For parents, adolescence can be an awkward and challenging time. Not long ago, the child sought their advice and embrace – now they retreat into their room and themselves. This stage of their development seems to pull them away from everything that was important until then, as if the past is disappearing.

Fortunately, this is not the whole truth. Independence is achieved when the child feels safe. During this time, you are simultaneously less important and more necessary. In many ways, the adolescent child is telling you: “Let me go!” while whispering: “Hold on to me!”. It is your job to do both.

In the fifth and final volume of the illustrated series, the renowned psychologist and family counselor Hedvig Montgomery helps parents understand the developmental process of adolescence and the unique needs of children during this period through real-life cases.

At the same time, she suggests ways to successfully manage significant issues such as emotional outbursts, anxiety, peer pressure and bullying, the awakening of sexuality, screen addiction, and social media.

Montgomery, as a psychologist and a mother, knows firsthand the difficulties and challenges of raising children in our times. In the pages of the book, she analyzes all the issues that, sooner or later, to a mild or intense degree, every parent faces.

Christina Rasidaki, Psychotherapist - Parent and Educator Advisor