What do you say to an adolescent who's getting ready to enter those turbulent teenage years? Learn how to encourage and guide today's adolescents in dealing with the topics that trouble them most.
How to Survive the Coming Years of Change - Help Prepare Your Preteen for Life Talking to your child about sensitive topics is never easy. And yet, what parent wouldn't want his or her child to go into the teen years confident and wise to the challenges of adolescence and beyond? Your children are depending on you to get the information they need and want to face the coming years of change. How do you begin? For several decades, parents and preteens have relied on Dr. James Dobson's trusted and expert advice in Preparing for Adolescence. Dr. Dobson, a leading family psychologist, knows how to speak directly and sincerely to youth about the topics that concern them most. Now, in this updated edition of the classic best-seller, you'll find all you need to meet the changes and challenges of growing up in the new millennium. Topics that help prepare your preteen for life: Growing Up - the different stages and what to expect Sexual Development - understanding physical changes, puberty, menstruation, masturbation and fear of abnormality Drugs and Alcohol - how to handle peer pressure and the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse Inferiority - how to avoid feelings of inferiority and develop self-confidence Love - the 10 most common misconceptions about romantic love Identity - how to make sound decisions, deal with feelings, overcome discouragement and handle independenceJames Dobson, Ph.D. is founder and chairman of the board for Focus on the Family. His internationally syndicated radio program, Focus on the Family, is heard daily by more than 200 million people. Dr. Dobson is featured in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, and has authored many best-selling books including, Emotions: Can You Trust Them? and Preparing for Adolescence. He and his wife, Shirley, have two grown children and reside in Colorado.
How to Survive the Coming Years of Change - Help Prepare Your Preteen for Life Here's a great way parents and young people can prepare for adolescence together. These CDs can be used at home, on a special trip together or even during regular car time. Dr. Dobson's casual conversational style helps both of you feel comfortable discussing difficult and important topics like inferiority, drugs and alcohol, sexual development and more. For added confidence, listen to the parent CD first. It contains advice on what to expect from adolescents, how to talk to your kids and how to use the rest of the CDs to get your kids talking to you. The next six CDs are directed toward today's young people, covering topics they care about in a way that captures their attention and respect. The last CD gives up-to-the-minute answers to the questions today's teens and preteens are really asking. 8 CDs, approx. 60 minutes each.James Dobson, Ph.D. is founder and chairman of the board for Focus on the Family. His internationally syndicated radio program, Focus on the Family, is heard daily by more than 200 million people. Dr. Dobson is featured in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, and has authored many best-selling books including, Emotions: Can You Trust Them? and Preparing for Adolescence. He and his wife, Shirley, have two grown children and reside in Colorado.
How to Survive the Coming Years of Change - Help Prepare Your Preteen for Life What better way to tackle the challenges of adolescence than by doing it together? Parents and preteens will appreciate the easy and engaging activities in this companion workbook to the best-selling Preparing for Adolescence. Trust Dr. James Dobson to help address hot topics that concern today's youth and answer questions preteens may or may not know they have. Dive into 20 stimulating 10 minute sessions, filled with facts, drawings, definitions of new words and space to write personal ideas. And as you work together, you'll develop a deeper level of communication with your children. Teach your kids how to feel good about growing up - you'll be glad you did. Topics covered include: Growing Up - the different stages and what to expect Sexual Development - understanding physical changes, puberty, menstruation, masturbation and fear of abnormality Drugs and Alcohol - how to handle peer pressure and the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse Inferiority - how to avoid feelings of inferiority and develop self-confidence Love - the 10 most common misconceptions about romantic love Identity - how to make sound decisions, deal with feelings, overcome discouragement and handle independence James Dobson, Ph.D. is founder and chairman of the board for Focus on the Family. His internationally syndicated radio program, Focus on the Family, is heard daily by more than 200 million people. Dr. Dobson is featured in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, and has authored many best-selling books including, Emotions: Can You Trust Them? and Preparing for Adolescence. He and his wife, Shirley, have two grown children and reside in Colorado.
How to Survive the Coming Years of Change - Help Prepare Your Preteen for Life Remember going through adolescence? Now you can help prepare preteens and support their parents for the coming years of change with this 10-session course that could change their lives. Based on Dr. Dobson's best-selling Preparing for Adolescence, the Group Guide is filled with discussion ideas, self-tests and projects that tackle the topics that concern preteens most. Topics covered include: Growing Up - the different stages and what to expect Sexual Development - understanding physical changes, puberty, menstruation, masturbation and fear of abnormality Drugs and Alcohol - how to handle peer pressure and the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse Inferiority - how to avoid feelings of inferiority and develop self-confidence Love - the 10 most common misconceptions about romantic love Identity - how to make sound decisions, deal with feelings, overcome discouragement and handle independence James Dobson, Ph.D. is founder and chairman of the board for Focus on the Family. His internationally syndicated radio program, Focus on the Family, is heard daily by more than 200 million people. Dr. Dobson is featured in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, and has authored many best-selling books including, Emotions: Can You Trust Them? and Preparing for Adolescence. He and his wife, Shirley, have two grown children and reside in Colorado.