Preparing for Adolescence: Growth Guide

By James C. Dobson

Book Overview

Adolescence brings with it many physical, emotional and mental changes. This 10-session study, based on the bestselling series by Dr. James Dobson will help youth (ages 9-14) understand those... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0884490351
• ISBN13: 9780884490357
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Vision House Pub
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.3" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 11 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 6 and higher

Customer Reviews

Outstanding experience for pre-teens

My wife took our 10 year old daughter (5 years ago, shopping trip), and I took my 11 year old son (1 year ago, snowmobiling) on overnights, as suggested. Our kids considered it a rite of passage and looked forward to the trips with great anticipation. Dobson teaches about the many changes of adolescence, which has helped each of our teens to avoid the many pitfalls of that age(so far!). We have loaned the tapes to many friends, and each have been pleased with the experience. Many ask when to do this trip with their child. Dobson recommends right before puberty- when the child will still think sex is "gross", but old enough to have interest and understand. This sure beats the talks our parents had with us!

8 CD package

This is the 8 CD Package Family CD Pack. I don't know why they added the word "abridged" to the title but it includes everything that was on the cassette tape set. Here's the contents - CD 1 - for parents, with guidelines on what to expect and what to say. CDs 2-7 - for young people ages 9 to 14, covering important topics. CD 8 - for parents to listen to first, with answers to the questions young people ask. This is a *great* series created by a man who is a medical doctor, a family councelor, a father and a Biblically based Christian. This series covers *everything* to help your child (and yourself) survive the approaching adolescent storms.

Defintely a good for your teen

My mom bought me this book about 13 years ago. I was just about to push into my early teen years, and I really had no clue what to expect. I read this book, and I although I couldn't relate to everything in it at the time, it was presented in a clear, logical and Godly way. As the years went by, I began to relate more and more to Dr. Dobson's words, and I recalled his suggestions often. Now, I'm buying this for my much younger sister as she begins her trip into her teen years.

Preparing for adolescence

I have two boys who are thirteen and nine years old. I also teach a preadolescent sunday school class for my church. I read the book and began immediately encouraging my oldest son to read it also. As a thirteen year old boy, he had more important things to do than read a book his dad recommended, so I bought the teaching guide and taught it to my sunday school class. We are now exploring other areas, but every time we cross a subject that we studied in the book, the kids remind me where that came from and which of the symptoms the person in question is suufering from. This book has helped a great deal with my children as well as other children in my sunday school class. Parents have even asked me where I gained the courage to teach the book and thank me for doing something that they felt was to touchy a subject for them to take on. thank you Dr. Dobson for having the insight to write this and your other books.

Your pre-teen MUST read this book

This book provides indispensible advice and education for the parent and pre-teen. When I was entering adolescence, my parents gave me this book. I cannot describe what a relief it was to learn that I wasn't weird and that the feelings I was having and the stage I was entering were normal. A must-read for all Christian families on the brink of the teenage years.