Preparing For Adolescence

Talking to your children about sensitive topics is never easy. And yet, what parent wouldn't want his or her child to go into the teen years confident and wise to the challanges of adolescence and beyond? Your children are depending on you to get the information they need and want to face the coming years of change. How do you begin? For several decades, parents and preteens have relied on Dr. James Dobson's trusted and expert advice in Preparing Adolescence. Dr. Dobson, a leading family psychologist, knows how to speak directly and sincerely to youth about the topics that concern them the most. Now, in this updated edition of the classic best-seller, you'll find all you need to meet the changes and challanges of growing up the in the new millennium.

• Growing Up - the different stages and what to expect

• Sexual Development - understanding physical changes, puberty, menstruation, masturbation and fear of abnormality

• Drugs & Alcohol - how to handle peer pressure and the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse

• Inferiority - how to avoid feelings of inferiority and develop self-confidence

• Love - the 10 most common misconceptions about romantic love

• Identity - how to make sound decisions, deal with feelings, overcome discouragement and handle independence