Connected Father: Understanding Your Unique Role and Responsibilities during Your Child's Adolescence »

Carl E. Pickhardt is the author of nine popular parenting and child-rearing titles, including Keys to Successful Stepfathering, The Everything® Parent's Child to the Strong-Willed Child, and The Everything® Parent's Guide to Positive Discipline. A psychologist in private lecturing practice, he lives in Austin, Texas.

A modern guide on how to become—and remain—an involved and influential father during the adolescent passage

Preface     ix
Critical Distinctions for Readers to Understand     1
Why Fathers Disconnect from Adolescents     19
The Problem with Work     31
Clarifying Expectations for Adolescent Change     41
Fathering in Early Adolescence (ages 9-13)     55
Fathering in Mid-Adolescence (ages 13-15)     69
Fathering in Late Adolescence (ages 15-18)     87
Fathering in Trial Independence (ages 18-23)     101
Maintaining Authority     119
Conducting Communication     145
Fathering a Teenage Daughter     167
Fathering a Teenage Son     191
Further Reading     215
Helpful Websites     217
Helpful Support Groups     219
Index     111