Family life in adolescence / Patricia Noller, Sharon Atkin.

By:

Noller, Patricia [author.]

Contributor(s):

Atkin, Sharon [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: [Berlin, Germany] : De Gruyter Open, [2014]Description: 1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

3110402491
9783110427301
3110427303
3110402483
9783110402483
9783110402490

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Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Family life in adolescence.DDC classification:

155.5 23

LOC classification:

HQ796

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Contents:

Adolescence and families -- Theoretical perspectives on adolescents in the family -- Family environment and adolescent development -- Communication in families with adolescents -- Adolescents in divorced and separated families -- The family and adolescent issues -- Leaving the family -- Risk and resilience in adolescence.

Summary: "Many parents fear the time when their beautiful happy children will become unmanageable adolescents continually engaging in risky or destructive behaviour. Unfortunately, this view of adolescents is the focus of the media, even though it relates to just a small proportion of young people. As the large amount of research we report shows, most adolescents are responsible young people who care about their families and crave the support of their parents. It is also true, however, as much research indicates, that the quality of the relationship parents have with their adolescents is crucial to the wellbeing of those young people. We discuss the need for parents to set reasonable limits on their adolescents and to expect appropriate behavior. We also show, on the basis of research, that children who have experienced positive, caring relationships with their parents are more likely than other adolescents to behave responsibly. In other words, behavior in adolescence does not 'come out of nowhere' but builds on earlier experiences in the family.Because of the large amount of research reported in this volume, we expect that it will be useful to practitioners from a range of professions that are likely to focus on adolescents: social workers, youth leaders, welfare workers, religious leaders, psychologists and psychiatrists and contribute to a better understanding of young people and their development, and the importance of families to that development. Families with adolescents; Focus on current research involving adolescents and their families; adolescence a stage of life and family development"--Https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/family-life-in-adolescence-patricia-noller/1019781456, accessed 06/23/2020

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-216) and index.

"Many parents fear the time when their beautiful happy children will become unmanageable adolescents continually engaging in risky or destructive behaviour. Unfortunately, this view of adolescents is the focus of the media, even though it relates to just a small proportion of young people. As the large amount of research we report shows, most adolescents are responsible young people who care about their families and crave the support of their parents. It is also true, however, as much research indicates, that the quality of the relationship parents have with their adolescents is crucial to the wellbeing of those young people. We discuss the need for parents to set reasonable limits on their adolescents and to expect appropriate behavior. We also show, on the basis of research, that children who have experienced positive, caring relationships with their parents are more likely than other adolescents to behave responsibly. In other words, behavior in adolescence does not 'come out of nowhere' but builds on earlier experiences in the family.Because of the large amount of research reported in this volume, we expect that it will be useful to practitioners from a range of professions that are likely to focus on adolescents: social workers, youth leaders, welfare workers, religious leaders, psychologists and psychiatrists and contribute to a better understanding of young people and their development, and the importance of families to that development. Families with adolescents; Focus on current research involving adolescents and their families; adolescence a stage of life and family development"--Https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/family-life-in-adolescence-patricia-noller/1019781456, accessed 06/23/2020