7 Things Your Teenager Won’t Tell You: And How to Talk About Them Anyway

REVISED AND UPDATED 2011 EDITION

This update to the book traverses new adolescent territory, both charted and uncharted, to bring parents up-to-speed on what to expect and how to deal. The essence of adolescence hasn't changed since this book was first published in 2005. Their brains haven't skipped a growth spurt; their search for identity hasn't been called off or even detoured; they haven't forgotten how to speak with the ease of attitude. And yet, fingers fly across keys to a host of new adolescent domains – from texting to iTunes, from chats to anything-on-demand.

Every teenager keeps secrets, and if you're like most parents, you worry about what your kids don't tell you–especially when they prefer text messages and social networking sites to face-to-face conversation. Now this popular guide has been revised and updated to address the challenges parents face with a wired and Web-savvy generation. Jenifer Lippincott and Robin Deutsch offer a deceptively simple plan for talking to your kids that's based on a simple set of rules: Teens need to stay safe, show respect, and keep in touch–online, and in real life.