Watching Them Grow: A Parent’s Guide from the Teenage to Young Adult Years (English Edition)
(著) 安部利一
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[About the Book]
“Whatever I say, my child pushes back.”
“Is it really okay to just wait and watch?”
This book is for all parents who struggle with their relationship with their children during adolescence and young adulthood.
Drawing on many years of experience as a school counselor, the author presents 50 real-life Q&A cases based on actual consultations. Topics include school refusal, defiance, physical and emotional distress, uncertainty about the future, social withdrawal, and self-harm—offering careful insight into the realities faced by children in this turbulent stage of life.
What this book offers is not a set of “correct responses” or quick fixes.
Rather than judging a child’s behavior as a “problem,” it encourages parents to understand it as a signal from the child’s inner world—an expression arising in the course of growth. From there, it guides readers in finding ways to respond in the present moment.
Instead of imposing parental views, it emphasizes listening to the child’s voice, trusting them, and watching over them with patience.
And when needed, engaging in open, equal dialogue as someone with more life experience.
Through this ongoing process, a foundation is built that allows children to stand on their own.
A practical collection of case studies that offers quiet guidance for parents of children from junior high school through university age, supporting them as they navigate uncertainty and connection day by day.
［Author’s Biography］
Riichi Abe
Born in 1939 in Yokota, Okuizumo Town, Nita District, Shimane Prefecture.
After graduating from the Faculty of Education at Shimane University in 1961, he served as an assistant at the Shimane Prefectural Nursery Training College, and in 1963 he began working at the Shimane Prefectural Izumo Child Consultation Center. After that, he served at various child guidance centers in the prefecture and retired in 1999.
After that as well, he served as a contract school counselor for the Shimane Prefectural Board of Education, a part-time staff member at the medical corporation “Matsugaoka Hospital,” a part-time staff member at “Ochi Heart Clinic,” and a part-time lecturer at the Shimane Prefectural Iwami Higher Nursing Academy, among other roles, and he has been widely active as a clinical psychologist. Member of the Japanese Association of Clinical Psychologists. Lives in Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Publications (Books)
• “Ah, I See”: Parenting Q&A That Sparks Insight — 50 Cases from Infancy/Early Childhood and School Age
• “Ah, I See”: Parenting Q&A That Sparks Insight — 50 Cases from Adolescence and Young Adulthood
• Ah, I See! Parenting Q&A for Insight: Comprehensive Edition
• The Origins of the Mind’s Eye: The Path of a Clinical Psychologist
Publications (E-books)
• Ah, I See! Parenting Q&A for Insight — Comprehensive Edition
• Ah, I See! Parenting Q&A for Insight — 50 Cases from Adolescence and Young Adulthood
• Ah, I See! Parenting Q&A for Insight — 50 Cases from Infancy/Early Childhood and School Age
—Drawing on extensive experience at child consultation centers and many years of practice as a clinical psychologist, he continues to write and lecture on parenting and educational counseling that supports parents and teachers.
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