If you enjoyed the first two of the three book series, Caring for Your Baby and Young Child (Birth to Age 5) and Caring for Your School Age Child (Ages 5 through 12), then you will love this book, Caring for Your Teenager (Ages 12 through 21), which takes on the next age-range of youth. This is meant to be your main reference guide for the next nine years of your teen’s life and you should use it on a very regular basis as you go through the process of raising your teen. The first 3/4 of this 606 page book is about routine “well teen care” and discusses common problems which typically come up at the specific ages of 12 to 21 years.

By reading a few years ahead of your teen’s actual age (example: if your son/daughter is 12 years old, read through the 14-15 year section), you will already know what to expect and do for about 95%+ of the problems which come up. The last quarter of the book deals with "sick and injured care" of this age-range. The 606 page book has an excellent index and table of contents, so if you cannot remember what to do about a specific problem you can look it up quickly and easily ... and solve (or at least understand) it!

We have found that many mothers (and fathers and grandparents) enthusiastically use this book and “wear it out”... many keep it at bedside. It is well written and fun to read ... jot notes in it! ... use it! Many have found that it helps them catch problems early before they become major, thereby avoiding unnecessary emergency room and pediatric office visits... saving you time, aggravation and expense as well as worries and sleepless nights. Have a teen (up to 21 years old) with a health problem or other adolescent/youth "issues"? ... look it up! ... its good up to age 21 years and we expect you to use it to aid your parenting.