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Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens + Teens |  | Authors: Laura S Kastner Ph.D., Jennifer Wyatt
Publisher: Parent Map
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Rating:  37 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0982345402
Dewey Decimal Number: 649
EAN: 9780982345405
ASIN: 0982345402
Publication Date: June 1, 2009
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Product Description
Parenting a teenager is tougher than ever, but new brain research offers new insight into the best way to connect with teens. With humor, wisdom and a deep understanding of the teenaged brain, noted teen expert Dr. Laura Kastner shows parents how to stay calm and cool-headed while dealing with hot-button issues everything from rude attitude and lying to sex and substance use -- with clear, easy-to-follow suggestions for setting limits while maintaining a close and loving relationship. Find out why Dr. T. Berry Brazelton calls Getting to Calm required reading for any parent who struggles with their teen!
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 No table of contents August 26, 2010
S. Johnson
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought the Kindle version of this book to read on the Kindle App on an iPod Touch. There is no table of contents available. I also have the Kindle program on my PC and I checked the book on that and there is no table of contents there either.
This is a nonfiction book that is broken into parts. There needs to be a table of contents available so that I can go to the portion of the book I want to read. With a paper book you can more easily flip the pages to find the chapters you want. On the iPod touch if there is no linkable table of contents you have to go through every page to get to the later chapters in the book. You can jump to a page but since you don't know where the chapters are you blindly jump to a later place in the book and then you have to flip pages until you find the chapter.
The publisher needs to fix this problem and get a linkable table of contents in the book.
This is not a problem with all Kindle books. In fact I don't think there is another Kindle book on my iPod that does not have a linkable TOC so this is clearly not a issue of the feature being not technically possible.
Incorporate CALM February 6, 2010
J. Wade (Seattle)
This is a wonderful, practical tool that parents of tweens and teens should keep on their bedside table for reminder and review purposes. Even though the approach described makes perfect sense, I am not sure it is totally intuitive in the heat of the moment. It requires a little practice and review, but once you have incorporated it as your default approach to difficult situations, it's great. And, can save you and your loved ones from the expenditure of so much negative energy. That's a good thing.
Excited about Getting to Calm November 8, 2009
Thankful Dad (Seattle, WA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a father of two (now twenty-something) sons, I am lamenting that there wasn't "Getting to Calm" when I was in the peak of parenting! Kastner and Wyatt have created a highly informed - and practical - manual for families. I read a number of parenting books over ten years ago, and found none as helpful as this one. So much of parenting is dealing with escalating, "on-the-ground" situations, and this book has excellent advice for that. The Family Story format demonstrates the "if-then" nature of discussions with teens. Each statement, depending on how it is made and received, can lead to an inflammatory response or to a "calm" one. The authors point out the great benefits now available from advances in brain research. A must-read for all parents of teens!
My most difficult negotiations are at home... October 1, 2009
Seattle Attorney
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Ok, the first thing you need to know is that I'm not a psychologist, or teacher or social worker. I'm a 50-something male attorney on my third teen! The next thing you should know is that this isn't a book I would have picked up at the bookstore on my own. However, since my wife "gently" suggested I read it, I gave it a go. The first chapter struck home ("Why are Today's Teens so Rude?") and I was hooked from there...didn't stop until I finished the last page. The book is full of down to earth, easily understood advice and although it was not intuitive for a 50-something attorney who often falls into debate mode with his kids, I found it incredibly helpful. Highly recommended reading for those looking to steer clear of courtroom drama with their teens!
Great dialogues! September 30, 2009
Ellen Tennis (Renton, WA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a great resource because of how it is organized and the use of constructive dialogues. I can look up specific issues as they arise and imagine myself using the dialogue presented. It never goes exactly the same in real life, but it gives me a great way visualize and prepare. My children are not teens yet, but I work with middle school students and Getting to Calm is just as applicable in the realm of the school.
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