A no-nonsense guide for parents Being a parent to a teenager can often be an overwhelming job. Longtime psychologists, educators, and parents Lois and Joel Davitz offer sound advice and reassurance in this book that focuses on some of the major concerns and questions that parents have today. The issues are unflinchingly honest and the answers are not simple; they are, however, right on the mark. This engaging book: --draws on the authors" experience as parents, not just as professionals. --can be picked up and read a section at a time whenever one has a free moment. --is compassionate, humorous and above all, hopeful in tone.