Are you a Spanish language reader and looking for a book about parenting with teens? Do you sometimes dread having a teenager? Are you already struggling with your teen and wondering if you will make it? If so, there is hope. Parenting teens can be very different from parenting elementary children. Big changes occur; parenting often becomes more difficult. It’s time to take a serious look at this stage of life from a Christian perspective. Crianza Llena De Gozo Con Adolescentes: Historias de Esperanza para Relaciones Exitosas is a Spanish translation of Barbara’s excellent book, Joy-Filled Parenting with Teens and is full of practical advice and great stories from real-life moms. Their stories will help you apply what you read here, as you learn how to build joy in your family while understanding how God designed the brain to work in relationships.
Here are some of the topics covered in the book.
- Parents of teens need a joy-filled community: what is a joy-filled community? why do I need one?
- How Does Relational joy work with the brain: how is joy a key to relationships?
- Synchronizing, another part of the relational circuits: what is synchronizing and why is it crucial?
- Emotional maturity: how does emotional maturity happen?
- Avoid pain and suffer well: what’s the difference between avoiding pain and suffering well?
- Relationships are about rupture and repair: what is the outlook we need when parenting teens?
- We are raising adults: what’s our overall goal in parenting?
- How does my parenting change: do I need a different approach with teens than with younger children?
- What if I’ve “Lost” the relationship with my teen: can a damaged relationship be restored?
- God’s design for adolescence
- How do the rules change: is there a different way we can look at it?
- Money: teaching the basics needed
- Driving, Dating, and curfews: how do we handle these?
Want to purchase a copy of the Spanish Translation? Here’s where you can find it on Amazon
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REVIEWS
“Inspirational and instructive stories of real life with teens! Barbara Moon interlaces principles and practices to help parents have a joyful time with adolescents through understanding the teenage brain and the power of God’s presence in relationships.” – E. James Wilder
“This book is a 9-1-1 call for parents that want to be close to their teens. It offers hope for the emergencies we all encounter! We are so thankful to God and Barbara for transforming our family!” – Shawnda Myers
Other resources include: On Ramp, Joy-Filled Relationships, Share Power, Why Letting Go Seems So Difficult,
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