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Parenting Your Delinquent, Defiant, or Out-of-Control Teen

Parenting Your Delinquent, Defiant, or Out-of-Control Teen: How to Help Your Teen Stay in School and Out of Trouble Using an Innovative Multisystemic Approach is a 2014 book written by Patrick M. Duffy Jr., PsyD, a licensed clinical psychologist.

Teens who are out of control may participate in a number of troubling behaviors, including drinking, taking drugs, skipping school, or even fighting. If you’ve tried to discipline your teen to no avail, you might feel emotionally exhausted. But you also know that the consequences of not taking action now could greatly affect their future.