What readers are saying about

Getting To Calm

"An ideal guide book for parenting teens, Getting to Calm shows how emotional intelligence starts in the home. Parents are given valuable strategies for managing their own emotions and tackling challenging situations, all with a keen focus on the critical importance of maintaining a strong parent-teen relationship. Indispensable!"

-John Gottman, Ph.D., author of Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

"This is a smart book. Filled with accessible science and illuminating stories, Getting to Calm offers sound advice for not only staying sane as a parent, but navigating the waters of your teen's life with clarity and skill so that both you and your adolescent will benefit. A wonderful contribution to every parent's library of support. Bravo!"

-Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., author of The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being and Parenting From the Inside Out

"Required reading for any parent who struggles with their teen. Here is true insight into the mental and emotional world of adolescents. Kastner and Wyatt offer parents useful, step-by-step tools for managing their own emotions in the face of teenaged chaos."

-T. Berry Brazelton, MD and Joshua Sparrow, MD, Harvard Medical School

Praise for The Launching Years:

" … a brilliant and practical book about the long and winding road from senior year to college life … The authors' humor and uncommon wisdom will allow parents to let go of their children--yet stay connected with them. The fresh ideas in this book can help parents declare a child's independence and create a more loving and graceful transition to life after high school."

-Barbara Mackoff, author of Growing a Girl

"With common sense and uncommon sensitivity, the authors address the double bind of parenting late adolescents – letting go and holding on, all at the same time. An invaluable guide!"

-Jane Adams, author of I’m Still Your Mother: How to Get Along With Your Grown-up Children for the Rest of Your Life

Praise for The Seven Year Stretch:

"Required reading for parents, teachers, and therapists. Dr. Kastner’s vignettes of family life will be recognized by all parents and they will treasure her clear, forthright advice."

-Ann F. Caron, Ed.D., author of Don’t Stop Loving Me and Strong Mothers, Strong Sons

"Has something to offer nearly all parents of teens."

-Publishers Weekly

"A valuable resource for both parents and others, including educators, who work with adolescents."

-Library Journal