Parents should come with instruction booklets : an introduction -- Parent profiles -- Let's get together : the art of negotiation -- Leave me alone : how to get some privacy -- Planet teen : hip hop, hanging out, and your entourage -- The essentials of declaring independence : piercings, tattoos, and hair dye -- When the clock strikes : curfews -- High school hell : bad grades and other scholastic scrapes -- The road to freedom : your driver's license -- Work it : after school jobs, allowances, and earning money -- Cyber-life -- Parentspeak : decoding your parent's catch phrases.