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UNDERSTANDING THE TEENAGE BRAIN

DENVER, COLORADO—Teenagers are part child, part adult, and part alien, according to parenting expert Corrie Lynne Player. And a key part of parenting is understanding how they think.

Ms. Player will be presenting a parenting workshop at the Lynchburg Barnes and Noble on Tuesday, May 16 at 7pm. She will also be signing copies of her new book, Loving Firmness: Successfully Raising Teenagers Without Losing Your Mind.

In addition to having a masters degree in education from Stanford and having written several books about parenting, Ms. Player has successfully raised nine of her own children plus over forty troubled foster children. She lectures nationally and has written articles for Family Circle, Parents, and Ladies Home Journal. She is a parenting expert for the ClubMom web site and also writes a weekly newspaper column on parenting.

Ms. Player will explain:

Ms. Player teaches a no-nonsense approach to raising teenagers, balanced with deep affection and a soft touch. She emphasizes the importance of teens having chores to do and being accountable to simple, consistent rules. She stresses teaching a strong work ethic, and is very firm about the need to teach religion and values to teens. She also delves into health issues including eating habits and healthy sleep habits. She teaches parents how to deal with eating disorders, brushes with the law, teen rebelliousness, and other problem behaviors that she has successfully dealt with herself.