Worthwhile Read | For Parents Only: Getting Inside the Head of Your Kid

Strong, solid messages for deciphering what your teen is thinking | For Parents Only: Getting Inside the Head of Your Kid | Shaunti Feldhahn, Lisa A. Rice

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	• For Parents Only: Getting Inside the Head of Your Kid Shaunti Feldhahn, Lisa A. Rice Multnomah Books, 2007 - 192 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

For all parents with teens or soon to be teens.

I only have to look to my 13 year old and know we speak a different language. Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa A Rice who brought us the best-selling books For Women Only, For Men Only, and For Young Women Only now brings us For Parents Only: Getting Inside the head of your kid. In this book they share the results of a nationwide survey and personal interviews they did with more than 1,000 real-life teens and tweens to tackle those things parents often don't "get" about their kids. I am a relatively young Mom of a 13 year old so I figured it has not been that long since I was a teen. I have to admit this book opened my eyes. This book does a great job defining what "We Think is Happening" versus "What's Really Happening."

What is the most intoxicating and addictive thing your teenager seeks?

What is the best way to parent?

What can we do as parents so they don't emotionally shut us out, but actually seek our advice?

What do they really mean when they tell you to "stop freaking out?"

These are all subjects that are addressed in this book, along with so much more. I highly recommend it,

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Worthwhile Read

This book is definitely worthwhile reading for parents of teens, or better yet, pre-teens, so you can get a head start! The authors present a lot of good information - right from the teens themselves, that should help parents learn about relating to their teenagers. I only wish I had read this sooner, my children are in their late teens, early twenties.

Strong, solid messages for deciphering what your teen is thinking

Reviewed by Regan Windsor for Reader Views (6/08)

"Happy the generation where the great listen to the small, for it follows that in such a generation the small will listen to the great."
- An Ancient Hebrew Proverb

Authors Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa Rice take a unique approach in "For Parents Only" by going straight to the subject matter experts on the minds of teens - teens! Combining results from their nationwide survey with their own real-life experiences they manage to bring the data to life in a way that can be almost revolutionary for some parents - not because of any earth-shattering finds; it is the subtle ah-ha moments that strike the reader.

"For Parents Only" provides some strong, solid messages for deciphering what your teen is thinking versus what logic might dictate your teen might be thinking. Above all, however, the underlying message is to listen to your kids, try to understand what lies below their message, and understand they appreciate your boundaries no matter how often they test them.

I like to think of "For Parents Only" as a field guide to the teenage years...one I will continue to reference again and again; sometimes for advice but mostly to remind myself to listen, to pay attention, and above all to ensure they feel the love and support they need to get through these confusing and often heartbreaking years.

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For Parents Only

Having survived two teenagers and in the midst of the third readying to leave the nest, I remember being frustrated about the choices my children were making. At first, like most parents, I yelled, judged, and tried to keep control. I have to admit that there were times that our house felt like a war zone.

The big break, for me, was actually listening to my kids. The more I listened, the more they actually talked to me. Over time, I realized that my children were trying to figure out who they were, who they wanted to be, and what they'd like their lives to look like. They weren't trying to run me out of their lives. In fact, they valued my opinion and my experience.

For Parents Only illustrated a lot of the experiences and lessons that I had to learn the hard way. I don't agree with everything in this book but I definitely think that it will help parents start those first conversations and relate to their children's needs, fears, and desires.

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Nice reminder/guidance book for parents with teenage kids

This book is apparently the third or fourth volume in a series of "For X Only" (as in: For Men Only, For Women Only, etc.), and now comes a volume that is specifically oriented towards parents with teenage kids.

In "For Parents Only: Getting Inside The Head of Your Kid" (183 pages), authors Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa Rice set the table nicely by going over the essentials of what is going on with our teenage kids and providing multiple real-life examples as well as suggestions along the way on how to tackle various situations. I was impressed with the way the authors kept both feet on the ground, and they do not come across patronizing, fully realizing that every parent is facing his or her own specific situation. The introductory chapter is essential for the reader, as the authors set forth the ground rules of the book, such as "We are not endorsing the behavior or excusing the poor choices described by some kids in these pages" and "Our finding are nationally representative but we personally approach parenting from a Christian worldview".

At 183 pages, this is a quick read, and nothing revolutionary is set forth in this little book, but then again nothing is quite as aself-evident either and this book does a great job providing insights and/or reminders how we can better approach/understand/appreciate our teenage kids.

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For every bewildered parent, there?s a kid longing to be understood.

What parent hasn?t occasionally looked at their beloved but bewildering offspring and wondered, What in the world is he thinking? or Why is my sweet little girl acting like that?

In this remarkable book, Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa Rice take you inside the mind of teens and preteens through the same innovative approach that seized national attention in the best-selling books For Women Only, For Men Only, and For Young Women Only. They explore the results of a nationwide survey and personal interviews with more than 1,000 real-life teens and tweens to tackle those things parents often don?t ?get? about their kids. You?ll hear first-hand about the longings that drive your kids? seemingly illogical decisions, the truth behind those exasperating ?attitude problems,? and what your children would tell you if they could trust you to truly listen.

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