| Pt. 1 | Home and Family | 1 |
| 1 | Communicating with Your Teen | 3 |
| 2 | Family Involvement and Obligations | 13 |
| 3 | Pitching In: Household Responsibilities and Chores | 21 |
| 4 | Teen Rooms: Livable Solutions | 31 |
| Pt. 2 | Teens Inside and Out | 41 |
| 5 | How They Grow: Physical Development | 43 |
| 6 | How They Grow: Emotional Development | 55 |
| 7 | How They Look: Accepting a New Reality | 65 |
| 8 | How They Feel: Keeping Tabs on Self-Esteem | 75 |
| Pt. 3 | School Life | 83 |
| 9 | Academics: Making the Grade | 85 |
| 10 | Catching Previously Undetected Learning Difficulties | 99 |
| 11 | Extracurricular Activities and Social Life | 111 |
| 12 | Looking Ahead to College: The View from High School | 123 |
| Pt. 4 | Special Interests, Special Privileges | 137 |
| 13 | The Big Ts: Television and the Telephone | 139 |
| 14 | Plugged In: Video Games and Computers | 147 |
| 15 | For Love of Sports | 153 |
| 16 | Teen Wheels: Creating a Responsible Driver | 165 |
| Pt. 5 | Healthy Body, Healthy Mind | 175 |
| 17 | Keeping Fit: Diet and Health | 177 |
| 18 | Sex and Sexuality | 189 |
| 19 | Living Dangerously: Alcohol, Smoking, and Drugs | 201 |
| 20 | A Teen in Crisis | 217 |
| Pt. 6 | Practically Speaking | 229 |
| 21 | Money for Today | 231 |
| 22 | Money Management for Tomorrow | 243 |
| 23 | College Money: Savings, Financial Aid, and Scholarships | 255 |
| 24 | Teen for Hire: Working Hard for a Living | 265 |
| Conclusion | 275 |
| Resource Directory | 277 |
| Index | 283 |