Parenting Tools

Books and CDs to help you survive the adolescent years

Let's face it. All of us reach a crisis situation - or two - at some point in our parenting careers. And that is why we have developed these resources for you. The most drastic developmental changes happen during adolescence. Parent-child conflict is inevitable during these years of necessary change. We can help you get through these years while keeping your parental authority intact and strong.

Every parent needs a little help every once in awhile. That's why we are committed to developing quality tools to lend a hand to all parents. Our resources include:

Book: Parenting Your Teens with T.L.C.

Award-Winning book, 10 Best Gifts for Your Teen

Parenting CD Packages age specific for adolescent years

Audio Resources Available on CD or MP3 Download (MP3 coming soon)

- Parenting Your Teen with TLC
- 10 Best Gifts for Your Teen
- How to Reduce Conflict between You and Your Teenager
- Fathering Teenagers
- Onset of Adolescence: Understanding Your Changing Child
- Ten Keys to Successful Parenting of Teenagers
- Talking to Kids about Responsible Sexuality
- Raising Courageous and Confident Daughters
- Raising Responsible Children
- 7 Parenting Tools to Help Your Child Succeed in School
- What Works: Discipline and Kids
- Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child
- Instilling an Attitude of Success in Your Child

What Parents Are Telling Us about our Tools

People tell us our key points, packaged with humor and common sense, help teach them about their changing child.

"I attended two of your workshops last September in Seattle. I thoroughly enjoyed them and I purchased five (5) of your tapes, which I have shared with some of my friends. I want you to know what a positive impact your words have had on me and I want to thank you for that! I am listening to the tapes again to refresh my mind of all the key points. I'm lucky in that my boys are 10 and 6, so I have time to get my parenting act together before the "teen" years." - Polly H. Carnation, WA

They tell us our information makes a positive difference in their parenting. And they thank us for not only normalizing what is happening in their homes, but for validating the good job of parenting they are doing. All of us parents need to be reminded of that!

"My husband and I attended one of your seminars and we purchased all your tapes and workbook. Not only did we thoroughly enjoy the seminar and the tapes, but also they both gave us great ideas on dealing with our kids. Most of all they have opened a line of communication between my husband and I that we sometimes tend to forget when in the midst of parenting. It has been wonderful to talk about these ideas again, to realize we both still share the same feelings, frustrations, and concerns, and are consistent with each other.

"Thank you so much for your great ideas and support during this time of parenting. We both value your insights and appreciate you sharing your ideas and beliefs with us!" - L. & W.K., Morgan Hill, CA

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Parenting Your Teens with T.L.C.
$12.95 - Order Now

From the best-selling authors of 10 Best Gifts for Your Teens, here's another breath of fresh air for parents of teenagers.

Patt and Steve Saso acknowledge that parenting teens can be complex and frusrating. But they invite us to worry less and stay cool during the thunder years by focusing on time, limits, and caring, or T.L.C.

You'll find help, hope, and plenty of good humor on nearly 30 diverse topics.

"Finally a book that takes the anxiety out of addressing your teen. The Sasos provide a developmental explanation of adolescent behavior and offer concrete steps to deal with difficult situations. The Yogi-isms sprinkled throughout remind parents to have a sense of humor. "
- Gilda Fracchia, Publisher, Bay Area Parent Magazine

10 Best Gifts For Your Teen
Award-winning Book
$13.95 - Order Now

In their book, the Sasos offer sage advice to help families maintain strong relationships through the often-turbulent teenage years. The book teaches parents how to relate when needed, and to relent when necessary, offering support without infringing on their teenagers burgeoning sense of freedom.

"I'm glad I read these words of wisdom before my girls became teens!"
- Richard Carlson author of the best seller Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

Patt and Steve Saso navigated all the parenting perils from infancy to preteen insecurity, but nothing could prepare them for the unpredictability of adolescence. In their new award-winning book, 10 Best Gifts For Your Teen, the Saso's offer valuable advice to help families maintain strong relationships through the often turbulent teenage years.

"The Saso's have written a terrific guide for parents wading through the muddy waters of raising teens. As a high school guidance counselor, I have recommended this book to many parents, and have had great response both from the parents and their teens. A great way to narrow down the point of conversation with your teen and make some mutually agreeable progress. Teens feel respected by the way this book characterizes their needs. Parents feel supported in their need to find common ground with their teens. I highly recommend this book to anyone who works with teens."
- Maureen Kerr, High School Counselor, from San Jose, CA

In this dispatch from the parenting trenches, the Saso's share personal and professional anecdotes, detailing what adolescents want and need from their parents for emotional support. Teenagers will test the limits. Parents will make mistakes, but no matter how distant and resentful they appear to be, or how disrespectful of parental authority, teenagers internalize their parents' words and actions.

"Well written, organized, and an important read for frustrated parents trying to do the best they can. It's a bittersweet time watching my son go through this stage in his life. "10 Best Gifts..." has helped me realize that his moody, sulking, "Aw Mom!", "Whatever!" moments should not be taken too personally. The kid who used to love his mom to pieces probably still does. And now, more than ever, he needs me to be on top of my parenting skills. This book will give you the strength and wisdom to do just that." - A reader from Ann Arbor, MI

With 10 Best Gifts For Your Teen - which include respect, room, role-modeling, responsibility and reconciliation - the Saso's have given a gift to parents across the country who want their teenager's transition from childhood to adulthood to be a smooth and rewarding one.

AUDIO RESOURCES

"I have been listening to the CD's all this week to and from work and they are really sinking in. In fact, my friend at work who listened to the tapes got into an argument with her son one morning. She felt really bad and when she got to work she thought, "What would the Saso's do?" She then called her son and apologized. Her son said, "That's OK, Mom." She said he was really ecstatic. My friend said that she would never have thought to apologize before. So, you see, Patt and Steve, you are really touching many lives in very positive ways. What a wonderful gift you are to us all."
– Pam H., Seattle, WA

NEW! Package Specials

Each package includes four CDs and a FREE eZine subscription- Parenting Teens Just Got Easier

PK1: Raising Responsible Children (6 - 12 yrs old)

CD's - $57.97

Every parent wants to raise a child capable of demonstrating responsible behaviors. Many parents worry about their child’s ability to stand up to peer-pressure, especially during the teen years. Our straightforward, research-based methods will help you gain the traction you need before heading into the often turbulent teen years.

We’ll show you how to parent with the future in mind by. Understanding how your current parenting practices impact your child’s future decision-making abilities, parents will have the tools to promote maturity and foster responsibility in their kids.

Using skills you already have, this informative series delivers the know-how to:

• Parent with confidence and credibility
• Protect your child against high-risk behaviors
• Improve your child's success in the classroom
• Educate your child lecture free about responsible behavior
• Resolve discipline problems at home and at school

Four CD’s included:

1) Raising Responsible Children
2) 7 Parenting Tools to Help your Child Succeed in School
3) What Works: Discipline and Kids
4) Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child

Plus a subscription to Parenting Teens Just Got Easier eZine

PK 1: CD's - $57.97

PK2: Parents - Are You Prepared for the Teen Years? (10 - 16 yrs old)

CD's - $57.97

Do you find you've navigated pretty smoothly through the elementary years and then, almost overnight, you seem to have lost the kid you once knew? Out of the blue, your teen is moody, rude and disrespectful. Conflict leaves you feeling frustrated and anxious.

We’ll show you how to survive these turbulent years. Understanding teen development and the steps to regulate conflict will enable you to transform hurt and misunderstandings into connection. These parenting techniques foster love and healthy relationships.

Using skills you already have, this informative series delivers the know-how to:

• Parent with kindness and compassion
• Understand the importance of normal teen development
• Stay connected to your teen even when times get tough
• Reduce conflict between you and your teen
• Raise a caring and competent child

Four CD’s included:

1) Onset of Adolescence: Understanding Your Changing Child
2) Ten Keys to Successful Parenting of Teenagers
3) Talking to Your Kids about Responsible Sexuality
4) Raising Courageous and Confident Daughters

Plus a subscription to Parenting Teens Just Got Easier eZine

PK2: CD's - $57.97

PK3: Strengthening the Parent-Teen Connection (14 – 19 yrs old)

CD's - $57.97

Is arguing with your teen negatively affecting your relationship? Do you want to communicate better with your teen? Maintaining respect is critical during these years. It’s a rocky time for teens. Adolescents must conquer a range of social-emotional developmental tasks before moving into adulthood.

We’ll equip you with skills to successfully guide your teen through this difficult passage from childhood into adulthood. Putting these strategies to work will help you and your teen thrive through high school and beyond.

Using skills you already have, this informative series delivers the know-how to:

• Parent with wisdom and strength
• Enforce discipline without hassles or harm
• Use conflict to strengthen your relationships
• Eliminate misunderstandings and keep anger from escalating
• Transform hurt into wholeness and connection

Four CD’s included:

1) Parenting Your Teen with TLC
2) 10 Best Gifts for Your Teen
3) How to Reduce Conflict between You and Your Teen
4) Fathering Teenagers

Plus a subscription to Parenting Teens Just Got Easier eZine

PK3: CD's - $57.97

AUDIO RESOURCES
SINGLE CD's and MP3 Downloads (coming soon)

NEW! Parenting Your Teen with TLC

CD - $14.97

Learn TLC tips that dispel the myths that teenagers are wild and dangerous, and parenting them is hard and frightful. Bring out the best in the parent-teen relationship by learning parenting strategies that will help you stay cool and worry less as you face the unexpected challenges of raising a teen. By improving and keeping the lines of communication open you can successfully guide your teen through these critical years. (14 – 19 yrs old)

NEW! 10 Best Gifts For Your Teen

CD - $14.97  

Raising teens with love and understanding is perhaps more challenging today than ever. While adolescence can sometimes be as frightening and challenging for parents as it is for their teenagers, a strong parent-teen relationship can be both influential and rewarding. Putting these ten gifts to work for you will enhance empathy and communication and foster emotional balance in your child. (14 – 19 yrs old)

How to Reduce Conflict between You and Your Teenager

CD - $14.97

Is the arguing with your teen negatively affecting your relationship? Conflict is inevitable during the teen years. This CD gives you the survival skills necessary to build bridges and transform conflict into harmony. Learn strategies to prevent common conflicts from escalating and methods for improving communication with your teen. Discover better ways of talking and listening to clear up hurtful misunderstandings before they get out of hand. (14 – 19 yrs old)

Fathering Teenagers

CD - $14.97

Your role as a father is one of the most important and challenging jobs you will ever have. Positive fathering can improve a difficult child's behavior, as well as build up and strengthen an entire family's relationships. Research indicates that fathers who are highly involved with their children in an affirmative way do better in school, have greater happiness, lower levels of delinquency and attain higher levels of education and economic self-sufficiency. Emphasizing the importance of the fathering role, men will learn to communicate effectively and listen, while building the most important relationship a child can have. Steve shares the six pivotal habits of loving and engaging fathers. (14 – 19 yrs old)

Onset of Adolescence: Understanding Your Changing Child

CD - $14.97

Help! What is happening to my child? Parents, do you find that you've navigated smoothly through parenting perils from infancy to preteen insecurity, and then almost overnight you seem to have lost the kid you once knew? This popular CD uses humorous anecdotes and real-life stories to entertain listeners while educating them on what is normal adolescent development. The emotional, biological, and psychological changes that occur as a child enters adolescence are addressed along with parenting strategies to adapt to the needs of your changing child. (10 – 16 yrs old)

Ten Keys To Successful Parenting of Teenagers
CD - $14.97

Learn to increase your parental authority by parenting with confidence and credibility, instead of chaos and confusion. Raising teens is no picnic. Here's relief with bountiful benefits for parents of teens. This humorous and informative CD will gift you with the know-how to reduce conflict, strengthen your parental role and improve your relationship. (10 – 16 yrs old)

Talking to Kids about Responsible Sexuality
CD - $14.97

Concerned parents usually want to address issues of sexuality with their child, but in many cases do not know how to begin. This CD explores ways to initiate important discussions about this topic. Learn how to creatively educate your child - lecture free - about the damaging physical, emotional, and spiritual consequences of engaging in premarital sex. Seven instructive blueprints will be given to help parents establish essential guidelines and family rules that will help keep their child safe. (10 – 16 yrs old)

NEW! Raising Courageous and Confident Daughters

CD - $14.97

Our world seems to have forgotten the profound importance of the feminine and the positive impact it can have on our future world. The conflicting messages in our culture about being female make raising girls a sometimes daunting responsibility. This CD is for mothers interested in exploring the personal and cultural messages received about being female and a six-step parenting philosophy to teach our daughters to be confident and courageous young women. (10 – 16 yrs old)

Raising Responsible Children

CD - $14.97

Do you want your child to make reliable decisions? Do you want your kid to be more respectful? Wouldn't you be more relaxed if your child were trustworthy and dependable? Learn the difference between discipline and punishment and the impact it has on your child's choices. Discover how your own parenting style may affect your child's ability to be accountable. No-nonsense guidelines for parenting with consistency will be given. Straightforward and practical methods to teach responsible behavior will be discussed. (6 – 12 yrs old)

7 Parenting Tools To Help Your Child Succeed in School

CD - $14.97

Are you aware that you are your child's first and most influential teacher? What you do shapes your child's academic future more than anything else. Home environments that support learning impact student achievement more than level of education, level of income, or cultural background. These winning tools give your student the advantage they need in the classroom and will build study-skill habits that will last a lifetime. (6 – 12 yrs old)

NEW! Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child

CD - $14.97

By reflecting on our own life-story parents can raise awareness of how their history influences their current parenting practices. Armed with this information you can make the important changes needed to becoming an emotion-affirming parent that will help raise a happier and well-adjusted child. Find out how the relationship you have with your child affects their developing minds and influences their future behaviors. Learn parenting strategies that promote responsible and healthy emotional maturity in children. (6 – 12 yrs old)

NEW! What Works: Discipline and Kids

CD - $14.97

Do you struggle with getting your kids to cooperate? Do you resort to yelling or threats to get your kids to behave? Learn how your parenting style impacts your ability to use discipline rather than punishment in dealing with your kids. The four key principles of positive discipline will allow parents to deal constructively with problem behaviors. Discover how being an emotion coach can help your child grow in maturity and responsibility. (6 – 12 yrs old)

Instilling an Attitude of Success in Your Child

CD- $14.97

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