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Penny Palmano. Yes, Please. Whatever!: How to get the best out of your teenagers
Yes, Please. Whatever! How to get the best out of your teenagers. Penny Palmano
Table of Contents
Photo
Foreword
Enjoy (at least try to)
One Turning Point
puberty
independence
the teenage brain
Healthy Sources of Stimulation
Where does it all go wrong?
Aggression – Yours!
different priorities
rule breakers
different types of parents
The Angry Parents
RESULT
The Controlling Parents
RESULT
The Abandoning Parents
RESULT
The Over-indulgent Parents
RESULT
The Respectful Parents
RESULT
What teenagers really need
Two Love and Attention
how to show love
Physical Affection
Little Things Mean a Lot
attention
Three Respect. mutual respect
how to avoid arguments
respecting their privacy
Diaries
how to behave with friends. How Your Teenagers Should Behave with Your Friends
How Teenagers Should Respect Their Friends
How You Should Behave with Their Friends
Having Their Friends Around to Your Home
WATCHING TV, CHILLING OUT
FOOD AND DRINK
How They Should Behave in Their Friends’ Homes
parties for thirteen to fifteen year olds
parties for sixteen years upwards
STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL TEEN PARTY
Four Support. food and diet
food and behaviour
Growing Spurts
How to Help
personal appearance
How to Help
a healthy diet
skipping meals. How to Help
change in diet
How to Help
Comfort Eating
exercise. Changes to Body Shape
Take up New Activities
teenage health issues. Periods
Acne
How to help
What They Can Do to Help
mood swings and teenage depression
Warning Signs to Look Out for. FEELINGS OF DESPAIR AND HOPELESSNESS
POOR PERFORMANCE AND LACK OF CONCENTRATION
LOW SELF-ESTEEM
How to Help
self-esteem and encouragement. Personal
Academic
Monetary
allowance
What if They Run Out
Separated Parents
Grandparents
Bank Accounts
part-time jobs
school. Expectations
Pushy, Rude Parents on the Sports Field
exams
Choosing Subjects
Coursework and Revision
Mind Mapping
MIND MAPS ARE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL WHEN IT COMES TO:
Exam Days
The Results
Work. Curriculum Vitae
Interviews
Five Communication
how to talk to teenagers
GUIDELINES FOR FAMILY MEALS
breakdown in communication
Repairing the Damage
mother and daughter relationships
Don’t Try and Be ‘Best Friends’
divorce
single parents
step-parents
Six Table Manners
eating at home
Clearing Up
how to behave in a restaurant
formal restaurants and dinners
Some Special Circumstances
Wine
WINE GLASSES
SERVING STILL WINE
OPENING SPARKLING WINES AND CHAMPAGNE
HOW TO POUR SPARKLING WINES AND CHAMPAGNE
Beer
Seven Respectful Behaviour. how to behave with others. Adults – Respect
Simple Courtesies
Please and Thank You
Thank You Letters…
…and Everyday Letters
Excuse Me
Coughing and Sneezing
Belching and Burping
Pardon’ not ‘Wot’
Shaking Hands. WHY DO WE SHAKE HANDS?
WHEN TO USE IT
HOW TO SHAKE HANDS
Kissing Each Cheek
Taking Coats
Opening Doors and Ladies First
Answering the Telephone
Reliability
Apologies
respect in the home
how to behave in public
On Public Transport
In Public Places
SPITTING
CHEWING GUM
In Cinemas and Theatres
FOOD AND THE CINEMA
Museums and Exhibitions
total respect—how not to embarrass your children
Eight Relationships. the dating game
unsuitable boy/girlfriends
manners in relationships
paying compliments
guess who’s coming to dinner?
breaking up
broken hearts
sex
Nine Major Teenage Issues. bullying
truancy
honesty
stealing
To Get What they Want
PREVENTION
Peer Pressure
PREVENTION
Seeking Attention
PREVENTION
Because they Can Get Away with it
PREVENTION
Fear of Dependency
PREVENTION
Suspicions of Shoplifting
What to Do if your Teenager Steals
Shoplifting and the Law for Under-Eighteens
lying
White Lies
Privacy
SOLUTION
Disapproval
SOLUTION
To Avoid Punishment
PREVENTION
To Hide Inadequacies
PREVENTION
Peer Pressure
PREVENTION
To Get What They Want
PREVENTION
Lying for Attention
PREVENTION
Self-fulfilling Prophecy
PREVENTION
What to Do if a Teenager Lies
Honesty at School
eating disorders
What Causes a Teenager to Become Anorexic or Bulimic?
Anorexia Nervosa. WHAT IS IT?
WARNING SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR
Bulimia Nervosa. WHAT IS IT?
WARNING SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR
Compulsive Overeating. WHAT IS IT?
WARNING SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR
How to Try and Prevent the Conditions
Hope
IF YOUR CHILDREN SUSPECT THAT ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS HAS AN EATING DISORDER WHAT CAN THEY DO TO HELP?
drugs
THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY TEENAGERS TAKE DRUGS:
HOW TO TELL IF YOUR TEENAGER HAS A DRUG PROBLEM
OBJECTS TO LOOK OUT FOR
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SUSPECT YOUR TEENAGER HAS A DRUG PROBLEM
Cannabis
APPEARANCE
EFFECTS
CANNABIS AND THE LAW
Ecstasy
APPEARANCE
EFFECTS
ECSTASY AND THE LAW
Cocaine
APPEARANCE
EFFECTS
COCAINE AND THE LAW
Crack Cocaine
APPEARANCE
EFFECTS
CRACK AND THE LAW
Heroin
APPEARANCE
EFFECTS
HEROIN AND THE LAW
smoking
WHY DO TEENAGERS START SMOKING?
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?
THE ONLY WINNER
FINAL WORD ON SMOKING
drinking
Date Rape Drug
Why Teenagers Drink Heavily
Drinking and Driving
Ten Minor Teenage Issues. sibling rivalry
chauffeuring
mobile phones
PROS
CONS
Controlling Mobile Phone Bills
Showing Courtesy with a Mobile
bedrooms
clothes
Sisters Borrowing from Each Other
sleeping ‘Just Another Five Minutes’
‘To Sleep Perchance to Dream…’
Waking Them Up
THE LESS STRESSFUL WAY
THE REALLY STRESSFUL WAY
make-up
tattoos and body piercing
homework
swearing
tvs and computers
Safety and the Internet
Glossary
Final Word
Acknowledgements
Copyright
About the Publisher
