Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Book Club: A Review of Parenting Your Teen Through Chaos & Crisis




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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.

You can read more from Patty Scott in her post: How to Release Guilt so You Can Focus on Raising Your Teenager


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