Vanessa and her team of teens help us understand communication within our family.
In this interview we talked about motivating teens and tweens, how we can communicate without depowerizing and how we can get our teens to talk about hard stuff. The most important part is being open, honest and showing each other that there is deep love there.
If you have good communication, drugs are not a problem.
If you have good communication, lying is not a problem.
If you have good communication, self-esteem is not a problem.
Vanessa Van Petten helps you learn what’s really going on in your child’s life, and most importantly — understand when to put your foot down and when to let go.
“I am young enough to get kids to open up and old enough to be a translator for parents- conveying and deciphering the true intent behind harsh words and action.”
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About Vanessa:
Vanessa Van Petten is one of the nation’s youngest experts, or ‘youthologists’ on parenting and adolescents.
She wrote her first parenting book, “You’re Grounded,“ from the teen’s perspective when she was just 17.
After winning the Mom’s Choice Award in 2009, she launched her popular parenting website, RadicalParenting.com, which she now writes with 120 other teenagers to answer questions from parents on everything from communication issues to cyberbullying. Vanessa’s unique approach has been featured by CNN, CBS Miami, Fox New York, Wall Street Journal, Teen Vogue, and many more.
She was also on the Real Housewives of Orange County helping the housewives with troubled teens.
Her next book, “Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I’m Grounded?” is being released in September 2011 with Plume Books of Penguin USA.
A Gift For You
e-book “How to Communicate with Teens and Tweens 101″
with advices for open communication and motivation, talking about risk-taking, internet, boys and ambitions
If You Want More
visit http://www.radicalparenting.com
Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I’m Grounded?: Stop Fighting, Start Talking, and Get to Know Your Teen
