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In this companion to his first book, An Unchanged Mind, John A. McKinnon provides invaluable advice to all parents of teenagers and young adults. Using case studies gathered from his years helping parents with troubled adolescents, Dr. McKinnon explores the ways that adolescent development can be derailed in today s complex culture and how parents can prevent this from happening in the first place.

Dr. McKinnon writes about how parents need to recognize their children as individuals, with their own feelings and opinions, as they start to establish their separate identities as young people and begin to negotiate their way through high school and beyond. He also makes clear that parents must continue to establish limits. These allow children to flourish and further their goals within boundaries that enable them to learn the consequences of their actions (both good and bad), thus providing a fundamental lesson of being an adult. Dr. McKinnon explains that, in tandem, parental recognition and limit-setting promote maturity.

Packed full of examples and containing sensible and practical advice for parents of pre-teens or teenagers, To Change a Mind is an essential guidebook for parents seeking to make their lives and the lives of their children richer and more fulfilling, as the family navigates together the potentially treacherous seas of adolescence.

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Helping Your Chemically Dependent Teenager Recover is written for the parent whose child has serious problems with alcohol or other drugs. It recognizes that both teenager and parent need to recover from the disease of chemical dependence. This book encourages readers to educate themselves about recovery, work hard and take new risks, and experience being successful as parents. Helping a teenager recover from chemical dependence is one of the most loving things a parent can do. This book provides a step-by-step guide on how to do it.

Helping Your Chemically Dependent Teenager Recover

• Describes teenage recovery as a slow but steady process of growth and change unique to the developing adolescent.
• Outlines four stages of recovery: crisis control, stability and structure, consistency and balance, and attachment.
• Details problems faced by both teens and parents at each recovery stage.
• Explains tasks to accomplish that lead teens and parents through each recovery stage.
• Empowers parents to help their teenager recover and to find personal relief from the pain of their child’s chemical dependence.

Parents seeking clear information about their teenager’s chemical dependence, its effects, and the recovery process will find this book an informative and invaluable guide.

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What Do You Do When Your Teenager Is in Trouble? Where do you turn for dependable, expert advice? Start here. Helping Your Struggling Teenager gives you the practical information you need as a parent on thirty-six common, critical concerns your child may face. From drug and alcohol abuse to parental divorce and premarital sex, professional Christian counselor Les Parrott gives you essential insights not only on specific issues, but also on how to offer effective help as a parent. Topics are arranged in alphabetical order. Each chapter sheds light on several vital questions: What does the specific struggle look like? Why did it happen? How can a counselor help? When should a counselor consult another professional, and where can he or she find additional resources? Arranged in two sections, this book first gives you the basics of being an effective helper. Then it informs you on the different struggles of teenagers. It includes a list of Scripture verses relevant to each of the thirty-six topics covered, plus Web addresses of organizations that deal with specific problems. Helping Your Struggling Teenager organizes and condenses insights and guidance for concerned parents into one extremely useful volume. Keep it at arm’s reach for the answers you need, right when you need them.

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