The Good Teen: Rescuing Adolescence from the Myths of the Storm and Stress Years
- ISBN-10
- 0307347583
- ISBN-13
- 9780307347589
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 257
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-08
- Publisher
- Harmony
- Authors
- Richard M. Lerner, Ph.d
Description
Incorporating the theory and practice of Positive Youth Development, a developmental researcher refutes societal wisdom to reveal that teens are not inherently difficult or emotionally troubled, and presents specific guidelines to help parents and others foster the proven keys to teens' success--Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character, and Caring. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
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