Bringing Up Parents
The Teenagers Handbook
A fun way teenagers can apply "parent psychology" to solve parent-teen problems or head them off before they happen. Straight talk, lots of laughs, and specific suggestions on how teens can resolve conflicts with parents, earn trust, accept responsibility, and help create a healthier, happier home.
Dr. Packer shook up the self-help-for-kids world with his ground-breaking guide to “parent-raising,” Bringing Up Parents: The Teenager’s Handbook, described by Parade Magazine as “a wonderful—and funny—handbook that can help teens get along with their parents and understand them better.” Parents’ Choice gave Bringing Up Parents its Gold Award, saying: “This book not only respects teens, it understands teens. It respects and understands parents. The humor, wordplays, and general tone of the book demonstrate Alex J. Packer's great skill and knowledge of his subject….Filled with great information presented in the perfect way to reach teens, this book should be on everyone's required reading list.”
Recognition
“Editor’s Choice”
“Book for the Teen Age”
“Best Self-Help Book”
Praise for Bringing Up Parents
“This book not only respects teens, it understands teens. It respects and understands parents. The humor, wordplays, and general tone of the book demonstrate Alex J. Packer’s great skill and knowledge of his subject. The introduction addresses teens directly: ‘This book lays out a smorgasbord of strategies. What happens after that is up to you. It’s up to your motivation, creativity, flexibility, and commitment. If changes occur, if miracles are wrought, it will be because of you.’ Packer presents the challenge with a kid glove, a wink, and absolute understanding. Filled with great information presented in the perfect way to reach teens, this book should be on everyone’s required reading list.”
“100+ stars!!! ABSOLUTELY THE BEST BOOK FOR TEENS TO READ!!! Buy this for your teen!!! MIRACLES will occur OVERNIGHT!!! The only book I have found that talks to teens about the way AND the why parents act the way they do!!! It’s clear, concise, honest and humorous...a MUST READ for every 14/15 year old. Many pages we read together and discuss! They realize I’m not a witch or insane! Because here in print is a book by a man with a Ph.D.! Some extremely thought provoking (and humorous!) discussions ensued. It was wonderful to re-connect with the girls I couldn’t talk to anymore! The best (so far) self-help parenting book I have read! Note: If you pre-read it you’ll see yourself on every page!”
“An Amazing Tool for Teens! I am a high school English teacher, and I discovered the first edition of this great book years ago. It’s fun, it’s intelligent, and it’s on target. I built a whole communication unit around it for my students, and not only did we have fun in the process, but many students have come back to me over the years and told me that was one of the most helpful units in their school years. More… This book covers communication, problem-solving, and just plain respect. Most importantly, though, it puts the onus for improvement on the teen. It works. Check it out.”
“Buy it for your teen. I bought this book for my daughter and have noticed a change in her behavior. She now does things that we ask her to do and tries to be nice to us instead of hostile. Then when she requests a privilege and we waver, she says “But I babysat my brother and I folded the towels and I made a cake like you asked me too.” Of course who can argue with that logic?”