Feeding the Mouth That Bites You, Kenneth Wilgus
Feeding the Mouth That Bites You, Kenneth Wilgus
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Feeding the Mouth That Bites You
Parenting Teenagers into Adulthood

Author: Kenneth Wilgus

Narrator: Kenneth Wilgus

Unabridged: 11 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/05/2024

Synopsis

Parenting Teenagers Is Hard. How Do You Know If You’re Doing It Right? Many parents struggle in raising their teens because they fail to transition from seeing them as children to seeing them as adults-in-training. Progressively giving teens more control over their lives reduces stress and prepares your teen for maturity as an adult. In Feeding the Mouth that Bites You, Dr. Ken Wilgus outlines a clear path to help parent teens in today’s world. Engaging, accessible, and based on Dr. Wilgus’ thirty-five years of clinical family work, teaching on parenting―and successfully raising three teens of his own―you’ll find this guide immensely practical. Learn what your teen needs and why they act the way they do so that you can reduce your frustrations and thoughtfully guide them. You’ll also discover how to: help them to grow in responsibility and prepare them to launch into the real world reduce conflict and maintain good communications set clear, reasonable limits without provoking fights manage tough issues like school, alcohol use, dating, etc., and more!

About The Author

Kenneth Wilgus, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist who specializes in the treatment of adolescents and their families. He maintains a private, outpatient practice in Dallas Texas. He and his wife Sally have three grown children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Wynne on February 19, 2025

this is probably the best parenting book I've read. Especially for tweens!!!! I'm so thankful a friend recommended it to me, I will now recommend it to all my friends who have kids coming close to the teen years. so practical, insightful, helpful -- all about raising teens to adulthood through a pro......more

Goodreads review by Bethany on May 06, 2025

It's the road that leads from childhood to independent adulthood. Your teenager is on this path whether you like it or not. "What is normal teenage behavior?" When I started studying adolescent psychology, one of the first things I learned was that our current understanding of adolescents is about 120......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on January 27, 2025

This book deserves all the stars! What an amazing and helpful resource for any teenage parent. I am currently entering the teenage stage as a mom and wow 🤯pray for me friends😆. If you are a parent of teens or young adults you must read this book. He gives many great advice for parents to safely and......more

Goodreads review by Paige on April 01, 2025

I don't read a ton of self help or how-to books, but this is one of the best books about parenting I've read. It's Christian-based, brain science-backed, and full of practical advice and application. One of the things you worry most with about raising teenagers is preparing them to become real adult......more

Goodreads review by Krista on May 09, 2025

This is at the top of my list of helpful parenting books, alongside How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk. It has a strong Christian slant which ironically was the source of my only issues with the book (I actually consider myself to be a pretty conservative Christian). I won'......more

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