Assertive Parent : Hacks, Traps and Strategies for Raising Authentic Teens

We don't give teenagers enough credit. Teenagers are smarter, stronger and savvier than we allow them to be in outdated educational and parenting models. It doesn't have to be this way Parents have the opportunity to become fluent in the language of teen, to channel their innate love for teenagers into a proactive, assertive parenting model that will inevitably instill opportunities for vibrancy, authentic success, and happiness for our teenagers.The Assertive Parent tackles four significant sectors: drugs - alcohol - nicotine school - academics social media - social currency family communication - systemsReaders will experience a solution-oriented, judgment-free, plug-and-play resource that provides a framework for successfully modifying their approach to parenting teenagers.This book strives to - empower parents and teenagers to become their own advocates - provide practical solutions - create a refreshed and optimistic mindsetOur job is to help teenagers tap into their limitless potential. Daniel Patterson draws from 14 years working as a high school teacher and administrator, as well as an educational-centered parenting coach and teen life coach, to better understand today's teenagers, their reality, their norms, and their world.…