Is the parent-teen communication at your house patchy? Do you sometimes feel as if you are walking on eggs? Do you stay on safe subjects and avoid the tender topics? Does it seem as if you argue over little things and that some important messages go unsaid? If you have this patchy pattern, then you are probably just like the family next door!This book is intended to help you talk and laugh together. It is a compilation of ideas and strategies. Most teens want to be able to talk openly with their parents, but they feel constrained and are quite selective about what they tell Mom and Dad. They find it easier to talk with their friends. Today there is an interesting assortment of materials that focus on troubled adolescents and tenuous relationships. Take Time to Talk is different. It provides an upbeat plan to help teenagers and their parents enhance respect and enrich their communication. This new approach suggests the use of interviews so that parents and teenagers can share more openly, and everyone will be more comfortable.