★ Award-winning practical guidance forged from 40 years of frontline experience. Winner of the Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Award, this handbook offers battle-tested strategies for parents navigating explosive adolescent communication, moving families from confrontation to genuine conversation.
★ Ten real scenarios, zero lectures, immediate application. From "You're so annoying" to door-slamming silence, each chapter dissects one high-frequency conflict with concrete scripts, emotional regulation tools for parents, and reflection exercises. The goal is not controlling your teen, but understanding them.
★ Dual-growth focus for sustainable change. Unlike preachy parenting manuals, this book equips parents with both practical communication techniques and essential self-care strategies, helping wounded caregivers rebuild confidence while repairing the parent-child bond.

Does talking to your teenager feel like walking through a minefield? Based on 40 years of frontline counseling experience, this award-winning guide breaks down the ten most common parent-teen communication conflicts, from "my child thinks I'm annoying" to explosive arguments over seemingly nothing. Through real-life case studies and practical techniques, it teaches parents how to listen beyond the words, set boundaries without power struggles, and rebuild connection during the turbulent adolescent years. Crucially, this book also addresses parents' own emotional wellbeing, helping them manage frustration and regain confidence. Not a lecture, but a lifeline. For every parent who has ever heard "You're so annoying!" and wondered what went wrong.

Ng Wing-kwong (伍咏光)
Senior Counselor specializing in psychology and family therapy. He graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a degree in Economics, and subsequently earned a Master's degree in Counseling from the China Graduate School of Theology and a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Hong Kong. He has twenty years of youth work experience in churches and organizations. Since joining Breakthrough, he has dedicated himself to family counseling and parent education, authored books, and written psychology and parenting columns for newspapers and magazines, hoping to inject positive energy and cohesion into young people's families. Co-authored works include: Mouth Out of Control: A Survival Guide for Youth Workers and When Your Child Can't Put Down the Phone.

Yip Yuk-pui (叶玉珮)
Holds a Bachelor of Science from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Master of Social Work from the University of Hong Kong. She has worked in multiple social service agencies, providing counseling services to adolescents and adults. She is currently focused on youth and family counseling and parent education, leading seminars and workshops for parents of teenagers, and writing for newspapers and magazines. She is the mother of one child and deeply understands the challenges of modern parenting, hoping to explore the art of raising children together with other parents. Co-authored works include: When Your Child Can't Put Down the Phone.