THE PARENT'S HANDBOOK ON ADOLESCENCE

by Dr. John L. Schimel ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 21, 1969

A bothered parent missing Spock's comforting index now that his young are adolescing may well be put off by Dr. Schimel's tight-packed presentation, unrelieved by bold-type placebos. It is the author's intention to sketch out the world of the adolescent and suggest areas where the generations may meet. Essentially the adolescent Dr. Schimel considers is the upper middle class, the ""elite"" whose potential for leadership has not been dimmed by poverty, caste, or I.Q. In this privileged world of the young, conformity among peers, prowess, fidelity and appearance are prime values, paralleling in some ways the adult world but utilized in a different context. The clash of alien worlds, he feels, is not a ""rebellion"" but a natural conflict of viewpoints. Predictably, Dr. Schimel takes up the parental headaches--careers, sex, drugs, etc.--and urges understanding, information from adults, as well as trust and above all honesty. Although the book is dotted with trenchant quotables (""You can't teach a child the value of a dollar in a $100,000 home"") the alien world concept is hardly new to the reading parent and the advice, particularly in the career section, is generally discursive and sketchy. Fairly familiar gap-gab.

Pub Date: April 21, 1969

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: World

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1969

Categories: NONFICTION