If you re like most parents, thoughts about your child s adolescence register

somewhere between bewilderment and panic.

But it s possible to plan for, rather than react to, the inevitable growing

pains of the teen years. Taking Trauma Out of Teen Transitions offers the prac-

tical help and biblical comfort you ll need as your teen--and family--moves

through this important stage.

A tool box full of ideas, proven to guide teens through a healthy transition

into adulthood, Teen Transitions will help you:

~ See what s productive in each change

or turning point

~ Keep your sense of humor

~ Manage.peer pressure and "what others

think" about you and your kids

~ Keep peace during times of crisis

~ Direct your teen toward healthy

relationships with friends, teachers,

coaches, and church leaders

~ Sense God s anchor when times

are tough

~ Help your teen learn good decision-

making skills

So whether you are planning ahead, or are right in the face of teen re-

bellion, Taking Trauma Out of Teen Transitions will reduce your anxiety level

and give you a framework for understanding your teenager. But most of all,

it will provide you with a positive plan for navigating your family through

the emotionally turbulent--but ultimately rewarding--transition into ad.ult

relationships.