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The Angst of Adolescence: How to Parent Your Teen and Live to Laugh About It, written in a conversational, informative, humorous and relatable style, promises to deliver trustworthy resource for parents of teens who are searching for answers and guidance about how to maneuver their way through this tricky developmental period. Dr. Sara Villanueva, a prominent psychologist specializing in the adolescent years, shares relevant research findings so that parents can be informed of the facts as opposed to making assumptions based on ubiquitous but questionable sources. Most of all it will provide parents of teenagers with prospective in the midst of the angst so they can come away with the sense that: (1) they are not alone in their experience of raising teens; many, many people have gone through it and we can all relate to and learn from one another; (2) most of what your teen is feeling and expressing is normal and falls within the expected range of behavior for adolescent development; and (3) despite the challenges involved in parenting teens, we should take time to focus on the positive things in life and live with our child through the tough adolescent years so that we emerge on the other side with friendship and a deeper bond.
As a psychologist and mother of four, the author shares both research-based and first-hand advice on how to navigate the teen years and live to laugh about it.
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Villanueva, a developmental psychologist, uses an informal, conversational style in this helpful parenting book, sharing anecdotes from her own experiences as a mother of four who is currently raising two teens, as well as up-to-date information on brain development. Villanueva reminds readers that risky behaviors by teens reflect the fact that their brains are not yet fully developed. She also warns against drawing a line in the sand as teens are likely to respond to forbidden fruits with rebellion. With its encouraging tone, Villanuevas friendly primer will help parents learn to appreciate, enjoy, and accept their teens as they are, while patiently negotiating the challenges and changes inherent in adolescence.
Publishers Weekly
With humor and great warmth, Sara Villanueva tackles issues that can seem unsettling or bewildering to most parents. Her voice is reassuring, and by the end of the book you know youre not only up for the challenge of parenting a teen, but that youre not in it alone.
Ami Albernaz, contributor to the Boston Globe
While reading The Angst of Adolescence , I loved Saras conversational voice, assurance, examples, information, and humor. I cant imagine any parent of a teen who wouldnt enjoy and profit from this mix of professional and personal insight.
Carl Pickhardt, PhD, author of the blog and book, Surviving Your Childs Adolescence
Sara Villanueva does a masterful job of balancing the sound advice of an experienced parent with the scientific literature of adolescent development and parenting. She strikes a tone that is both authoritative and completely conversational. I feel better equipped to tackle my sons upcoming transition into adolescence and wish this kind of parenting instruction manual were available sooner.
Russell Frohardt, professor of psychology and behavioral neuroscience, St. Edwards University
Sara Villanueva brings to light what so many parents of teens are feeling. By providing humorous anecdotes mixed with sound, research-based advice, all delivered in a relaxed and relatable style, she informs and reassures parents of the wonderful world of adolescence and how they can learn to laugh about it.
Vicki Hoefle, author of The Straight Talk on Parenting and the best-selling Duct Tape Parenting
The Angst of Adolescence will help every parent understand how to go through this difficult stage without losing their mind. According to Sara Villanueva, you could even have some fun along the way!
Jennifer Kerzil, PhD, associate professor of psychology, Universite Catholique de lOuest, Angers, France
Such a remarkable and much needed book! Dr. Villanuevas voice and personal stories, combined with her professional expertise, set the tone and made me laugh out loud! As a dean of students at a liberal arts university, and as a parent of a sixteen-year-old, the wisdom shared in this book is just in time and speaks to the tumultuous times of transition that our teens experience and that we, as parents, encounter too. Her insight is smart, authentic, and extremely hopeful!
Lisa L. Kirkpatrick, PhD, associate vice president for student affairs/dean of students, St. Edwards University
First published by Bibliomotion, Inc.
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Copyright 2015 by Sara Villanueva
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Villanueva, Sara.
The angst of adolescence : how to parent your teen and live to laugh about it / Sara Villanueva. First Edition.
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Summary: The Angst of Adolescence promises to deliver trustworthy resource for parents of teens who are searching for answers and guidance about how to maneuver their way through this tricky developmental period. Dr. Sara Villanueva, a prominent psychologist specializing in the adolescent years, shares relevant research findings so that parents can be informed of the facts Provided by publisher.
ISBN 978-1-62956-076-2 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-62956-077-9 (ebook) ISBN 978-1-62956-078-6 (enhanced ebook)
1. Parent and teenager. 2. Adolescence. 3. Parenting. I. Title.
HQ799.15.V55 2015
306.874dc23
2015014519
To the people who fill my days with absolute madness and insanity, set my hair on fire, and worry me incessantly, yet always fill me with immense joy, pride, the greatest sense of inspiration and purpose... my children.
For Susan, Thomas, Sophia, & Gabriel
I am truly blessed to be your Mother.
Ah, the teen years: the time when your child always has to have the last word; when you observe that she is in constant angst, and, of course, when you regularly get the classic eye rolling with major attitude. You love your child more than anything, I know. But somethings different, right? Parents often wonder, What happened to my sweet little boy who loved to snuggle? or, What happened to my affectionate little girl who let me brush her hair and asked to brush mine?
Around the time your child begins the second decade of life, things start to change in a fairly dramatic way. She is entering the developmental period that has been referred to with terms like Storm and Stress and the Terrible Teens. Adolescence is a time of important transition for both child and parents. Some telltale signs that your child is transitioning from childhood to adulthood include: pubertal development, demonstrated by obvious physical and biological changes; cognitive development, shown by teens starting to think differently and beginning to challenge the way others think and act; and social development, demonstrated by teens desire to make decisions about who they spend their time with and how they want to define themselves. My goal in writing this book is to help parents navigate some of the issues that come up during this exciting and sometimes difficult time. Parenting is hard, and parenting teens is even harder. So, why not band together and share information that helps us all stay informed and maybe even helps each of us find some relief in knowing there are others out there experiencing fallout from the infamous teenage angst. Here are some of the questions Ill provide answers for in the chapters of this book:
- Why do my teen and I argue so much? How do I lessen the conflict, and how do we stay close? Does she even like me anymore?
- Why does my teen want to be with his friends all the time? Does he not love us anymore?
- My daughter thinks shes in love. How does she even know what love is?
- The S word: Im not sure, but I think my son is having SEX. This scares me to death. What if he gets an STD? Or worse, what if he makes me a grandparent? How can I deal with this?
- I know its normal to be curious about alcohol and drugs, but how do I manage this without pushing too far?
- Letting go: my son is going off to college and Im feeling so sad. I dont want to be one of those overreacting moms, but Im an emotional mess!
Please note that, although I am a developmental psychologist by training and have extensive experience in researching, teaching, and writing about adolescent development and parenting, much of the writing in this book comes from my perspective as a parent. Although I interject information based on current research, my goal is to relate to other parents of teens and shed some light on issues we all struggle with. In reading
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