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Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall?: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager
by Anthony E. Wolf
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Noonday Press (1991-10)
ISBN: 0374523223
EAN: 9780374523220
Dewey Decimal #: 306.874
Binding/Media: Paperback - 203 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: 70917836
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Sold with pride. No writing, no highlighting. Copy in very good condition with minimal reading wear.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Full of insight and humor, but refreshingly nonjudgemental, this book offers every parent a new perspective on his/her teenager. Dr. Wolf doesn't simply give a blueprint of today's teenager; he examines the issues that confront parents and shows why girls and boys act so differently during this time.
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Amazon.com Review
This is a survival guide for parents who find themselves marooned among volatile and incomprehensible aliens on Planet Teen. Area maps cover the obvious ground--there are chapters on school, sex, suicide, and so on--but it's the title of Chapter 2, "What They Do and Why," that best captures the book's spirit and technique. Anthony Wolf's modus operandi is not so much to make pronouncements about what parents should do, as to explain adolescent behavior in a way that's bound to leave parents with a changed view of the plausible options. Wolf is a clinical psychologist, and his writing is clear--even witty--and he doesn't resort to jargon. The expository text is punctuated with snatches of illustrative dialogue, which serve as concrete examples and help parents learn how to see, anticipate, and avoid "bad strategies." (One key mistake is getting dragged into no-win conflicts instead of having the wisdom to shut up at the moment when shutting up would be most effective--albeit the least satisfying--thing to do.) There are also some nicely tongue-in-cheek samples of "ideal" communication--the stuff we imagine might get said if only we were better parents. After one such rosily cooperative and considerate interchange between a father and his adolescent son, Wolf offers the following two-edged comfort: "The above conversation has never happened. Never. Not in the whole history of the world." Message: Parenting adolescents is inherently difficult. Don't judge your efforts by otherworldly standards. --Richard Farr
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Customer Reviews
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A must for parents of surley teens
Rating  (5)
Date: 2010-09-05
This is the perfect operating manual for parents of teenagers. It is a quick read but it explains what is going on in their confused brains, and how to deal with this altered reality.
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Just the assurance I needed!
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-08-26
This book has provided me with the assurance I need to help me get through these challenging teenage years. I have a 15 1/2 yr.old and a 20 1/2 yr.old that is just as challenging. So this book is putting things into perspective clearly for me.
What a relief!
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PARENT GUIDE
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-08-20
This book was eye opening and as much as I did not like what it said, I also realized that it was true. It was funny but serious at the same time so it made for enjoyable reading.
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Useful perspective
Rating  (4)
Date: 2010-08-14
My cousin recommended this book to me since I am the parent of a teenage girl, and going through the period of time in which things are, shall we say, sometimes difficult. I found the book to be a fast but interesting read. Although some of the conclusions could have been gotten to more succinctly, and although in general the book can be reduced to... after a few years they are no longer teenagers... it provides a very valuable perspective to those of us who are parents of teenagers, and there is definitely advice that I will apply and keep in mind.
I had wished there would be some magic incantations that the book would teach, instead of more being about tolerance, boundaries and perspective, but fundamentally, tolerance, boundaries and perspective are probably as much magic as one can wish for.
I like that the book addresses some fundamental issues and fears such as "i would never get away with that when i was a teenager, am i a bad parent?" And "why are they doing this, don't they know I know they are lying?"
I see my teenage daughter in a week... time to try some techniques out live to see if it makes things easier. Definitely worth reading.
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and now she's 25!
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-08-06
I can't believe this book popped up and here I am writing a review. My daughter is now 25...this little book saved my life. I read it when I was at my wits end...it was a quick read...I smiled to myself while reading it and suddenly I was not so alone.
The best part was I implemented what it said and within days was seeing positive results.
Today my daughter is 25, well adjusted, has a great career and I believe will be looking for a copy of this book one day,
There is not a year that goes by that I don't speak about this book to a young mom...and have bought many a copy since my first reading it. It was really helpful for friends who were grandparents raising their grandchildren unexpectedly. The gap was large and the book was a wonderful help.
Enjoy!
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