Top Ten Tips for Strengthening Teenagers to Withstand Peer Pressure --x -- 1 Teen Scene -- 1 -- Secret Life of Teens -- 2 -- Meet the New Generation -- 3 -- Teen Talk -- 4 -- Teens' Other Family -- 4 -- New Morality -- 6 -- Peer Power -- 8 -- Teens and the Tube -- 10 -- 2 Inside the Teen Mind -- 13 -- Teen Emotionality -- 14 -- Roller Coaster Years -- 14 -- Emotions 101 -- 16 -- Cheering Them Up -- 16 -- Settling Them Down -- 18 -- Teaching Anger Management -- 19 -- Parents as Teachers -- 23 -- 3 Teen Ages and Stages -- 25 -- Through the Years -- 26 -- Surviving Junior High -- 26 -- "Freaked-Out" Freshmen -- 27 -- Sophomore Slump -- 28 -- Jumping Juniors -- 30 -- Senioritis -- 32 -- Life after High School -- 33 -- Finding Themselves -- 34 -- 4 Parenting Challenge -- 37 -- Letting Go -- 38 -- Parental Midlife Crisis -- 39 -- Defining Your Goals -- 39 -- Preparing Teens for Independence -- 41 -- Teaching Life Skills -- 42 -- Teaching Inter-personal Problem-Solving -- 44 -- Teaching Conflict Resolution -- 45 -- 5 Family Relationships -- 49 -- Sibling Relationships -- 50 -- Girls and Moms -- 51 -- Boys and Mothers -- 55 -- Teens and Dads -- 57 -- Family Solutions -- 61 -- 6 Communicating with Teens -- 63 -- Reading Between the Lines -- 64 -- Time to Talk -- 64 -- Conversation Starters -- 66 -- Responding to Teen Dramas -- 67 -- Listening Skills -- 69 -- Conversational Do's and Don'ts -- 70 -- Responding to Teen Confessions -- 72 -- 7 Disciplining Teens -- 73 -- Controlling Your Teen -- 74 -- Teens as Individuals -- 74 -- Punishment Problem -- 76 -- Blame Game -- 78 -- Teen Bullying of Parents -- 78 -- Logical Consequences -- 79 -- Respect! -- 81 -- Protecting Your Teen -- 83 -- Creative Problem-Solving -- 83 -- 8 Teen Dating -- 85 -- Dating Dilemmas -- 86 -- Young "Studs" and "Sirens" -- 89 -- Dating Stages -- 91 -- Teen Love Connections -- 92 -- Dating Readiness -- 93 -- Foolish Kids, Wise Choices -- 95 -- 9 Teens on Wheels -- 97 -- A Parent's Nightmare -- 98 -- Rights of Passage -- 98 -- Experience as Teacher -- 101 -- Dollars and Cents -- 104 -- Accidents Happen -- 105 -- Car Troubles -- 107 -- Hard Lessons the Easy Way -- 109 -- 10 School Daze -- 111 -- When Teens Won't Study -- 112 -- Diagnosing School Problems -- 112 -- School Conferences -- 114 -- Instituting a Home Study Hall -- 115 -- A Real Motivational Boost -- 117 -- Overachievers -- 118 -- Selecting Classes -- 120 -- Solving Social Problems -- 120 -- 11 Extracurricular Fun -- 125 -- Teen Boredom -- 126 -- Benefits of Extracurricular Involvements -- 126 -- High School Sports -- 127 -- Other School Activities -- 128 -- Community Clubs and Organizations -- 129 -- Private Lessons -- 132 -- Something for Everyone -- 132 -- Conquering the Summertime Blues -- 133 -- Signs of Burnout -- 135 -- Teen Hobbies -- 136 -- 12 Teen Fashion -- 137 -- Fashion Offenses -- 138 -- Family Issues -- 140 -- Separation Issues -- 141 -- Peer Pressure -- 144 -- Problematic Attire -- 145 -- Person Inside -- 146 -- 13 On the Job -- 147 -- Balancing Work and School -- 148 -- Teen Employment -- 149 -- Job Problems! -- 150 -- First "Real" Job -- 152 -- Parents as Job Consultants -- 153 -- Motivating Your Teen to Work -- 154 -- Best Summer Jobs -- 156 -- Job Resources for Teens -- 158 -- 14 Health and Wellness -- 161 -- Teen Weight Watchers -- 162 -- Teen Diets -- 163 -- Vitamins and Minerals -- 166 -- Teens and Sleep -- 167 -- Sexual Health -- 169 -- Teen Hygiene -- 171 -- Immunizations for Adolescents -- 173 -- Immune System Safeguards -- 173 -- Happier Is Healthier -- 174 -- 15 College Maze -- 175 -- College-Bound High School Students -- 176 -- Early Planning -- 176 -- College Entrance Tests -- 181 -- Affording College -- 182 -- Choosing a College -- 184 -- Opportunity Unlimited -- 185 -- 16 Family Problems -- 187 -- Family Disruptions -- 188 -- Parental Arguments -- 189 -- Teens and Divorce -- 190 -- Part-time Parenting -- 193 -- Single Parenting -- 194 -- Single Parents and Dating -- 196 -- Solving Family Problems -- 197 -- 17 Juvenile Offenders -- 199 -- On the Wrong Path -- 200 -- Boys Will Be Boys -- 201 -- Delinquency Risk Factors -- 201 -- Parent Factor -- 205 -- Solving Authority Problems -- 206 -- Teaching Honesty -- 207 -- Teaching Accountability -- 208 -- A Potpourri of Solutions -- 210 -- 18 Mental Health Issues -- 213 -- Teens and Depression -- 214 -- Teen Suicide -- 216 -- Schizophrenia -- 219 -- Bipolar Disorder -- 221 -- Self-Mutilation -- 222 -- Attention Deficit Disorder -- 224 -- 19 Teens, Drugs, and Alcohol -- 227 -- From Experimentation to Addiction -- 228 -- Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction -- 230 -- Nicotine -- 232 -- Alcohol and Teens -- 232 -- Marijuana Conundrum -- 233 -- Heavy Hitting Drugs -- 236 -- Family Medicine Chest -- 238 -- Long Road Back -- 239 -- 20 Beyond "Just Say No" -- 241 -- Peer Pressure -- 242 -- Thoughts Versus Actions -- 244 -- Responding to Teen Wildness -- 246 -- When Logic Fails -- 248 -- Parents in Charge! -- 251 -- Teen Rebels -- 251 -- Back on Track -- 253 -- 21 "Adult" -- 255 -- Home for the Holidays -- 256 -- Neglected Parents -- 256 -- Worldly-Wise Teens -- 257 -- Boomerang Kids -- 259 -- Tough Love -- 261 -- Education for Independence -- 262 -- A New Relationship -- 265 -- Appendix C Getting Teens to Do Chores in Seven Easy Steps -- 277.