If You Want Peace with your Teen and In Your Home, Then Understanding Teenagers A to Z Is For You!
Teenagers. Just the mention of the word is enough to strike fear into the hearts of the bravest of parents. After the terrible twos, the teenage years may be the most feared years in all of parenting. Teenagers seem to have their own culture. They have their own language, their own way of dressing, and their own social rules. In addition to that, there is an increased potential for teenagers to make large, drastic mistakes. The mistakes that two or ten year olds make usually do not have long-lasting consequences. The mistakes or errors in judgment that teenagers can make often have repercussions that last for months or years. Because of this, it is crucial that parents like you are prepared to guide teenagers safely through these years. To do this, you need to have the right tools on hand. Understanding Teenagers: A to Z is one of those tools. It will equip you with the knowledge that you need to build and maintain a positive relationship with your teenager. When you purchase and read Understanding Teenagers: A to Z you will find out:
- Why you need to understand youth culture
- How to major in the majors, not the minors
- The best ways to set and reinforce rules
- How to use the TALK acronym to get through any crisis
Many books about parenting are written by people who have never raised children of their own. These people may be able to fill pages and pages with advice, but they have never had to use any of their techniques on actual teenagers. Understanding Teenagers: A to Z is different. It was written by Nigel Lane, a father of three grown adults whom he and his wife raised successfully through their teenage years. In addition, Lane has also spent many years working with youth offender programs. These experiences with teenagers who have fallen far influence the advice that he gives to parents of other teenagers. These years of real life experience are why Understanding Teenagers: A to Z is better than any other parenting book out there today. Nigel Lane has poured his years of experience into this book, and you and your teenagers will be the ones who reap the benefits. Here is some of the wisdom that you will receive in Understanding Teenagers: A to Z:
- Down to earth suggestions for affirming your teenager
- 3 stages of adolescence and characteristics of each one
- 6 powerful ways to deal with conflict effectively
One of the most difficult things about raising teenagers is that you need to keep in mind that you aren’t just trying to get through the next few years without disowning them. It can be very easy to get wrapped up in the day to day challenges of effectively raising teenagers. Understanding Teenagers: A to Z reminds parents that what you are really doing is growing adults. This is the ultimate goal of all of the discipline and relationship-building that you are doing during their teen years. Someday your teenager will be out on his or her own trying to make it in the world. When that happens, the hard work that you are doing now will pay dividends. Understanding Teenagers: A to Z will not only help you with the discipline problems that you are experiencing today, it will show you how to raise up your teenager so that he or she will be a happy and functioning adult for years to come. After all, the ultimate goal of parenting is not to raise children, it is to grow adults. With this in mind Understanding Teenagers: A to Z will show you:
- 6 ways to build good character
- Real ways to encourage your teens in their faith
- 5 common statements that you need to strike from your vocabulary
Many parents today do not feel like they have any real influence with their teenager. After all, teenagers are inundated with opinions from their friends, from the people they watch on television, and from the words they read in magazines. Parents like you often feel that their teens value these opinions more than those of their parents. Fortunately, Understanding Teenagers: A to Z is here to remind you that this is not true. Even if they pretend to ignore you, your teenagers are watching what you do and listening to what you say. If those two match up, then your teenager will probably take your beliefs into account. However, if your teenager sees you saying one thing and doing the opposite, he or she is less likely to value your opinions. If you are consistent in your words and your actions, then your teen will look to you for advice even if he or she appears to disregard it. Understanding Teenagers: A to Z shows you how to be ready when your teenager decides that it is time for a serious discussion. These are the big talks that many parents are afraid of. Drugs. Sex. Relationships. Faith. Many of the issues that parents are most reluctant to discuss are the exact ones where your teens are most in need of your guidance. Because Nigel Lane has discussed these issues both with his teenagers and with others, his book will effectively prepare you to broach these difficult topics. When the time comes you will be ready to talk with your teenager about these subjects and listen to what they have to say in return. If you find yourself dreading these big discussions then Understanding Teenagers: A to Z can help. This insightful book will show you:
- 5 things your teenager needs to know about sexuality- from you!
- Tips for helping your teenager to be comfortable with her body
- Warning signs that your teenager may be using drugs- and what to do
Many of the available parenting books are full of strategies that are not likely to work on any real teenagers. This is because they were written by people who have never used their strategies on real teens. Because Nigel Lane has spent years raising his own teens and counseling others, you can be sure that his strategies are practical and that they work. Other parenting books are so full of psychobabble and gibberish that it is hard to know exactly what you are supposed to do. Understanding Teenagers: A to Z is different. The A to Z format makes it easy to find the information that you are looking for and the PDF file is fast and simple to navigate. All of the author’s years of experience with teenagers are compiled into one powerful ebook that is available for a limited time at a steal of a price. After all, isn’t a peaceful home worth a few dollars and some reading time? Isn’t confidence that Understanding Teenagers: A to Z will help you to guide your teens in the way that they should go worth taking the advice of an expert? If you want the tools that will help you to raise your teenager right and restore peace in your household, then you need Understanding Teenagers: A to Z today!