Dimensions
152 x 229 x 24mm
Few books have inspired the kind of devotion that psychologist Tony Wolf's first parenting book "Get out of my life, but first could you drive me and Cheryl to the mall?" (FSG,1991) did; parents of teenagers love it. That's because Wolf has a great sense of humor, an amazing ear for the way parents and teenagers really talk to each other, and a hopeful and progressive message. Teenagers today, says Wolf, are not afraid of their parents - and that's a good thing. But it does mean that they'll talk back, act incredibly nasty, and generally not necessarily do what their parents desire. It doesn't mean that their parents are failures for not making them compliant or that they won't actually turn out fine, in fact, more confident, responsible, and appreciative of their parents than the teenagers of days past.
Now almost twenty years after "Get out" Wolf is returning to his most popular topic: teenagers and how to deal with them. "I'd listen to my parents" has the same humor and spot on dialogue as "Get out of my life", but it is more practically focused. Wolf applies his philosophy to a wide variety of everyday situations, showing both the way these interactions tend to go (not so well) and why and then giving parents a script and guidance on how to achieve more satisfying outcomes. Wolf deals with all the practical things that have changed dramatically in parenting since the dawn of the 21st century including the role of the internet and electronic devices of all sorts in kids' lives and the fact that kids today tend to postpone the traditional benchmarks of adulthood - careers, marriage, etc., which means their parents might be dealing with them more intimately for a lot longer than they expected.
Hilarious and positive, "I'd Listen to my parents" is guaranteed bring relief to panicked and frustrated parents of teenagers everywhere.
