You’re Grounded! Book
Welcome Brave Parents!
HOORAY! Finally, parenting advice from the kid’s perspective! It’s usually impossible to get more than one-word-answers from us, but with my book “You’re Grounded!” and my blog, I hope I can be honest about real issues that teens and pre-teens are dealing with, so you, the parents, can actually understand us (well at least a small part of our world)…and we can finally develop better relationships.
Have you ever wondered what really goes on in the mind of a teenager?
As a teenager, have you ever wondered why parents really make your curfew so early?
As a parent, have you hoped for a better understanding of the teenage years?
I wrote this book when I was 17, I interviewed over 700 teenagers to bring you our real advice. I know that teens often feel lost and angry, and parents usually wish they can read our minds, because at around age 15, we start pulling away.
Please read my testimonials and description below of how my book can change. your. family. If you feel like you need to get to know me better first, no problem! I offer tons of free advice with daily posts, interviews and stories right here on the main page of my blog so you can get to know me. You can also sign up by email in the box on the right, bookmark my page or RSS!
You can also check out my new ebook: The Dirt E-Secrets of an Internet Kid!
I learned the hard way that parent-child relationships are precious. I want to help you and your family bridge the gap. Please email me with any questions!
We can do it together,
Vanessa
You’re Grounded Description
In this breakthrough guide to understanding teenagers, author Vanessa Van Petten (see bio here) gives teenagers tricks to extend their curfew and tells parents how to convince their teens to pick up after themselves. Every topic is brought onto the table, as Van Petten delves into teenage sex, underage drinking, video games and teen drug use. Her candor and personal anecdotes help teenagers to not feel alone in their experience of the tumultuous teenager years, while also calming parents fears by telling them how to prevent these issues from happening to their own children.
Parents will discover:
• Why teenagers do drugs, break curfew and rebel; and how to stop this destructive behavior by building trust.
• How to stop your teenager from pulling away so that you can have a better relationship; open communication and real emotional connection; and empower your teen to become a happier, more productive, more successful adult.
Teens will discover:
• Strategies to build trust with their parents, negotiate better curfew times, have fewer chores, and get Mom to stop nagging.
• How to manage popularity issues, school pressures and cliques, peer criticism and ostracism; reduce academic and college admissions process stress; and become more organized.
Vanessa Van Petten wrote this book when she was a senior in high school after conducting more than 700 interviews with teenagers, parents, and teachers in Los Angeles, California. She decided to write “You’re Grounded!” in order to be a role model for teenagers and to be a window into the lives of this generation for parents.
Press Kit:
Testimonials:
My family (myself, my wife and two kids) all read the book at the same time. It was really helpful in just getting us talking. Some advice my kids really liked, and other sections my wife and I found extremely helpful and then we were able to talk about her strategies and make our own. A totally different kind of approach to parenting books and advice, more collaborative than I was with my parents which is what the our kids generation is all about. -Brian Weiner, author of “Toad Catcher’s Creek” Children Literature
I bought this book for myself, but plan to give it to my daughter who is growing up too quickly. This book is great because it tells the story from both sides of the coin, in a way that can be easily understood by all parties involved. -Dr Chu Hsien Lin, Father, Boston MA
This book was a fantastic eye-opening experience into the lives of teenagers from the perspective of a teenager. Ms. Van Patten really is able to show us how the world has changed for our youth today and how we better can understand what they are facing. I enjoyed the book tremendously and have been able to employ some of the ideas to strenghten the mother/daughter relationship with my daughter. I have bought copies of the books for many of my mom friends as I know they too will get a lot out this book. Thank you!
-Catherine Nofri, Los Angeles, CA
Family members are facing some distinct but not uncommon challenges with their teenage kids. I am gifting this book to them, in hopes that some resolution is on the horizon, due to Van Petten’s practical approach and accessible “teen speak.”
-A Wiseman Santa Fe NM
“Step back mainstream self-help books, there is a new genre taking over bookshelves nationwide. You’re Grounded by Vanessa Van Petten tackles the infamous issue of parent-child relationships from the most unexpected perspective: the child’s. The book dives into the minds of both the parents and the teen in hopes of extrapolating some kind of logic and reason in understanding why each behaves in the manner in which they do and why it appears quite the opposite to the other person. Van Petten not only explains what the issues are and how they come about, but how to approach them from a parental and teenage perspective. Unlike other experts, Van Petten highlights both sides of the story pointing out their strengths, weaknesses, and necessary improvements. The first person narration sets the tone to be friendly and light, whilst at the same time experienced and knowledgeable. The latter combines with empirical evidence from recently published medical and psychological studies to bolster the book’s message and help carry it home. Van Petten confronts those issues that no one wants to talk about head on and shares a point of view that is often discarded. Well researched, well informed, and well written, You’re Grounded! offers a truly a refreshing new look at relationships from the perspective of an educated and articulate former teenager”
-Insight Magazine book review to be published when I release my book
“ I read and enjoyed your book. It’s a fascinating window into the lives of today’s teens. I’m amazed at the maturity and balance with which you depict the roles of both teens and parents. You manage to give good advice without sounding preachy, which is a tough line to walk. If your readers can put to use any of the common sense tips you pass on, I’m sure they would benefit! You could probably market this in the global community as a “road map” to peace between nations, not just between teens and parents…As a teacher and a parent I enjoyed the glimpse into the lives of today’s teens. The insights Vanessa share will help me in understanding my students and give me tools to build better communication in the classroom and at home.”
-Middle School teacher and mother.
Book Info:
Family & Relationships
Publication Date: May 2007
Price: $13.95
Size: 6 x 9
Author: Vanessa Van Petten
“A Book by a Teen for Teens and Their Parents”
ISBN:0-595-43875-X
140 Pages
On Demand Printing
Available From: Ingram Book Group, Baker and Taylor and from iUniverse, Inc.
To Order: Call 1-800-Authors
www.VanessaVanPetten.com
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Book Excerpt:
Chapter 2: Sources of Pressure
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