{"product_id":"teenhood-vanessa-kroll-bennett-9780593981467","title":"Teenhood: Confessions and Lessons from the Trickiest Phase of Parenting","description":"\u003cb\u003eRaising teens \u003ci\u003edoes not have to suck.\u003c\/i\u003e Here are the secrets to bringing joy, connection, and laughter to the relationship, by the co-author of the nationally bestselling book about modern puberty, \u003ci\u003eThis Is So Awkward.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConventional wisdom is that teenagers are selfish slobs, obsessed with their phones, driven by raging hormones, and that raising them is a nightmare. But teen whisperer Vanessa Kroll Bennett flips the narrative, arguing that teens can be the funniest, smartest, most caring human beings . . . if we give them the chance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalm, optimistic, and entertaining, Bennett offers positive yet realistic guidance for the biggest challenges parents of teens face--from not taking their behavior so personally to managing tech use to pushing back on today's high-stress culture. \u003ci\u003eTeenhood\u003c\/i\u003e provides hard-won tenets for confidently stepping into this stage of parenting, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Treat them like jerks, they'll act like jerks.\u003cbr\u003e- The path to independence is an ultramarathon, not a sprint.\u003cbr\u003e- They're not ignoring you--you're just not interesting to them.\u003cbr\u003e- You can't make them happy, but you can build resilience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePairing cutting-edge research about teen development with sanity-saving stories, strategies, and scripts, \u003ci\u003eTeenhood\u003c\/i\u003e will make the most complex phase of parenting more joyful and less stressful for all.","brand":"Rodale Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50585313640641,"sku":"9780593981467","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/teenhood-vanessa-kroll-bennett-9780593981467","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}