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3:00 pm SAT 8/22/2026

Annie Drake Celebrates “Help Me…I Have a Teenager!”

Barnes & Noble Arboretum 10000 Research Blvd #158 Austin, TX

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Eye rolls, attitude, oh my!

The ultimate self-help guide for surviving your teenager

Move beyond the hassles and discover positive solutions for puzzled parents.  This ultimate guide offers real-life advice, hundreds of survival strategies, and a little laughter for raising successful teenagers without losing all your patience  in the process. A candid, funny, and reassuring guide from your expert therapist Annie Drake guiding you about how to navigate eye rolls, tackle attitude shifts, counter emotional explosions and embrace the beautifully chaotic teen years.

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3rd edition out now!

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About Annie Drake

Annie Drake has practiced as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Nurse Specialist for over thirty years. Her experience as a therapist in clinical work with children, adolescents, families, individuals, and couples has been extensive. She excels in working with teenagers and their families, helping hundreds of parents successfully navigate the challenges of raising adolescents with confidence, compassion, and clarity. Her approach blends professional expertise with warmth, practical guidance, and a deep understanding 
of family dynamics.

Annie’s dynamic speaking style, coupled with her vast clinical experience with teenagers, provides audiences with a gem…with not only hope but solutions packed in practical and entertaining presentations that empower parents to reunite and build strong connections with their teenagers.

“What you want to do, parents, is ask questions to get through this communication block, through the selective hearing. You want your teenager to lecture you on all kinds of things.”

On the Air with Annie

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“The Chore List”

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“Teaching Your Teenager to be Humble and Kind”

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“Taking on the Bully”

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“Clean Up Your Room!”

This book offers wonderful suggestions and techniques for raising teens today. Most importantly though, it offers insight so that you can have compassion and sensitivity for your teenagers, making the process of raising them a more loving one.

- Kimberly Kirberger, C.S.T.S. Author, Chicken Soup for the Teenager Soul

Adolescence has always been a challenging time, both for teens and their parents. It’s also a time when teens and parents need each other. Help me…I Have a Teenager!! offers parents and teens practical and down-to-earth advice to achieve the understanding and closeness they want. Humorous, helpful, and a good read.

- Bettie B. Youngs, Ph.D Author, How to Develop Self Esteem in Your Child, Bettie B Young Book Publishers

Annie’s advice in Help Me…I have a Teenager. The Nitty Gritty Guide to Parental Sanity was like my bible, hidden in my drawer next to my bed. It was like a parenting buddy to get me through some incredibly tough years raising two daughters on my own. Every parent should have a copy to guide them through the tough times of raising a teenager today.”

- An anonymous grateful reader

The Arrival Club

A PODCAST club for parents connecting to help all their teenagers ARRIVE INTO ADULTHOOD well!

VIDEO PODCAST host Annie Drake, Author of Help Me... I have a Teenager!!