an excellent book - warm hearted towards teenagers, helpful to parents, and clear and detailed about all thebig issues

sensible and warm advice for parents of teens

Dealing with issues arising just before and during the teen years is tough, and parents might wish their kids came with instructions! Adolescence is the next best thing. It outlines the skills, knowledge and strategies that can help you guide adolscents to adulthood.

His commonsense attitude is credited with saving the sanity of parents around the world

a persuasive and eminently readable blend of cultural analysis and anecdotal evidence, examining society's attitudes towards boys and the gender assumptions that we all sometimes make. She doesn't shy away from the big issues, addressing the thorny issues of education, fightin, sexuality and father-son relationships with a forthright approach and a wry good humour. A fascinating read of you've got (or are expecting) boys of your own.

Three times in the reading of this book, the courage, compassion and simplicity of Amis's writing brought me to tears. As a portrait of sustaining love between a father and a son, Experience stands alone among the testaments