Ph.D and Teresa Barker    
• "Alpha Girls" by Dan Kindlon    
• "Positive Disciple for Teenagers" by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.
• "The Approximate Parent, Discovering Strategies That Work With Your Teen" by Michael Simon
• "Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain" by Dan Siegel, MD

• Do you have a child who is turning 18 soon? Click here to download the California Bar Association's "When You Turn 18: A Survival Guide for Teenagers"