Parenting a teen with intense emotions can be extremely difficult. This much-needed book will give you the tools needed to help your teen regulate his or her emotions. In addition, you'll learn the skills for managing your own reactions so you can survive these difficult years and help your teen thrive. The teen years can be daunting for any parent. But if you are the parent of a teen who lashes out or engages in troubling behavior, you may be unsure of how to respond to your child in a compassionate, constructive way. In Parenting what you will discover: Understand your teen-Learn why parenting teens can be so tricky, what important LGBTQ+ terms mean, answers to common questions, and what may be in store for your LGBTQ+ teen. Encourage dialogue-Get tips for sparking important conversations around key topics like mental health, bullying, sex and relationships, gender identity and expression, and more. Explore relatable stories-Discover anecdotes about parents and teens across the LGBTQ+ spectrum so you can gain new perspectives on sexual orientation and gender identity. Along with real life examples of fast and slow parenting, they discuss how to set limits and punishments, how to deal with blended families, and how to slow parent teens who already face big problems. No wonder Slow Parenting Teens is the parenting book recommended by teenagers!