Closing the Gap [antikvár]

FOREWORD As a lifelong professional in the field of human behavior, as a parent of a 15-year-old teenager, and as a concerned adult who must live in today's world, I can tell you without reservation that Closing the Gap: A Strategy for Bringing Parents and Teens Together, is a critically important and timely "how to" manual. Both parents and teens can use this book to get more of what they want and need and solve a huge problem that threatens today's young people. Closing the Gap is an important beginning in taking teenagers of today out of harm's way. If you are a parent, grandparent, or teenager, you are infected with a very serious disease. It is not a disease of biological origin, it does not attack the tissues of your body, but it is a disease, nonetheless. It is an acute social disease that attacks the fiber of your family, in particular, and our society in general. Parents, your sons and daughters are in danger! The danger is real; it is right now and it spans the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual realms. Teens, whether you think so or not, you are in trouble here, and your parents are confused or, even worse, totally lost about how to help. They are in this dilemma because in many ways your life and worid are foreign to them. Things have changed big-time since they were your age! You both have a huge need and responsibility to close the gap in your relationship and find a way to make it through this time in our history. This social disease attacks families at eveiy level of sophistication, education, and income. It attacks families from every part ofthe coun-