Parents Guide to Top 10 Dangers Teens Face
Authors: Stephen Arterburn and Jim Burns

This is an indispensable handbook for parents raising children. Writing with a genuine understanding of adolescents, Stephen Arterburn and Jim Burns teach parents to recognize symptoms of potential problems. With proven principles for preventing destructive teen behavior before it develops, and a hopeful plan of action for when it does, this encouraging resource is a must for today's moms and dads.

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purchase from Homeword or call 1-800-397-9725

© 1995, Focus On The Family

How To Get Your Teen to Talk to You
Author: Connie Grigsby and Kent Julian

What turns your teen off and on in terms of communications? Do you find yourself talking with or at him? What will it take to open her heart - or her mouth, for that matter? This treasury of field-tested strategies for getting your teen to share his heart includes:

Bounce: ten ways to keep from killing a conversation
Chill: saying no in a positive way
Hang: creating an environment for authentic conversation
Listen Up: hearing the unspoken message
Whazzz Uuuuup: making sense of today's youth culture

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purchase from www.multnomahbooks.com

© by Connie Grigsby and Kent Julian
Multnomah Publishers

CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU KNOW AND LOVE A TEENAGER.
YOU WANT ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR TEEN - BUT WHAT IS BEST?

Is being a friend best, or being an immovable object? How can you know where your teens really are in their relationship with you and God?

Inside Lord, I Wish My Teenager Would Talk With Me you'll find:

*24 ways to build a friendship with your teen
*tips to help you communicate clearly about expected behaviors
*how body language speaks louder than words
*discussion questions to help you act on what you've read
*prayers to get you and your teen on track with God
*50 ways for teens and parents to spend meaningful time together.

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©1999 by Larry Keefauver, D. Min.
Creation House

A startling discovery by Josh McDowell - 60% of Christian young people are sexually active.If you want to equip young people to live moral lives in today's sexually promiscuous culture, you need to be in tune with their gut level struggles. They wrestle with a lot more than you are aware of…listen to what they have to say.

"Everyone expects Christian girls to say 'NO' because they know better. Maybe I'm not like average girls, but I don't find it easy to say 'NO'." 17-year-old girl

"My sexual desires are very strong. Should I hide my feelings? Suppress my thoughts? Act out my fantasies? I don't know how to deal with all I feel inside." 16-year-old boy

"My parents don't know about and probably wouldn't understand the extreme sexual pressure I'm under." 18-year-old girl

"I'm not your little child anymore, I'm growing up. I'm confused. I need your help, your love and your prayers." 15-year-old boy

These words and emotions carry a banner of urgency. They are from teenagers who are active in our Christian community and who need to know that parents, pastors and youth leaders are able to
*Unashamedly listen to their sexual struggles
*Truly understand the moral climate in their community
*Equip them emotionally, spiritually and intellectually to deal with sexual pressure

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© 1987, Josh McDowell - Here's Life Publishers, Inc., San Bernardino, CA

In Parenting Today's Adolescent, the Raineys draw from their own experiences raising six children, teaching hundreds of preadolescents in Sunday school, and speaking with parents throughout America to provide them a mapped-out plan for adolescence.

Topics covered include:

*friends and peer pressure
*clothes and appearance
*dating and sex
*music and movie choices
*jobs
*spiritual growth
*alcohol, drugs, and smoking
*grades, sports, and activities
*cars and driving

Parenting Today's Adolescent presents strategies you can put immediately into action to guide your child to a responsible and God-honoring adulthood.

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purchase from www.familylife.com or call 1-800-FL-TODAY
(800-358-6329) 1-877-FL-TODAY (Español)

©1998 by Dennis and Barbara Rainey
Thomas Nelson Publishers

Written by Gary Smalley and his son Greg, who know all too well what it's like to butt heads (they did plenty of that during Greg's growing-up years), Bound by Honor provides the keys to preparing a child for life as a successful Christian adult.

Based on the premise that anger is the greatest wedge that will drive your family apart, Bound by Honor reveals what works, and what doesn't.

Discover ways to:
*argue with your teens and come out as closer friends
*help your teens turn the worst situations into winners
*transform your kids' beliefs into personal convictions.

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Purchase from Focus on the Family (1-800-A-FAMILY).

© 1998 by Gary Smalley and Greg Smalley
Tyndale House Publishers