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Teenagers

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What's the best guide to bringing up teenagers book in your opinion?

9 replies

turquoise · 20/01/2008 22:18

Or shall I just cut and paste all Custy's bits together into a little scrapbook?

Have been flicking through amazon, have put

Get Out of My Life, But First Take Me and Alex into Town: A Parents Guide to the New Teenager ;

Whatever!: A Down-to-Earth Guide to Parenting Teenagers ;

How Teenagers Think: An Insider's Guide to Living with a Teenager

in my basket but the last two have quite few negative reviews. Anyone got any fantastic recommendations?

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MAMAZON · 20/01/2008 22:18

anything written by Custy

rantinghousewife · 20/01/2008 22:19

MN.

rantinghousewife · 20/01/2008 22:20

I sure wouldn't buy any of those titles, A parents guide to the new teenager!!

JohnnyDeppsMrs · 20/01/2008 22:24

The Get Out of my Life one has been recommended on MN in the past.

turquoise · 20/01/2008 22:31

It has - I think I'll stick with that one and Custy then .

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Lauriefairycake · 20/01/2008 22:34

Family First - Doctor Phil MacGraw.

His son has also written a briging up teenagers book but I don't know what its called

RustyBear · 20/01/2008 22:38

Get out of my life is great - especially the bit about why teenage boys stop communicating with their mums.

I read it & then gave it to DD to read, so she knew I knew what she was up to....

aig · 21/01/2008 15:02

If you have a daughter - 'Queen Bees and Wannabees' - it changed my 14 yr old's life.

scaryteacher · 22/01/2008 10:29

Blame my brain is great ...it explains why they morph and when my ds gets horrid, I stagger around yelling brain change until he giggles and snaps out of it.

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