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Ending the parent-teen control battle : resolve the power struggle and build trust, responsibility, and respect / Neil D. Brown ; foreword by Donald T. Saposnek.

by Brown, Neil D.

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New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2016.

Parent and teenager.

Control (Psychology) in adolescence.

Adolescent psychology.

9781626254244 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Parent-teen control battle : resolve the power struggle and build trust, responsibility, and respect

ix, 180 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180).

Part one. Understanding the control battle -- What is the control battle? (Meet the beast) -- Adolescence, an invitation to the control battle -- What feeds the beast? -- Part two. Starving the beast -- A healthy vision -- The power of earned privileges -- Making the big shift -- Self-esteem and happiness -- Part three. Applications -- What if my teenager is depressed? -- Learning disabilities and ADHD -- When parents don't agree -- When your teen is seriously out of control -- Final thoughts.

"Power struggles between parents and teens are nothing new, but chronic control battles are destructive to teen development as well as the entire family. According to psychotherapist Neil Brown, these battles occur as the result of self-perpetuating negative relationship patterns. This book will help you understand and end the painful tug-of-war with your teen and foster a peaceful and loving home environment. In virtually all families, there are moments when teens are unhappy with parental limits, rules, and requests - as well as times when those kids are disobedient or noncompliant, or get caught up in the moment and make bad decisions. But the parent-teen control battle goes beyond this; it's a chronic relationship pattern that uses up the family's emotional resources and can seriously impact child identity, self-esteem, and development, resulting in destructive behavior and causing stress for everyone around. This book offers a thorough understanding of the control battle and a clear prescription to end it. Learn about the three elements that support this chronic conflict - reactivity, negative emotional tone, and being "other-person focused" - and discover the two key changes that can be made to address the underlying issues, allowing you to move toward a more positive way of seeing your teen while creating vital behavioral change. Using tools based in structural family therapy (SFT), which targets the core relationship pattern driving the control battle, you'll be able to address specific issues and create a healthier pattern. Neil D. Brown, LCSW, is a psychotherapist who has worked with families, couples, and individuals for more than thirty years."--Provided by publisher.

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