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by: Phyllis York, David York, Ted Wachtel
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 306
EAN: 9780553267839
ISBN: 0553267833
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: February 01, 1985
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: February 01, 1985
Sales Rank: 225382
Studio: Bantam
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Almost Completely Worthless
The only "idea" in this book is: go to Tough Love meetings. Of course, everyone there will be just as confused as you are, since Tough Love doesn't have any actual guidelines or strategies to offer (otherwise they'd be outlined in the book, right?). Oh, and good luck finding one of those meetings I live in a densely populated area and there are none here.
This book is basically a series of anecdotes. One parent went to her kid's school dressed as a clown or something. Another staged ... Read More
Rating:  - Some good advice
Although this book does offer some great advice for taking back control of your children's lives, and your own...it's mostly a companion book for people also attending the Toughlove meetings. It's more about the Toughlove network/program, itself, than a teaching tool/self-help/advice kind of book.
Since there are no meetings in my area, I thought the book would offer me what I couldn't get at the meetings. Not so much. Which is fine, I get the fact that the networking is a vital part ... Read More
Rating:  - Apparently the reviewer "bobby" has never been to a Toughlove Meeting
I am a member of a Toughlove group and just because that one woman wasn't willing to change her own behavior is not a reflection on the Toughlove group or their philosophy. Toughlove is about realizing that you can't change your child, you can only change the way you relate to them, thus forcing them to relate to you differently. It's about taking stands and setting boundaries and not letting your children manipulate you. It's about putting the anxiety and responsibility for our children's lives where ... Read More
Rating:  - Toughlove
The book reinforced some common sense approaches that parents struggling with teenagers with adult problems sometimes forget. Nothing new but helps to read it over and over.
Rating: - A great wake up call for all parents
This is an amazing book and an extremely helpful approach to parenting teenagers. I don't get it why people think they advocate abuse, it's the opposite it makes parents accountable for their behavior. The writers present great ideas and insight into the problems that are facing our families and communities because of destructive teenage behaviors. Great book!
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