| Description |
xii, 276 pages ; 24 cm |
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Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information). |
| Summary |
Collett Smart is a psychologist, teacher, lecturer, writer - and a mum of three. She knows professionally and personally that it is crucial for parents to address difficult yet fundamentally important topics with their children - and this book tells them why and how. Parents who feel like they just don't know how to talk to their children about some of the most difficult topics facing today's young people - pornography, misogyny and harassment, objectification and body image - will have all the tools they need after they read this book. And it's not just the difficult subjects: Collett also looks at emotional intelligence, empathy, respect and manners. This is the must-have book for parents of young people who want to keep their children safe, whole and happy. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Section 1. Who, why and what matters? -- Helping kids flourish -- Strong relationships are where healthy conversations thrive -- 7 tips for a firm foundation to build conversations upon -- Age-appropriate conversations -- Section 2. 15 conversations -- Relationship intelligence -- Raising love-worthy children -- Conversation #1 -- body safety: 'You are the boss of your body -- Conversation #2 -- emotional intelligence : 'You don't have to be happy all the time' -- Conversation #3 -- love education : 'Love is a beautiful thing. Yes, break-ups are hard' -- Conversation #4 Choices : 'Every choice has a consequence' -- Conversation #5 -- body image : 'Selfies, self-objectification and self-worth' -- Conversation #6 -- unconditional love : 'I will love you, no matter what!' -- Raising love-able children -- Conversation #7 -- respect : 'We believe in mutual rights and mutual respect' -- Conversation #8 -- media messages : 'What do you think we can learn from media?' -- Conversation #9 -- objectification : 'Love people, use things' -- Conversation #10 -- sex education : 'It's time we talked about sex and condoms' -- Conversation #11 -- the hook-up myth : 'Not everyone is hooking up or having casual sex' -- Conversation #12 -- Misogyny and harassment : 'Rape "jokes" are never funny' -- Conversation #13 -- Pornography : 'We need to talk about porn' -- Conversation #14 -- Manners and helping : "Thank you" and "Can i help?" vs "I want ..." -- Conversation #15 -- Empathy : 'spread kindness like confetti' -- Section 3. My conversation with schools -- 'What is role of schools in raising ethical students?' -- They will be okay. |
| Subject |
Parent and teenager.
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Parenting.
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Life change events.
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| Indexed Term |
Australian |
| ISBN |
9780733640766 (paperback) |
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0733640761 |
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