In 5 Simple Truths, Brad Snyder draws from years of experience working closely with children and adolescents to bring parents clear and simple advice for understanding and appreciating the young people in their lives. The research is solid, but punctuated with anecdotes from his own experience counseling kids, working in juvenile prisons, and developing television programs and video games. Some of it is funny, most of it is practical, and all of it is important to anyone who cares about kids.