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And Then I Had Teenagers: Encouragement for Parents of Teens and Preteens is unavailable, but you can change that!

The bestselling author of And Then I Had Kids offers encouragement and guidance to parents of teens and preteens. Drawing from her experiences raising five teenagers, she offers parents a unique blend of insight, compassion, and advice. Yates empathizes with parents and, at the same time, helps them consider their teenagers' perspectives and needs.

Appreciate their developing character growth as more important than their accomplishments. Children come into the world packaged differently. One has the capacity for a 4.0 GPA. Another will be doing his best simply to graduate from high school. One has been given the gift of music. Another seems to have no upfront gifts that others will notice, yet he has a compassionate heart. One has an IQ of 150, while his sibling has Down’s syndrome. We can praise that A or that stellar musical performance,