Congrats—You're Having a Teen!
Strengthen Your Family and Raise a Good Person
A new way of thinking about (and celebrating!) your child during these critical years!
Congrats— you’ re having a teen! No, really— congratulations! You’re entering one of the most exciting, important phases of parenting. These years are your best opportunity to guide your child toward a thriving adulthood and strengthen your relationship with them for life. This guide will help you understand, encourage, support, love, and, yes, even celebrate your teen!
The teen years may bring challenges. This book prepares you to meet those challenges as a family while staying firmly committed to raising a good person.
Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed, FAAP, practices adolescent medicine at Children’ s Hospital of Philadelphia and is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. He is the founding director of the Center for Parent and Teen Communication. His books include Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings and Raising Kids to Thrive: Balancing Love With Expectations and Protection With Trust. He is the father of 2 young adults and lives in Philadelphia, PA.
