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Parenting teenagers is a tough job, even if you
have a "normal" and not a "troubled" teenager living with you. Some
of the challenges parents of adolescents face include:
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Rebellious behavior |
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Lying or cheating |
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School performance problems |
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A negative attitude |
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Outright disobedience and disrespect
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Sibling rivalry |
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Drug and alcohol use/abuse |
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Attachment to unsavory friends/peer
group, not family |
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Run-ins with the police |
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Adolescent depression |
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Drinking and driving |
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Teen pregnancy and/or unsafe sexual
behaviors |
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Just because teenagers are SUPPOSED to rebel doesn't make it any
easier to live through the turmoil. That's why we're here to show
you how to reduce family stress and make the years you spend
parenting teenagers some of the best of your life.
I am Dr. Jeff Kaplan, a psychologist
specializing in adolescent psychology with almost 20 years of
clinical experience helping thousands of families find their way out
of crisis. I am also an experienced life and parenting coach, with
clients in every corner of the United States.
And I am Abby Lederman, a certified parenting instructor who earned
my " Supermom " moniker by successfully parenting three
sometimes-difficult teenagers to young adulthood.
Together, we have teamed up to bring you the best advice about
parenting teenagers on the Internet-and it's all here on this
website for you to use right away.
But first, let's talk about you. Of course you love your teenagers,
but those once compliant kids sure aren't making it easy for you,
are they?
Even if you've tried all the parenting advice and strategies you
learned when your teenager was young, they are probably ineffective
now--or are making things worse. Are you just going to sit there and
hope the problems will eventually disappear? That your troubled
teenager will suddenly decide to cooperate with no effort on your
part?
By reading our new book, Finding the Path: A Novel for Parents of
Teenagers , you can easily learn the 52 secrets to raising happy,
cooperative teens...and immediately start building a new
relationship with your son or daughter that will last a lifetime.
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You love your teen or you
wouldn't be visiting this website. Go to
www.loveateenday.com and find out how you can celebrate the
courage, creativity, compassion and connectedness of today's
teens on national Love-a-Teen Day, Tuesday, April 20, 2004. |
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Why punishment doesn't work and
what works instead |
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How to talk to your teen about lying or
cheating |
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How to motivate your adolescent to do
better in school |
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What to do when your teenager refuses to
follow your rules |
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How to gain your teenager's respect and
cooperation |
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How to reduce stress and live more
peacefully as a family |
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How to rebuild your relationship with your
adolescent |
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Attachment to unsavory friends/peer group,
not family |
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When to seek help for adolescent depression |
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When to seek help for parent depression |
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Five years ago, I was living a nightmare,
blaming my youngest teenager, who had been diagnosed with
oppositional defiant disorder, for the mess my family was in.
All of us, including my husband and our two other teenagers,
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It was only when I discovered Dr. Jeff
Kaplan's principles of "love-based parenting" and incorporated
them into my personal life that my family life began to
improve.
Instead of blaming my teenagers for the over-the-top stress
level in our home, I began exploring my own highly emotional
reactions to their crises. For the first time I saw in my
14-year-old's struggle some of the issues that had plagued me
since I was an adolescent. By handling my emotions better and
responding to parenting challenges in a new, more positive
way, I watched my youngest blossom into a cooperative, wise
and loving adolescent--in less than six months!
If I, using the principles that you are about to discover,
could transform a home filled with discord into a place where
a family of loving, honest, respectful individuals now lives,
you can do the same thing! I was so impressed with the changes
in my family using the strategies you will learn in our book
that I insisted that Jeff team up with me to spread the word
about love-based parenting to as many other parents of
teenagers as possible. The results of our collaboration are
here on this website waiting for you.
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You won’t learn parenting strategies here from a preachy how-to book
but by enjoying a fun-to-read novel. There is nothing else on the
market like it for advice on parenting teenagers. Imagine sitting
down to read an enjoyable novel and in four or five hours having a
new perspective on parenting your teenagers. It’s that easy! You
don’t have to believe us when we tell you this book is
life-transforming. Read what other parents of teenagers have to say
about our little book with the big heart.
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“Thank you doesn’t convey how very much I
appreciate this book…a huge gift to those of us struggling so
valiantly to stay connected to our teenagers.”
(Nancy Quatrano,
teacher and mother)
“I recommend Finding the Path to anyone raising children or involved
with them. It’s like a portable parent support group.”
(Rona
Dockhorn, Friends Journal reviewer and mother)
“When I want to resign my position as a mother or fire my kid, the
idea of love-based parenting keeps going through my mind, and I
remember how much I love my son.”
(Maria Flores, single mother)
“Thanks to the excellent counsel and support of Dr. Kaplan and Abby
Lederman, I am finding a new way to parent my son and miracles are
happening.”
(Brenda Lex, single mother) |
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Each parent/teen relationship is different,
of course, but the examples in Finding the Path were carefully
chosen to illustrate an effective approach to parenting
teenagers based on Dr. Jeff Kaplan’s almost 20 years of
experience as an adolescent psychologist, mental health
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Below he speaks about how he came to be an
expert on adolescent psychology and parenting.
I began working with parents and teens in 1984, when I was
still in college.
Since then, I have seen literally thousands of teenagers in
dozens of different settings-private, parochial and public
schools; day and residential programs; emergency shelters;
hospitals; detention centers and private homes.
And I have worked with all kinds of teenagers—from very
rebellious and delinquent to very agreeable and pleasant—some
with learning differences, attention deficit disorder,
oppositional defiant disorder, social difficulties, depression
and/or behavior problems.
Early on in my career I discovered that if the teenagers I
counseled were struggling, then most often so were their
parents. I also learned that one of the best ways I could help
the teenager (who I typically saw only once a week) was to
empower the parents with the parenting skills, insight and
support THEY needed.
That’s how I run my practice—involving the whole family—and
that’s what the examples in Finding the Path illustrate. A
happy resolution to family problems involves everyone, and
sometimes the best place to start the change process is with
the adults in the relationship. That’s why I’ve spent so much
time developing the 52 tenets of Love-Based Parenting that
appear in our book.
Dr. Kaplan has three graduate degrees in Psychology, including
a Ph.D. from Temple University and a Masters from both Temple
and Boston College. He is a licensed psychologist with a
full-time therapy practice in Philadelphia and is a certified
parent coach as well as a licensed therapeutic hypnotist . For
more information about Dr. Kaplan go to his website at:
www.manageteens.com. |
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"As a high school counselor and professional
associate of Jeff’s for almost 10 years now, I’ve been lucky enough
to have him personally weave himself in and out of my life as a
touchstone, not unlike the character in Finding the Path. Everyone
should be so lucky, and with this book everyone can. Finding the
Path resonates with my experience and can give anyone insight into
the lives of adolescents and their families.”
(Joe Havlick, Ph.D., ABD, High School Counselor)
“This remarkable fictionalized book is steeped in sound theory
and good sense. Dr. Kaplan’s love-based parenting model shows how
the use of spirituality and clinical practice combine to transform
individuals into functional families. The book offers insight and
understanding so that the path to change is navigable. It reiterates
the adage that not everything that is faced can be changed, but
nothing can be changed till it is faced. I am making Finding the
Path mandatory reading for my interns.”
( Dr. Ken Hopkins, Licensed Psychologist)
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At any time during your visit to our site, you
can download the E-book Version
of FINDING THE PATH for only $29.95.
We are practically giving our book away. Why? Because we are on a
mission to help you (and millions of other parents just like you)
relearn how to love and care for yourselves and your teenage
children, just like Abby did. We want to spread the word about
love-based parenting—parenting that is grounded emotionally and
spiritually. We want nothing less than to create a more pleasant and
peaceful world, one family at a time.
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The book comes with a “ Bill of Rights ” for
parents and teenagers, and a list of responsibilities for teenagers
and their parents. These short, yet all-encompassing lists are a
great place to start whenever you are stuck with a decision about
your teenager. This section alone is worth more than the price of
the book.
ANOTHER BONUS we've added for buyers is a FREE subscription to our
automated "Affirmation Card E-Mail List." You will receive a new
message every week highlighting one of the 52 principles of
Love-Based Parenting. Instructions accompany each of the "cards" to
help you incorporate that week's principle into your life on a daily
basis.
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For a limited time, I am offering all parents of teenagers visiting
this website—whether you buy our book or not—an opportunity to
participate in a one-hour FREE PARENTING TEENAGERS TELE-CLASS (a $49
value!).
All you need to do is to hit the link below and fill out the
registration form that pops up with the day and time of a parenting
class that fits your schedule. You will receive a return e-mail with
a special phone number that will connect you to me or one of my
trained staff members on that day and time. At the end of the
45-minute class, there will be a 15-minute Q&A session where
personal issues may be addressed.
All this, AT ABSOLUTELY NO CHARGE TO YOU, other than the small cost
of a long-distance call. These calls are limited to numbers of
participants, so don’t delay. Sign up for your free class today. Not
only will you learn some of the tricks to getting along with
teenagers, but you will meet other parents who are reaching out for
help, too. You can join our virtual community of parents of
teenagers and stay in touch for as long as you l ike.
IF YOU BUY OUR UNIQUE PARENTING BOOK TODAY, you will reap an even
greater benefit for yourself and your family at no additional cost
to you. In the back of Finding the Path , I give out my PERSONAL
E-MAIL. That’s right!
This is the address I check several times throughout the day. Send
me an e-mail with the code that appears on the “Free Special Topic
Tele-class Coupon” in the back of the book and I will offer you a
half-hour of FREE one-on-one coaching (a $75 value!)
Once I receive your e-mail, we will arrange a time for you to call
me on my home telephone number.
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Why am I giving you all this? Because it is
my life passion and mission to help end unnecessary suffering
and bring peace to parents and teenagers. |
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It brings great joy and meaning to my life to
empower parents with the knowledge, skills and insights that I have
gained in almost 20 years of working with adolescents and their
families.
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Clicking the links on this page will take you to our order page.
Your information is encrypted before it is transferred to our third
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information.
Your order is processed immediately, and you’ll get a receipt for
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will allow you to download your e-book right away.
The whole process happens almost instantly. You’ll be reading your
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Finding the Path: A Novel for Parents of
Teenagers comes with a 100% money back guarantee. Read the book
cover-to-cover and try the strategies risk free. |
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If you don’t find this book, your year-long
subscription to our affirmation card e-mail list, the free tele-class,
and the 1/2 hour of one-on-one coaching with Dr. Kaplan helpful
in any way, we will gladly refund your money. We are making this
offer to you because we are confident that you will appreciate
what our book has to offer and that its value far exceeds its
price. ** |
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** Whether you buy
our book or not, you can start improving your relationship with your
teen by signing up for a FREE ONE-HOUR TELE-CLASS.
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Click on the book to order the interactive
e-Book edition of Finding the Path and , , , and
are yours immediately. Once your payment has been confirmed, you
will be e-mailed download instructions. Remember, our offer to
you is completely risk free.
If you are not 100% convinced that the book, the weekly
Love-Based Parenting Affirmation Cards, the free teleclass, AND
the free 1-on-1 personal coaching are worth
$29.95, we will
refund your money, no questions asked. Need to contact us? We
are only an e-mail away at
abby@parentingteenstoday.com.
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"Finding the Path is more than an interesting, uplifting novel, more
than a text on surviving your child's adolescence: it is a spiritual
experience."
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“'When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see?'
This is the big question put to Anna by an enigmatic figure named
Hawk who she meets in the woods on a walk early one morning. Anna, a
struggling single mother of a unruly teenage son, simply doesn’t
know. Life has been throwing her some curves lately as her teenager,
Nick, seems to enjoy putting her through all kinds of grief both at
home and at school. Anna attempts to deal with Nick’s overly
dramatic behavior often backfire, leaving them both feeling
unappreciated and misunderstood.
Sound familiar? If so, then you will enjoy reading Finding the Path,
a “novel” attempt to teach positive coping strategies to parents of
teens via the device of a fictional family and their clashes .
Psychologist Jeffrey Kaplan and freelance journalist Abby Lederman
use their respective talents to spin a tale that seems so real
you’ll swear you’ve met Anna at a PTA meeting and your teenage
daughter has dated Nick..."
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We want you to enjoy your last years with your "children" before
they fly out of the nest. Why live with constant stress in your
house when you could be on the path to a new relationship with your
teenager? You don't need to go through this alone. Click on this
link [Ilovemyteen]
and follow the prompts to join Abby and other parents of teens in a
virtual community e-mail group. This service is completely FREE.
We would like to thank you for visiting our website today. By
helping yourself you are helping us realize our dream of a more
peaceful world, one loving family at a time.
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P.S. We also have high-quality trade
paperback copies of Finding the Path available for those who
prefer to read their books the old-fashioned way. Along with the
print version come all the FREE features mentioned in this letter --
52 weeks of emailed "Affirmation Cards," a 1-hour teleclass, AND
30-minutes of one-on-one personal coaching with Dr. Jeff Kaplan --
for $24.95. With a $5
shipping charge (plus $2 for each additional book in the order), the
print version costs $29.95.
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P.P.S. Are you looking for ways to enhance your parenting experience
with younger children as well as teens? Go to
www.loveandlogic.com for tapes, books and classes that are
compatible with the love-based parenting approach to raising
teenagers. We have also begun to archive articles from other experts
on specific topics including parenting teens with oppositional
defiant disorder, ADD and related learning disorders. Check out our
Resources Page.
P.P.P.S. If, after buying our book and taking advantage of our FREE
offers, you still want more help (don't we all?), Dr. Kaplan and his
staff are available for intensive follow-up programs to keep you
sane and to further improve your parenting skills. Follow the links
below to find information about Dr. Kaplan's Love-Based Parenting
Classes and his One-on-One Coaching Program.
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TELECLASSES>>>
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COACHING WITH DR. JEFF KAPLAN>>>
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