For Parents Only: Getting Inside the head of your kid
by Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa A Rice
I only have to look to my 13 year old and know we speak a different language. Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa A Rice who brought us the best-selling books For Women Only, For Men Only, and For Young Women Only now brings us For Parents Only: Getting Inside the head of your kid. In this book they share the results of a nationwide survey and personal interviews they did with more than 1,000 real-life teens and tweens to tackle those things parents often don’t “get” about their kids. I am a relatively young Mom of a 13 year old so I figured it has not been that long since I was a teen. I have to admit this book opened my eyes. This book does a great job defining what “We Think is Happening” versus “What’s Really Happening.”
What is the most intoxicating and addictive thing your teenager seeks?
What is the best way to parent?
What can we do as parents so they don’t emotionally shut us out, but actually seek our advice?
What do they really mean when they tell you to “stop freaking out?”
These are all subjects that are addressed in this book, along with so much more. I highly recommend it!
