Hope for Parents of Troubled Teens

A Practical Guide to Getting Them Back on Track

Connie Rae

• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• eBook ISBN:
  9781441270061
• Year: 2012

A Road Map for Parenting in the Troubled Years

It is never too late for parents to reach their teenager or young adult. Licensed counselor Connie Rae draws from professional and personal experience to provide insight, encouragement, and advice. Offering wise counsel and a reassuring tone, she helps parents better understand their child's temperament, their own parenting style, and the developmental process their child is going through. She also discusses the world in which their teenager is growing up, which is very different than many parents realize. Each chapter ends with a list of practical steps and a prayer, giving parents wise advice but also offering hope through the process.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Endorsement
• Author’s Note
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 Where Did This Kid Come From, Anyway?
• 2 Getting to Know Your Adolescent
• 3 Moms and Dads, Husbands and Wives
• 4 What Parents Need vs. What Kids Need Equals Conflict
• 5 Listen Here! Or Listen, Hear
• 6 Peer Pressure Goes Two Ways
• 7 Kids Need Something to Do
• 8 Teens and the Unnatural High
• 9 The Lure of Sex
• 10 Rebellion and Runaways
• 11 Have We Done Anything Right?
• 12 Keeping It Together When It Gets Bad
• References
• Notes
• About the Author
• Back Cover