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Parenting Your Teen Through Chaos & Crisis by Patty Scott is a wonderful resource for parents of not only teens but also younger children as they prepare for those teen years.
The book focuses upon several “C” words – cause, control,
counterbalance, consequences, contribute, choices, connected, and community.
Each chapter lays out advice for a parent who may or may not have a teen whose
life is chaotic or in crisis. For example, even though we are not dealing with
extreme problems with our teen, I can still see how the ideas and advice shared
by Scott will help me be a better parent to my 15 year old stepson. Fortunately,
the most difficult problems or concerns we have with our teen are his
forgetfulness to do what he needs to do before he does the things he wants to
do and a slump in his grades in school.
Parenting Your Teen Through
Chaos & Crisis says “You Won’t Control Them” so we need to try to
influence our teens to make the best decisions. Part of parenting a teen, as
suggested by Scott, is to allow natural consequences. Our teen has missed the
honor roll at school and not liked how he felt so we are praying that he will
learn from the past outcome and make better choices.
Two of the most important things I am taking away from my
first reading of Parenting Your Teen Through
Chaos & Crisis (and I do plan on reading it more than once) is the
importance of community as a parent and saying goodbye to mom guilt. In the
very first chapter, "You Didn’t Cause It," Scott tells the readers “to let go of
guilt and know your child has choices to make on their own.” So many moms hold
onto this ‘mom guilt’ and we need to realize we can let it go. As Scott says,
“guilt serves no one” (48). She also writes that we can seek community through
God, moms of teens, parents of grown children, and others to help in journey.
Parenting Your Teen Through
Chaos & Crisis closes with a prayer for you, the reader, and your teen.
The book also provides information how to reach the author through her blog, email, and Facebook group (The Intentional Motherhood Community) as
well as information on how to have Scott speak at your church.
I would recommend Scott’s book to parents of teen along with
parents of younger children because the advice is great for a multitude of
ages. I think those individuals who work with teens could also benefit from the
advice presented by Scott.
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