Embrace Fearless Parenting

	Embrace Fearless Parenting September 2012 Viva Editions is proud to announce Dr. John Duffy, author of The Available Parent, is Steve Harvey's parenting expert on NBC appearing nationally September 6th and 7th. Check your local listings. He discusses every possible concern for families, from back to school tips, to teens and social media, and even to boomerang children, the phenomenon of children over eighteen returning to live with their parents. Dr. Duffy is also the parenting expert for his local Morning Blend. Join the conversation on Twitter @VivaEditions, @DrJohnDuffy, and @IAmSteveHarvey. He is also featured in the current issue of Your Teen Magazine, and will be featured in "Just Between Friends" on Chic Galleria. Listen to Dr. Duffy's excellent advice in the audio book as you drive your kids to soccer practice! More · Buy The Available Parent  Radical Optimism for Raising Teens and Tweens By John Duffy 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 Parenteveryone breathes easier as a 13th birthday approaches.  Dr. John Duffy John Duffy is a clinical psychologist and certified life coach with a thriving private practice in the Chicago area. Dr. Duffy works with both teens and adults and specializes in helping parents maximize satisfaction and minimize conflict in their relationships with their teenagers. Tips for Parents and Families  Fill your relationships with love every day with tips from Judy Ford inEvery Day Love, learn how to survive the first year of parenthood with Blythe Lipman in Help! My Baby Came Without Instructions, read more of Dr. Duffy's tips in Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammons's Living Life as Thank You, and write down your parenting stories with Use Your Words by Kate Hopper.