Angry Teens and the Parents Who Love Them

Is your teen mad at the world? Not angry enough to shoot heroin or shoot up the high school. Not angry enough to steal a car or take the principal hostage. Nonetheless, you’re having trouble reaching her. Or he’s beginning to exhibit some risky behaviors. You sense he or she is running with the wrong crowd. Maybe anger is masquerading as moodiness, withdrawal, loneliness, or shame. When and how should a caring parent intervene? From recognizing the faces, reasons, and roots of anger to addressing it and surviving it, the author shares tips and guidelines garnered from years of counseling kids and parents who were on a collision course but then turned their lives around. Angry Teens and the Parents Who Love Them can be an important first step in an improved relationship with your teenager.

Sandy J. Austin knows crisis response. Sandy was one of the most involved school counselors in the aftermath of the Columbine tragedy, helped counsel after the Bailey, Colorado, high school hostage and shooting tragedy, and endured the tragedies of four suicides at the school where she is employed. She is on her school and district crisis response teams and has become a consultant for other schools and local churches experiencing tragedy. In addition to her writing, Sandy has spoken locally and nationally on this subject across the religious and secular markets, because crises know no bounds. Sandy has a master’s degree in counseling, is the president of the Colorado School Counselor Association, and has authored three books and numerous articles.