Parenting Your Teenager in the 1990's - Hardcover

Elkind has collected columns written for Parents Magazine over the past five years into a cohesive guide to the typical problems and severe crises faced by teens today. Each topic, such as shyness, friendships, peer pressure, disabilities, and jobs, is succinctly discussed and followed by a short, practical section called "What Parents Can Do." Most serious topics, such as suicide, are treated with insufficient depth. But Elkind's advice should help parents see where problems can erupt and stifle their own impulsive behavior that can have a negative impact on parent-teen relations. Denise Perry Donavin