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Teen parenting expert John Duffy offers The Available Parent: Radical Optimism for Raising Teens and Tweens (Cleis Press/Viva Editions), encouraging parents to be accessible and approachable but not pushy. Says associate publisher Brenda Knight, "Many of today's moms and dads are ‘helicopter parents' who hover, coddle, and overparent. We're hopeful that we can usher in a new era of appropriate parenting."

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The Available Parent Radical Optimism for Raising Teens and Tweens John Duffy Foreword by Thomas Phelan, Ph.D. The author is a top teen therapist now offering his expertise and teen-tested "radical optimism" in book form for the first time He has also served as a parenting and relationship expert on a number of radio programs Some parents have a tendency today to over-parent, micro-manage, and under-appreciate their adolescents. The Available Parent shows readers how they can begin to enjoy a healthy, satisfying, exciting new kind of relationship with their teenagers. The available parent of a teenager offers discussion, advice, and problem-solving, but not insisting on it. He or she allows the child to make some mistakes and sets limits, primarily where health and safety are concerned. The available parent never lectures and is available but not controlling, is self-aware, and keeps his or her own emotions in check. The available parent is fun and funny and can bring levity to the most stressful situation. All of that is to say, there are no conditions to his or her availability. With The Available Parent everyone breathes easier as a 13th birthday approaches. "Dr. John Duffy's fresh new concept of availability in parenting is an idea that meets the moment. His blend of practical ideas and colorful examples delivers great insights. Most importantly, I am a better parent thanks to this book." — Eric Langshur, coauthor of We Carry Each Other John Duffy is a clinical psychologist and certified life coach with ten years of experience in a thriving private practice. He works with both teens and adults and specializes in helping parents maximize satisfaction and minimize conflict in their relationships with their teenagers. He lives in Chicago.