Speaker to Provide Advice for Parents of Adolescents

A special program for parents — "Why Do Adolescents Act That Way? And What Parents Can Do to Help Their Families Survive and Thrive!" — will be presented at the James Caldwell High School Performing Arts Center in West Caldwell on Tuesday, April 30, at 7 p.m. The program is free and open to the public.

The keynote speaker is Anthony Wolf, a child psychologist and best-selling author of six books including, I’d Listen to My Parents if They’d Just Shut Up: What to Say and Not Say When Parenting Teens and Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Take Me and Cheryl to the Mall?  

Wolf has appeared as a guest parenting expert on shows such as The View, The Today Show and CBS This Morning.

A practical, humorous parenting authority for more than 25 years, Wolf will describe the normal, frustrating adolescent phenomenon including:

• How today’s teenagers are different than in the past — more outspoken, and less “immediately” obedient.
• Why the rude behavior at home usually has a more civilized side shown to the world — and how this is a better indicator of who they are and who they become.
• The useful and not-so-useful ways of dealing with today’s teens/tweens which can make a significant impact on family life.

Wolf will provide strategies to help parents communicate more effectively with their teen children so their families can survive and thrive during this often challenging period.

James Caldwell High School is located at 265 Westville Ave., in West Caldwell.

The event is sponsored by the Caldwell-West Caldwell Home School Association League, the Board of Education and the Caldwell-West Caldwell Education Foundation.