Katie Naftzger

Parenting in the Eye of the Storm

The Adoptive Parent's Guide to Navigating the Teen Years

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Parenting a teenager is not easy and parenting an adopted teen has its own unique set of challenges. Full of practical and reassuring advice, this book will help you to steer and support your teen as they set out on the voyage of emerging adulthood, including issues surrounding relationships and identity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 188g
• ISBN-13: 9781785927010
• ISBN-10: 1785927019
• Artikelnr.: 46997896

Autorenporträt

Katie Naftzger maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Newton, MA. There, she sees primarily adopted teens, young adults, parents and families and leads local and online groups for adoptive parents. She is actively involved in the adoption community and has spoken at many local and national organizations.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Layers of loss for adoptees
2. The learning stance
3. The unrescue mission
4. Setting 'adoption-sensitive limits'
5. Empathy in conversation
6. Envisioning the future
7. Privilege, race and cultural norms - making it personal
8. Mental health and survival for adopted teens
Conclusion