Stress. Self-esteem. Drinking. Achievement. Drugs. Internet safety. Cell phones. Depression. Bullying. Abstinence. Sex.
Parenting in the 21st century presents a new set of challenges that require new solutions.Like their parents before them, today's parents have to help their children navigate school, friends, crushes, extracurricular activities, and sexuality. But they also face a bewildering new world, driven by ever-evolving technology and media, that frequently thwarts their efforts to raise physically, emotionally, and sexually healthy children.
With understanding and clarity, parenting educator Debra Haffner (author of the award-winning From Diapers to Dating and Beyond the Big Talk) draws on extensive research to debunk the myths, validate the concerns, and address parents' questions. She provides concrete examples, practical advice, and enlightening anecdotes, and explains what parents can do to get it right today.
"The good news is that even in the most challenging circumstances, good parenting seems to make a difference," writes Haffner. "The choices we make can greatly increase our chances of raising a child who becomes a happy, productive adult."
Show moreStress. Self-esteem. Drinking. Achievement. Drugs. Internet safety. Cell phones. Depression. Bullying. Abstinence. Sex.
Parenting in the 21st century presents a new set of challenges that require new solutions.Like their parents before them, today's parents have to help their children navigate school, friends, crushes, extracurricular activities, and sexuality. But they also face a bewildering new world, driven by ever-evolving technology and media, that frequently thwarts their efforts to raise physically, emotionally, and sexually healthy children.
With understanding and clarity, parenting educator Debra Haffner (author of the award-winning From Diapers to Dating and Beyond the Big Talk) draws on extensive research to debunk the myths, validate the concerns, and address parents' questions. She provides concrete examples, practical advice, and enlightening anecdotes, and explains what parents can do to get it right today.
"The good news is that even in the most challenging circumstances, good parenting seems to make a difference," writes Haffner. "The choices we make can greatly increase our chances of raising a child who becomes a happy, productive adult."
Show moreDebra W. Haffner has been a parenting educator for more than twenty-five years and works with hundreds of parent groups around the country. She speaks regularly about parenting issues, is a contributor to "The Huffington Post," has written for "WebMD," "iVillage," and "DrSpock.com," and has been featured on "Oprah," "The View," "Today," and in "Time," "Newsweek," "USA Today," and "U.S. News & World Report." She holds a master's in public health from Yale University School of Medicine and a master of divinity from Union Theological Seminary. Currently the director of the Religious Institute, she is also an ordained minister with the Unitarian Church in Westport, Connecticut. She and her husband are the parents of two children, a young adult daughter and a teenage son.
"Debra Haffner shows terrific sensitivity to the developmental
needs of teens and the anxieties of parents with adolescents."
--John Santelli, M.D., Chair, Dept. of Population and Family
Health, Columbia University School of Public Health
"Haffner encourages modern parents...Reading this book made me feel
better about the choices I've made as a mom." --Lisa Birnbach,
radio show host, author of "1,003 Great Things About Kids" and "The
Official Preppy Handbook"
"Parents could not ask for a better guide...Will help families
understand what works best to keep children safe and strong."
--Nell Minow, "The Movie Mom," Beliefnet.com
"Smart, compassionate, practical...This essential guide pulls no
punches about the difficulties and joys of parenting today." --Jane
Fonda
"This book empowers parents [with] buckets of practical advice from
child development research, public health, faith traditions, and
sexuality education." --Karen Hein, M.D., Former President, William
T. Grant Foundation
"Will appeal to all parents, whether conservative or liberal.
No-nonsense advice will help parents give their values to their
children." --Rev. Bob Edgar, President of Common Cause, Former
General Secretary of the National Council of Churches
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