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Biography: Sue BlaneySue Blaney empowers, educates and connects parents of teenagers. She is the author of Please Stop the Rollercoaster! How Parents of Teenagers Can Smooth Out the Ride, the acclaimed guide for parents and parent discussion groups that has helped thousands of parents around the country improve relationships with their teens. Her popular blog and websites (www.PleaseStoptheRollercoaster.com and www.ParentingTeensInfo.com) feature valuable content including free parenting articles, podcasts, tips, and newsletters. Her newest product, a 3-hour audio program on CD and MP3 titled You're Empowered! Parenting Teens with Conviction, Communication and Love is a top three finalist for a prestigious 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award from the Independent Book Publishers Association in the audio book/non-fiction category. Sue is a frequent speaker and advises parents of teenagers, secondary school educators and faith-based educators in ways to increase parent engagement, improve communication and create parent discussion groups. She has worked with the U.S. Department of Education and the Partnership for a Drug Free America. She is a Certified Professional Behavior Analyst, and a Northwestern University-educated communications expert who has spent 30 years in training, marketing, publishing and sales. She is the founder of ChangeWorks Publishing & Consulting. She and her husband reside in the greater Boston area and are the proud parents of two college-age children.
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