Letting Go with Love and Confidence: Raising Responsible, Resilient, Self-Sufficient Teens in the 21st Century Paperback – Big Book, 2 August 2011

This book is a phenomenal resource for any parent of adolescents! It discusses how to parent with just the right mix of warmth, support and monitoring. It offers practical advice on how to both listen and talk well to teens. Dr. Ginsburg lays out the 7 C's of building teen resilience and how to teach/ guide (rather than "discipline") your child. The 10 point stress management plan outlined in this amazing book is hanging on our refrigerator for all to see! The advice on how to immunize teens from troubling peer influences and how to promote authentic success in your child is invaluable. This wonderful text encourages and empowers parents with the loving confidence to nurture their children to fulfill their true potential. PS- Don't ever miss the opportunity to hear Dr. Ginsburg speak about his work- he is dynamic, intuitive, exceedingly bright, energetic, humorous and highly esteemed. This doctor is the real deal!!!

For every parent who has ever asked themselves, "When is my child ready to..." This is the book! Not only how to know when *your* child is ready (no age guidelines here, but personality-based, real help) to take the next privilege or responsibility, but HOW to structure it so that they are safe, and understand how to get and lose these privileges!An easy read, Dr. Ginsburg really gets what it is like to love, fear and worry about our teens.This is the how to talk about it, when to do it guide that will make each of us a more confident parent. Argue less, nag not at all, and still grow the kid you've got to be a great adult. Buy this book!

FINALLY!!! News we can all use! Most parents today have been inundated with advice about what to do and what not to do when it comes to raising our children. What's been missing has been the part about when and how to do those things. This book supplies those crucial tools.When it comes down to the difficult details--what to do about cell phones, driving, sleepovers, the internet, etc.--the best of us can feel challenged to do the right (or even the "good enough") thing. Fortunately, help is here! This book walks you through the decision-making process in a way that allows you to be consistent with your own values and your own parenting styles (Is it safe? Is it practical? Does it meet my standards for morality and decency?).You're already the expert on your own kid; Letting Go helps you learn how to use your intuition and good intentions to raise kids who will be responsible, resilient, and self-sufficient in the 21st century. And learn to like them at the same time.I recommend this book to all parents in my adolescent medicine practice. This should be the first stop the next time you wonder, "Now what do I do?"Susan Sugerman, MD, MPH, Girls to Women Health and Wellness, Dallas, TX

I love Dr G's approach to child-rearing. He is so respectful to kids and yet supports parents' anxieties and concerns. His advice is so practical and so solid. The book is an easy read with its short chapters. If you have teens, grab this book!

Great book for helping us parents find a clear, mutually respectful path to parenting older kids. May seem to simple but really the philosophy and practical applications can have a profound affect for all family members. Grateful!