Introduction -- Brave new world : entering the teen years -- Domestic politics : getting along at home -- The six-year stretch : achieving (or not) in school -- Getting social : on friends, groups, & the opposite sex -- TTYL : talking with teens -- The taming of the teen : discipline, rules, & enforcement -- Earning their stripes : on independence & responsibility -- Wild at heart : rebelling through personal appearance -- IT : teens and sex -- Only rock 'n' roll : technology, media & your teen -- Do as I say : teens, alcohol, & drugs -- Forging a new relationship : late teens -- More wisdom : good stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else.