Yes, Please. Whatever!

Penny Palmano, known on television as This Morning's Mrs. Manners, returns with a follow-up to her earlier book, Yes, Please. Thanks!, a guide to teaching children good manners that became a bestseller. This new title shifts the focus to parents of teenagers and offers a full handbook for the stage between childhood and leaving home.

Palmano addresses the difficulties that come with adolescence, including mood changes linked to hormones, untidy habits, and dating. She argues that mutual respect between parent and teen is the groundwork for good behaviour and a sound relationship, and she shows readers how to build it.

The guidance covers a wide range of everyday matters: siblings, friendships, romantic relationships, exams, stress, eating, money, part-time jobs, drinking, giving compliments, conduct in public, and even how to pour wine. The aim is a young person who is well prepared in life and social skills by the time they leave home.