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BOOK REVIEW: How To Really Parent Your Teenager 

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by: Anne McDonald

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Title: How To Really Parent Your Teenager

Author: Ross Campbell, M.D. with Rob Suggs

Publisher: W. Publishing Group

ISBN: 0849945429

Genre: Inspirational/Nonfiction/Parenting

Teens have it rough these days. It’s difficult enough to deal with the ongoing changes in their bodies and minds, but add the pressures from peers, the media, and society as a whole, and you have a recipe for confusion, anger and rebellion.

As parents of teens, our jobs entail raising our children to be responsible, godly adults. But it's a scary world out there and it isn't easy finding that delicate balance between protecting our children and allowing them to test their wings. How can Christian parents combat the world’s destructive messages--including the one that parents aren’t to be trusted--and guide their teens into a healthy, happy adulthood?

In How To Really Parent Your Teenager, noted psychiatrist Ross Campbell offers practical stragegies to deal with the overwhelming issues facing parents and teens today. Subjects covered include:

• recognize stealth anger and how to deal with it

• balance freedom and discipline effectively

• set boundaries because “caving in” damages the parent-child relationship

• help your teen find an authentic, godly sexuality in a sensually obsessed world

• understand how your “techno-teen is affected by the media culture

• handle specific problems like anxiety, depression, peer pressure, bullying, ADD or ADHD, eating disorders, gender issues

If you need help wending your way through the challenges of raising your teen, I recommend How To Really Parent Your Teenager for parents, and for those working with teenagers.