{"product_id":"work-family-ready-navigating-your-job-while-parenting-teens","title":"Work-Family Ready: Navigating Your Job While Parenting Teens","description":"Praise for Work-Family Ready\n\n“Work-Family Ready provides a unique resource specifically designed for parents navigating the wonderous and turbulent teenage years. Each author provides excellent and timely advice, all in a friendly, accessible tone.”—Jessica DeGroot, President and Founder, ThirdPath Institute\n\n“As a parent of teenagers and a doctor running a family medical practice, I know that the teenage years are not easy for both teens and parents. The advice in this book can help families navigate these years in a happier, healthier way.”—Dr. Lee Morgentaler, Board Certified in Family Practice\n\n“There are lots of resources for parents of young children, but Work-Family Ready fills an important gap providing easy access to help that parents of teens really need. You can read a chapter in 15 minutes before bed and have lots of great ideas to implement starting the next day.”—Melissa Davidson, Founder \u0026amp; Parenting Coach, Perceptive Parents\n\nAs children grow older, the demands on parents shift from physical care and constant supervision to emotional support, guidance, and logistical coordination. For working parents of preteens and teens, this phase brings challenges that require new strategies and a more flexible approach.\n\nTo help you with your work and teen-parenting demands, Work-Family Ready has been written by psychologists, family counselors, and other experts, most of whom are also navigating life while parenting teens.Other contributors includebusiness school professors who have studied the intersection of work and family, HR professionals who have helped scores of employees navigate work-life challenges, and organizational consultants who have helped managers and employers better support their employees.\n\nInside you will find: Actionable advice on protecting family time from the creeping demands of work Time-management tips and ways to partner with your teen, co-parent, and others Guidance on constructing appropriate boundaries so that you can attend to work demands and advance in your career without neglecting things at home How to balance being a parent to a teen with other caregiving responsibilities. Perspectives on how workplaces and managers can be more supportive of employees facing work\/teen challenges, how we can leverage these resources, and how we can support our coworkers and peers. Work-Family Ready lays out what’s at stake both for the workplace and at home and the importance and benefits of support from employers and managers in navigating these challenges.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0FHF1D8MR\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.B0FHF1D8MR.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Behson Ph.D., Scott|Beacon Ed.D., Amy|Beck, Julia|Cluley Bar-Or Ph.D., Heather|Chandler Ph.D., Kelly|Sabatini Fraone, Jennifer|Russo, Susan|Page, Brian|Westring Ph.D., Alyssa|Clark Salinas, Karen\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43109015617597,"sku":"BVV.B0FHF1D8MR.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/B0FHF1D8MR-0.jpg?v=1776206073","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/work-family-ready-navigating-your-job-while-parenting-teens","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}