Growing Pains Bennett NZ

Dr. David Bennett

As any parent knows, teenagers dominate the telephone, play unbearably loud music, never tidy their rooms, stay out late and are incredibly moody. Yet despite these frustrations, parents really do care and worry about their kids. Often parents are confused why all this is happening and just don't know what to do. Growing Pains explains what happens when those teenage years strike and what parents can do to help their kids and themselves get through them. Growing Pains is also about parents. While teenagers are experiencing adolescence, parents are confused by their middlescence. It is a time of change for both parents and teenagers. Growing Pains covers every possible issue that parents of adolescents are likely to be confronted with.. • the perils of puberty the endless debate sexuality • drugs • school pressures middle age v teenage • marriage - your kids know what's going on • the daily grind • anorexia nervosa • coping with the medical maze • emotional pressures risk taking, is it dangerous or normal? • finding a job & letting go Dr David Bennett is head of the Adolescent Medical Unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children in Sydney. A middlescent and father of four (including three teenagers), he is a consultant with the World Health Organisation and a leading member of the Australian Association for Adolescent Health.