Helping Your Struggling Teenager : A Parenting Handbook on Thirty-Six Common Problems

by Dr. Les Parrott III

• ISBN13: 9780310234029
• ISBN10: 0310234026
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

This clear and practical resource details 36 common teenage problems that are arranged alphabetically from abuse to suicide to help parents tackle each problem by encouraging them to answer key questions given to them.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	9	(11)
How to Use This Book	11	(4)
Part One: Effective Helping
Adolescence: A Struggle for Identity	15	(11)
Characteristics of Effective Helping: A Self-Inventory	26	(5)
The Heart of Helping	31	(12)
Common Pitfalls in Helping Adolescents	43	(4)
A Parent's Guide to Professional Help	47	(386)
Part Two: The Struggles of Adolescents
Abuse	55	(9)
Anger	64	(11)
Anxiety	75	(11)
Cohabitation	86	(9)
Depression	95	(8)
Drugs and Alcohol	103	(14)
Eating Disorders	117	(17)
Forgiveness	134	(8)
God's Will	142	(9)
Grief	151	(12)
Guilt	163	(11)
Homosexuality	174	(12)
Inferiority	186	(12)
Internet and Computer Game Addiction	198	(9)
Loneliness	207	(11)
Masturbation	218	(10)
Obesity	228	(13)
Obsessions and Compulsions	241	(9)
Overactivity and Work Stress	250	(6)
Panic Attacks	256	(10)
Parental Divorce	266	(9)
Parents	275	(12)
Peer Pressure	287	(8)
Phobias	295	(10)
Pornography	305	(10)
Promiscuity and Premarital Sex	315	(12)
Rage, Violence, and Gunfire	327	(10)
Schizophrenia	337	(14)
Schoolwork	351	(10)
Shyness	361	(11)
Siblings	372	(8)
Sleep Disturbance	380	(10)
Spiritual Doubt	390	(8)
Stuttering	398	(5)
Suicide	403	(9)
Victims of Violence	412	(7)
Biblical Guidance for Struggling Teenagers	419	(9)
Helpful Web Sites	428	(5)
Index	433