The Parent Effect
How Parenting Style Affects Adolescent Behavior and Personality Development
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Part One: Adolescence
Introduction
1 Adolescence
- Changes
- Developmental Tasks of Adolescence
- Normal Adolescent Behavior
Part Two: Parenting Styles
2 Parenting Style Self-Assessment
- Section 1: Teen Scenarios and Parental Responses
- Section 2: Parenting Style Characteristics
- Section 3: Find Your Parenting Style
3 “My House, My Rules” Parents
- Case Example
- Parenting Style Characteristics
- Parenting Style: Origins and Motivations
- Adolescent Reactions
- Short- and Long-Term Outcomes
- Summary
4 “Your Life is My Life” Parents
- Case Example
- Parenting Style Characteristics
- Parenting Style: Origins and Motivations
- Adolescent Reactions
- Short- and Long-Term Outcomes
- Summary
5 “Cool” Parents
- Case Example
- Parenting Style Characteristics
- Parenting Style: Origins and Motivations
- Adolescent Reactions
- Short- and Long-Term Outcomes
- Summary
6 “Not Now, I’m Busy” Parents
- Case Example
- Parenting Style Characteristics
- Parenting Style: Origins and Motivations
- Adolescent Reactions
- Short- and Long-Term Outcomes
- Summary
7 “Easygoing” Parents
- Case Example
- Parenting Style Characteristics
- Parenting Style: Origins and Motivations
- Adolescent Reactions
- Short- and Long-Term Outcomes
- Summary
Part Three: Parental Life Issues
8 Divorce and Remarriage
- Case Example
- Divorce
- Parenting Style Changes
- Special Situations in Divorcing Families
- Adolescent Reactions
- Long-Term Consequences of Divorce
- Summary
9 Physical Illness, Psychiatric Disorders, and Substance Abuse
- Case Example
- Physical Illness
- Psychiatric Disorders
- Substance Abuse
- Summary
Part Four: Assessment and Change
10 Parenting Style—Become the Parent You Want to Be
- The Parent Effect: An Allegory
- Parenting Teens
- Characteristics of Healthy Families
- Parenting Styles and Their Challenges
- Assessing Your Parenting Style
- Establising Parenting Goals
- More Thoughts on Effective Parenting
- One Final Thought
- Sample Family Contracts
References
Index
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