商品簡介
At the end of your rope with your teen? Terrified of the teen horror stories you hear from other parents? It’s not easy to be a teenager today, and it’s even more challenging to parent teens effectively. Teens face changes in the culture, epidemic levels of social problems, and often develop a real sense of despair that can lead to self-harm, depression, addiction, rebellion and sexual promiscuity. These behaviors don’t just hurt your teens: they affect everyone in the family. When your teen acts out, it doesn’t mean he is a “bad” kid. And it doesn’t mean you are “bad” parents. Great families of all shapes, sizes, values, and income levels find the teen years a challenge. The trick is learning how to love and stand by your teen without accepting the bad behaviors. In When Your Teen is Struggling, author Mark Gregston shares insights, wisdom, and tips for every parent facing hard times with their teen. Mark has taken lessons learned at the boarding school he runs in East Texas-which has served more than 3000 troubles teens- and turned them into practical advice in this best-selling book. Want your teens to turn around? To embrace a healthy lifestyle, make mature choices, and lead productive adult lives? Then grab hold of this book and don’t let go. Read it, underline it, and put these principles into practice. You and your teen will be glad you did as you turn your teen’s struggles into their greatest successes!
作者簡介
Mark Gregston is the founder and executive director of Heartlight, a residential counseling facility for adolescents in crisis. He is a popular radio host of Parenting Today’s Teen and speaker and leads parenting seminars across the country. He and his wife, Jan, have served families and counseled youth for more than 40 years. They have two grown children and four grandchildren.
