"So what does happen to our babies? How come they hit thirteen and go from being a delight to being colossal pains? And why is it that the only language they are fluent in is monosyllabic grunt? Or so it seems. In reality so much happens to our children at this age: puberty, peer pressure, anxiety - that it's not surprising that our little lovelies can become a little difficult at times. And I should know - I have three of them to look after. So what I hope you'll get from Raising teenagers is a little understanding about what is going on in your teenager's life, and some brilliant ideas to both pre-empt problems and deal with flashpoints. I'm not offering you a magic wand, but if use some of these road-tested techniques, you can overcome just about any issue. You might even start having fun with your kids again!" Lynn Huggins-Cooper. "Raising teenagers" is for readers who feel bemused and confused about how to bring up their teenage kids. If it's hard parenting a teen, it's even harder to be one. Here are 52 tips on how to help your children transform into the adults they want to be. "Raising teenagers" will help readers: Open up channels of communication; Understand some of the underlying physiological issues; Discover why they are so irresponsible; Work out their sleep patterns - are teenagers naturally nocturnal; Break the awful drudgery of the nag/sulk cycle; Cope with sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. With the 52 Brilliant Ideas series readers can enhance their existing skills with negligible investment of time or money and will substantially improve their performance over the course of a year. Each of the 52 chapters tackles a single aspect of the subject in an entertaining and lively way. At the end of each chapter is a "how did it go?" feature which allows readers to reflect on the lesson in a classical experiential learning pattern. The tone of each book is personal and informal; readers will feel as thought they are having a one-to-one with their favourite coach.