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How To Train Your Parents in 6-1/2 Days

Parents, are you having a power struggle with your tween or teen?  

Teens, Do you wish your parents would talk less and listen more? Are you craving more freedom? Would you like more respect? 

Want some solutions?

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“How To Train Your Parents in 6-1/2 Days is a ‘parenting’ book for teens - sort of a how to get your parents to behave,” says author Margit Crane of her latest title. “I wanted to write a book that breaks down exactly what parents are thinking and feeling so that tweens and teens can learn that this isn’t a contest over who will win. Both teens and parents can hold onto their dignity and power without overpowering each other.”

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Written in a lighthearted tone with plenty of humor, Margit Crane offers loads of tricks, tools, strategies and scripts to entertain and instruct. Says one teen reader, “I loooooooove this book! It’s so good, so funny, and oh so helpful.” Adds educator Dr. Betina Hsieh, “[This book] is an awesome tool (maybe even a secret weapon) for teenagers, helping them to see their own power in any communication situation, when it otherwise might feel like no one will ever understand them.”   

“I’m hearing that parents enjoy the book as well and that makes me very happy,” Margit offers. “I believe that the world would be more peaceful if families got along better.”  
How to Train Your Parents in 6 1/2 Days is available at your local bookstore, on Amazon.com and at HowToTrainYourParents.com   

About Margit: 

Margit Crane, M.A., M.S., M.Ed., is a step-mom, an ADD/ADHD and executive functions coach, and a family communications specialist. A teacher and school counselor for over 25 years, Margit has been featured in Seattle’s Child and Parent Map magazines, as well as on KOMO News and Chat With Women radio shows. She is the author of the groundbreaking, How To Train Your Parents in 6½ Days, for tweens and teens, and the co-host of the soon-to-air radio show, Good-Enough Parenting.


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