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Part 1: The Basics provides parents with the skills they need to survive the teenage years. Shows how to apply common-sense techniques to prevent problems and provide support for growth and development. Helps achieve a good balance between protecting adolescents from serious trouble, while giving them enough freedom to try out new experiences.

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Dr Gerald R. Patterson, Ph.D, is the founder of the Oregon Social Learning Center in Eugene, where he continues his distinguished career as a research scientist and principal investigator. He has devoted more than 40 years to the study of processes that disrupt family functioning and the development of """"coercion theory,"""" a data-based schema that explains these processes. Dr. Patterson has published numerous scientific articles and book chapters and is the author of the best-selling parenting manuals Living with Children and Families. Living with Children was the first book published by Research Press. For Research Press publisher and founder Bob Parkinson and first-time author Gerald Patterson, the publication marked the beginning of careers dedicated to helping children learn and grow in an ever-changing world. Marion S. Forgatch, Ph.D., is a senior scientist and principal investigator at the Oregon Social Leaning Center, USA where she has assumed a major role in dissemination research. The focus of this new area of study is on adapting parent- management training strategies to mental health delivery systems. Dr. Forgatch has also designed and tested intervention programs for single mothers and stepparent families.

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