Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen | Michelle Icard’s Essential Conversations for Parents & Tweens – Michelle Icard | Expert Guidance on Parenting Tweens & Teens

Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen: The Essential Conversations You Need to Have With Your Kids Before They Start High School (Harmony/Random House 2021)

The fourteen essential conversations to have with your tween and early teenager to prepare them for the emotional, physical, and social challenges ahead, including scripts and advice to keep the communication going and stay connected during this critical developmental window.

Trying to convince a middle schooler to listen to you can be exasperating. Indeed, it can feel like the best option is not to talk! But keeping kids safe—and prepared for all the times to come when you can’t be the angel on their shoulder—is all about having the right conversations at the right time. And from a brain growth and emotional readiness perspective, there is no better time for this than their tween years, right up to when they enter high school.

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“Michelle Icard has written the playbook parents need to turn the inevitable challenges that come with growing up into opportunities for tremendous growth and maturation. This clear-eyed, practical, fun-to-read guide is an essential read for every parent.”“Too many of today’s loving, intelligent devoted parents are both afraid of and afraid for their children. Michelle Icard to the rescue! With a light, candid touch she offers deep insight and up-to-the-minute advice on a dazzling range of topics. My favorite perspective? A detailed child’s bill of rights that includes the right to make mistakes and, therefore, have the opportunity to learn from them.”

Cara Natterson, MD,

author of Decoding Boys: New Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Sons

“Icard lays out exactly how to start the critical conversations we want to have with our teenagers, keep these key discussions going, and steer clear of common missteps that often close down lines of communication. This book is a gift to parents and teenagers alike.”

Lisa Damour, PhD,

author of Untangled, Under Pressure, and The Emotional Lives of Teenagers

“Through relatable examples and memorable techniques, she provides a reliable path for you through parental fear and anxiety. With Michelle Icard, you and your child are in the most capable of hands.”

Dr. John Duffy, PsyD

author of Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety

“Revel in the great common sense, depth of thought, and even humor herein. Michelle Icard is a wise advisor and her book is a treasure for parents everywhere.”

Rosalind Wiseman

New York Times bestselling author of Queen Bees and Wannabees: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boys, and the New Realities of Girl World