Sometimes, conversations with our older children bring us to despair. Rolled eyes, indifference, sharp lines, we feel as if we are hitting a wall. Do puberty and adolescence really come with the breaking of all communication channels between us?

Fortunately, no!

The author proposes conversation models for 14 of the most important and complicated topics: self-care, relationships and sex, involvement in the community, technology, money and work, bullying, self-harm.

Author Michelle Icard (parental educator with over 30 years of experience working with families) offers scientific explanations about how the brain and emotions of our children at puberty and adolescence work, then details the approaches that trigger their reactions of rejection or anger towards us, but also the strategies that help us maintain a close and warm relationship with them.

14 conversations up to 14 years old is a very useful guide for parents in the complicated world of modern communication. With dozens of complete discussion scenarios, the book can help you stay close to your children, who still need guidance, even though they are increasingly independent.