Parenting beyond the Rules Raising Teens with Confidence and Joy by Connie Albers - Tyndale House Publishers

Parenting beyond the Rules Raising Teens with Confidence and Joy by Connie Albers - Tyndale House Publishers

My husband and I are always trying to read books to encourage us and guide us through the parenting years. It is always a surprise to read a book from an author I don´t know. Since we are preparing for giving a course on parenting on may, I thought this book sounds just right for us, since I paint I was very attracted by the cover. When I read an author who it is not afraid of teen years, but hopeful and focusing on the heart and relationship, I´m interested. I don´t like books that expect the worst from teens and want you to think of them as “the enemy” or without any positive expectations. I want to keep learning about how to raise children with limits but freedom because soon or later they will fly and start their own families. We need to connect and develop our listener's hearts, it reminded me in some paragraphs to Paul Tripp. If you need practical and doable ideas this book may be good for you. If you are like most type-A parents, you have a system for everything and the rules are clear in your house, but how is your relationship with them? “the key to their hearts comes by way of relationship, not rules”, you may cringe if you don´t like that but I believe is true. You may read the different styles of parents and recognize your weaknesses and strengths (authoritative, permissive, helicopter, hovering, or lawnmower parent). She explains and encourages you to “understanding their world, listening, monitoring your mouth, tackling tough topics, squashing your fears, and staying engaged,” I thought about my parents a lot through some paragraphs. If you love overviews and bullets you will enjoy and find these pages very useful. This is a book for a parent who really wants to engage and understand. I like when an author sounds “humble” and not like “I know everything and I´m perfect”, I´m grateful about it.

This book was published 2 april 2019, you can buy it here.

Description

Parenting teens is one of the most challenging seasons of parenting, isn’t it? While this can be a difficult time of transition for parents and teens, there is hope. You can parent well and build a stronger relationship even through the teen years.
After 30 years of parenting five children and 20 years of working with teens, Connie Albers has witnessed the negative impact of well-intentioned but misguided parenting styles, all focused on managing teens rather than guiding them. But through learning to focus on the hearts of your teens, you can avoid those pitfalls and build relationships that last beyond the transition years as you intentionally learn about, connect with, and listen to your teens. In a world filled with distractions and devices, it is possible to guide their hearts and remain the primary influence in their lives. In Parenting beyond the Rules, you will discover how to raise a teen according to his or her strengths, talents, and personality type, as these things equip teens to manage life.
Join Connie Albers in discovering practical solutions for every parent trying to raise a responsible, godly teenager.