Creating a happy and an emotionally healthy teenager begins with interactions with parents. The Parenting Machine reveals the keys to transforming your relationship with your adolescent children. Teenagers are a maze of emotions and many parents are throwing up their arms wondering what happened to their sweet, obedient child. Taking it back to the basics, mother and educator Katie M. Wirig demonstrates how to implement tried and true principles that will ensure results. Break free from reactive parenting by focusing on topics such as:How to have hard conversations How to build reciprocal trust Preventing emotional burnout in your teens Using real life experiences from parents and educators alike. Those who apply these principles will enjoy happier and more peaceful homes. Endorsement:Parenting Machine gives specific tips to help parents gain greater understanding of, and empathy for, their teens-which is key to improving relationships. It also specifically addresses critical mental health issues that are devastating many of our youth. Parents are typically ill equipped to address these issues and Machine provides valuable guidance.%Jeff Dyer, Ph.D, professor, and author of the bestselling "The Innovator's DNA." Over the years, I've heard many a parent exclaim (when in the midst of a trying, difficult, or broken relationship with a teenager), "I've had it up to here"-and their flattened palm waves high overhead. I've come to think this comment misses the mark completely. More likely, they have run out of options. So, they keeping doing the same things over and over and expecting better results. In "Becoming a Mean, Teen Parenting Machine," Wirig provides numerous techniques, steps, actions, and strategies plus powerful explanations and examples to help parents build mutual trust, show love and not just say love, and deal with the challenges of technology, anxiety, withdrawal, and anger to name a few. When parents have more tools and options, they increase their odds of having a healthy relationship with their teens. %Al Switzler- Co-author of "Crucial Conversations" and Influencer About the Author: Katie Millar Wirig is a former actress and Top 10 Miss America contestant. She knows the thrill of the spotlight, but prefers mountains and hiking boots. When her children were born, Katie intentionally chose to step away from the cameras and devote herself to raising her five children. She holds advanced degrees in psychology and has used these skills to educate families on becoming more deliberate in their relationships. Katie and her family reside in Utah.