How to Say No - Boundaries with Teens - When to Say Yes

Muy buen libro,vale la pena. Solo que deben tener en cuenta y es de la corriente psicologica-cristiana y se basa en la Biblia,para aquellos que lo vayan a comprar,deben saber esto ,pues no lo especifica en las carasteristicas del libro.

this is full of good information. not all applies to every teen but still great information that i believe every parent should be given at every baby shower so they know what to expect. these are the kinds of books that should be mandatory reading for all parents to be.

I just finished this book and I felt very encouraged to find that we as parents are not alone in some of these experiences and my child is very normal. It can be very frustrating to be a parent of a teen--but this book was written very well and easy to understand.

I love this series and this particular book has given me some great tips to help me work on some issues between me and my teenage daughter :-) I also volunteer in my 6th grader's middle school, so I get suggestions and helpful information about dealing with that age group in general.

This book provides helpful insights into a teen's world, and practical ways for parents to work with their teens through the challenging teen years. The last third of the book provides short sections on a variety of specific problems a teen may face, with advice for parents in helping their teen through the problems. But my advice is to read the book straight through, because much of the material in the first two thirds sets the basic groundwork for understanding and helping your teen.

I highly recommend this book to anyone that has a teenager. I wish I had read this book a couple of years to prepare myself for the teenage years with our daughter. Many of the issues in the book are things that we have dealt with or are dealing with right now. I have already set in place many of the boundaries given in the book with our teen and it has helped tremendously for her to know what is expected. I am going to suggest this book with our small group with church for our group study.

Read this and ALL other parenting books before you get pregnant. I mean it. You will not have time later. I'm sure this book is good but I'm probably never going to read it. But I've heard is it good so I'll give it 5 stars.

I read Boundaries in Marriage many years ago, and loved it. It helped me to identify the abuse I was experiencing in my marriage and I will never forget some of the lessons it taught me. Maybe it's because of that that I found this book to be only so-so. I found that the advice was pretty common sense, and not really helpful in my situation. Unfortunately, my daughter has inherited a lot of her father's traits/disorders and so dealing with her is a lot trickier than I think this book expects most teens to be. I did appreciate the one lesson, given early on in the book, to not just give up and wait til they move out, but to try to keep in mind that the lessons and discipline/boundaries you try to instill now will some day be of more benefit to them than giving up and doing nothing would be. I've recently been recommended another book, Stop Walking on Eggshells, which I think might be better suited to our situation.

Having already raised one son to adulthood and about to start again with another son and daughter I thought that this book was an important book that I should read. I had read the reviews about it and thought, " Man, I wish I had read this book the first time I had a teenager".

Throughout the book there are so many helpful ideas that you can take away with and use immediately. You don't need to study just read and use. The information is broken down into easy steps and worded so that you do not feel as if you are dumb for not doing this before. I had many "ah-ha" moments as I read thinking back to dealing with my oldest son.

John Townsend says many people often skip the 3rd section, but I did not and I was not disappointed either. There was so many interesting points that made me think "Wow I can do this" My child and I will have a better time through their teen age years because of this.

I would highly recommend this book to all parents, whether your child is a teenager yet or not. Because even though some parts are only appropriate at the teenage level (i.e. - driving, drinking, drugs, etc), there are many parts that can be used with younger children as well.