And Then I Had Teenagers: Encouragement for Parents of Teens and Preteens - Softcover

"Every parent will benefit from this heartwarming, practical, and insightful book. Your spirit is bound to be buoyed by its message, and your teens will thank you." --Dr. Les Parrott, author of Helping Your Struggling Teenager "I want my daughter to make wise choices, but I'm so afraid she won't." "I feel like I'm losing control. My son always has to have the last word." "My daughter and I have always been so close, but now she seems to be pulling away." "I have a good relationship with my teens but everyone says, 'just wait until . . . .' Do the teen years have to be awful?" Fear, frustration, guilt, loneliness, confusion, and those what ifs . . . "What if I've already messed up my kid?" "What if she turns out like me?" "What if he rejects God?" "What if he gets into drugs?" "What if she doesn't get into the right college?" If you have questions like these, Susan Alexander Yates, best-selling author of And Then I Had Kids, has guidance and encouragement for you. Drawing from her experience raising five teenagers, Yates walks you through everything from preparing for the teen years to letting your teens go. Her insight will help you to create open communication, set limits, understand what's normal (and what's not!), take advantage of peer pressure, build your teens' faith, and much more. "An authentic, practical book for parents of teens who want to raise them right." --Dennis Rainey, executive director of FamilyLife "For years we have looked to Susan Yates for practical wisdom, counsel, and advice as we raise our children. This book is a welcome mentoring manual full of biblical insight." --Bob and Mary Ann Lepine, co-hosts, FamilyLife Today

Susan Alexander Yates is a regular guest on FamilyLife Today and other national radio programs. Besides raising five children, she and her husband, John, speak about marriage and parenting throughout the country. Yates, who has served as a columnist for Today's Christian Woman, lives in Falls Church, Virginia.