Peace Be With You,
DebraDoes anyone have any good Christian book suggestions for dealing with teenagers and personality conflicts?
Hi Debra,
We found this book helpful: "How to really love your Teenager" by Ross Campbell M.D.
Here are the chapter titles:
The Teenager
The Home
Unconditional Love
Focused Attention
Eye Contact and Physical Contact
Parental Self-Control
Teenage Anger
From Parent Control to Self-Control
Adolescent Depression
Helping your Teenager Intellectually
Helping your Teenager Spiritually
The Older Adolescent
We are presently on our third,and last, teenager and I am planning to read the book again soon : )
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Does anyone have any good Christian book suggestions for dealing with teenagers and personality conflicts?Hey, try this one out!
http://www.amazon.com/Battlefield-Mind-T鈥?/a>
At 13, there are bound to be conflicts. Don't limit yourself to only Christian books. If you do nothing but preach to the child, he/she will absolutely not hear you. I am a Christian, but sometimes you have to step outside of that and deal with the problem for what it is...not for what it is in relation to Christianity. I have gone through the difficult teen years with my son and I know how hard it can be. Try your best to remember what it was like when you were a teenager, because as hard as this is for you...your child is going through changes he/she can't explain and can't control.Does anyone have any good Christian book suggestions for dealing with teenagers and personality conflicts?
most man made knowledge is useless when it comes to raising families. What you need is this book I found out about: Young People Ask, edited by Jehovah's witnesses, I have read it and it seems very practical in dealing with problems that affect youth. You should read it. Also try listening to you children, that is very important in helping them out, I have seen it work before.
I did a Christian teaching on the Radio. It was wonderful and I suggest this. "Growing Kids God's Way." You can see it at http://www.gfi.org/
Well, God has a personality conflict with Adam and we all know what happened and some are at odds with that.
God did send Jesus to rectify this.
Have you tried talking with her (I mean steping OUTSIDE your closed minded box)?
Have you tried spanking her?
One of those two methods tends to work.
Debra - I will be at my counseling internship tomorrow and I will ask my supervisor what he recommends in this regard -- he is an amazing Christian and will have some resources, I'm sure. I'll post them back here tomorrow evening.
Sorry I can't be more helpful immediately!
Hiya Debra,
I can't suggest a book mainly because teenagers look at us through microscopes and try to find any falsehood or insincerity. Your teenager knows you almost as well as you know them. If you change strategy they will know it! (LOL)
There is hope sis! When I was growing up my Mother knew nothing and was a complete freak and my Father knew a little but didn't want any conflict with my mother. This was my perception right up until the day my daughter was born. At that very moment, Mom and Dad became geniuses and I didn't have a clue about anything. Even long before I met Jesus I held them in the highest regard and tried to remember everything they taught me about life. So the bottom line to this answer is. Sow the seeds now, even in conflict because when they grow up they are going to need them. You are the greatest gift they have outside of Christ. They just don't know it yet.
Hope that helps.
I'm not sure why it has to be a Christian book, but The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People series has excellent advice on relationships. One of the best pieces of advice it offers is, "Seek first to understand, then to be understood." It sounds simple, until you actually try to do it, and suddenly realize the power you get from doing it. I think there is even a version for teens.
I believe the author, Stephen Covey, is Christian.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_H鈥?/a>
my hrs were gone for a few but really wanted to get back to you there is a book my 11 yr old was sharing with about 6 girls on the blacktop at lunch they were all entrenched by the questions the book answers. see papas answer: the book can be sent to you at no cost the web site jw.org questions young people ask, answers that work.
Counseling Troubled Teens and Their Families: A Handbook for ...
WEAVER, Andrew J., PRESTON, John D., %26amp; JEROME, Leigh W. Counseling Troubled Teens and Their Families: A Handbook for Pastors and Youth Workers. ...
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Just make her go sit in front of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament---she doesn't have to do anything--just sit there and he will do the work. Have you ever noticed that a piece of dark material left out in the sun will fade into a lighter shade or given enough time---it will bleach out to be perfectly white---this will be comparable
oh sorry, it is your son you are talking about. I don't know why but, I thought it was a daughter. I do not know of a book that will solve this problem with a teen boy---The only thing I did with mine who was extreme ADHD is make sure he went to Adoration and Confession and Communion.
a book called seach for serenity helped me in all aspects of life. its only about 140 small pages. sorry but i dont remember the authers name.. any book on discernment will help also.... thanks davo...
Talk to them
put a safe place of each other to talk
Just talk
not more or less
and talk about all the things that are bothering each other
and how you hurt each other
How about looking for a good book on dealing with these issues instead of a christian book. Don't brainwash your kid with religion. It's child abuse.
Jehovah's Witnesses have a bible based publication, Young People Ask that I suggest you get. You and your teenager will find this publication quite beneficial.
The next time one of Jehovh's Witnesses come to your home feel free to ask them for this publication.
Or you can call the Kingdom Hall near you, try in the evening or Sat. am or Sun. am.
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