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Raising Teenagers of Character | Ten-Week Course for Parents (Study Edition)

The sequel to Raising Children of Character — for the years that run on a different engine. A guided ten-week course for parents of teenagers roughly fourteen to eighteen, written by a former head teacher with thirty years in classrooms and sixth forms. The premise is honest: the age of making-them is over, and what replaces it — influence through a relationship they still want — is stronger, if slower. Ten twenty-minute lessons: the autonomy engine, conflict without contempt, honesty and privacy, courage and risk (including the safe-collect promise every family should install), exams and pressure without burnout, friendships and first relationships, self-control in an adult world — alcohol, vaping, drugs, gambling and screens handled factually and without panic — judgement for parties and hard calls, money and first jobs, and the launch itself. Each lesson ends with one concrete practice for the week, talk starters, a note for when it is harder for your teenager, and a plain, carefully-checked note on when to seek help. Evidence-informed and honest about what the research does and doesn't show; safeguarding guidance reviewed and aligned with current practice in England. Includes full references and the printable Family Character Plan (Teen Edition) — negotiated, not assigned, with the teenager running the review. Digital edition (PDF), licensed for use within the purchasing household. Stands alone; pairs naturally with the first course.