Jim Burns 
Understanding Your Teen 
Shaping Their Character, Facing Their Realities

Parenting teenagers is one of the biggest challenges parents face. New realities make becoming independent more difficult. Teens are traveling a different road and are moving at a different pace than those of previous generations. Today's cultural environment is more complicated and confusing than ever. But fear not! Family expert Jim Burns provides a handy guide for parenting teens. For teens to become responsible adults, parents need to help them grow through developmental changes to attain a healthy self-identity, establish good relationships, make wise decisions, and grow in their relationship with God. Burns shows how parents can shape behavior and character, navigate social media challenges, and communicate and resolve conflict healthily. He also tackles the realities of our day, including cyberbullying, dating violence, self-injury, depression, and much more. Whether you're facing serious troubles or looking for simple tips for a better family life, this book offers help and hope.

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Preface
How to Use This Book
Part One: Parenting Teens to Become Responsible Adults
1. Understanding Your Teenager
2. Learning the Developmental Stages of Adolescence
3. Shaping Behavior Without Crushing Character
4. Energizing Your Teen’s Spiritual Life
5. Creating a Media-Safe Home
6. Teaching Healthy Sexuality
7. Ending the Homework Hassle While Preparing for College
8. Keeping the Communication Lines Open
9. The Changing Culture
10. Your Marriage as You Raise Your Teen
11. Dealing with a Troubled Teen
Part Two: Common Teen Issues and What Parents Can Do
12. Bullying and Cyberbullying
13. Tragedy
14. Dating Violence
15. Depression
16. Dinnertime
17. Driving
18. Drug and Alcohol Use and Abuse
19. Eating Disorders
20. Overweight and Obesity
21. Self-Injury
22. Sexual Abuse
23. Sleep
24. Suicide
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes Acknowledgments

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Jim Burns, Ph D, is president of Home Word and executive director of the Home Word Center for Youth and Family at Azusa Pacific University. Host of the nationwide Home Word radio broadcasts, he also speaks around the world at seminars and conferences. His many books include Confident Parenting, Pass It On, Teaching Your Children Healthy Sexuality, and 10 Building Blocks for a Solid Family. He and his wife, Cathy, live Southern California and have three grown daughters.