Book in Polish by Joanna Szulc. WITH THE NASTOLATE IN ADULTHood - WITH SOCIETY Problems with children are very difficult to talk about. Parents try not to fall out of role, not to admit that they are not coping, that they don't understand something. We want to think of ourselves: 'Good mother', 'Good father'. We do everything for the children. We would like them to appreciate it. When they enter their teenage years, we find it hard to accept their rebellion, anger, their negation of our requests and advice. Anxiety about teenage children resounds in most conversations with parents. And I understand this anxiety very well. Believe me, very well. But I also know that teenagers take the constant worry and concern on their parents' faces badly. Sometimes they prefer not to admit that they have a problem. They need us to trust that they can cope. That we should be there for them when they make mistakes, get angry, despair. The content of this book is designed to help you get through your child's adolescence as calmly as possible. Experts suggest what to worry about and what is normal and typical for this period. How to talk so as not to argue, how to support so as not to burn yourself out. My interviewees show where the shallows may be, where the sharp rocks may be and where the safe harbour may be. As you read what they say, I hope you can feel the fog lightly clearing and see other drifting travellers on the water in the distance too. We can give each other encouragement, we can tell each other which way to shore. Joanna Szulc, excerpt from the introduction A comprehensive, profound, heartfelt book for parents who often find themselves helpless in the face of their teenage children. I couldn't decide whether the questions or the answers were better in this book - in the end I decided it was a draw: great questions, smart answers. Natalia de Barbaro