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When Kids Hurt: Help for Adults Navigating the Adolescent Maze - eBook

My Kids Are Hurting: The Leadership Style of Jesus: How to Make a Lasting Impact. Clark's best-selling ethnographic study Hurt revealed the hard truth about contemporary adolescence: Here he and Rabey sum up that research in an accessible form and lay out practical ways youth workers, volunteers, teachers, counselors, and parents should respond. Baker Books Publication Date: Giving Over Consumed By Fire.

Health, Wealth, and Happiness: Jones , Russell S. Ten Secrets for a Successful Family: Have a question about this product? Chap Clark is one of America's foremost authorities on this subject. His insight and wisdom is invaluable. The first time I read this book, I couldn't put it down.

When Kids Hurt Help for Adults Navigating the Adolescent Maze

Every time I flip through its pages, I learn something new and important about parenting and ministry. He is also president of ParenTeen, works closely with Young Steve Rabey is an award-winning writer and editor who has authored or collaborated on over twenty books. I like the fact that the author emphasizes the fact that the reason kids are hurting is because they aren't connected with a caring church community filled with lots of caring adults not just peers , and they have parents who are too busy, parents who selfishly put their own interests above their children, and parents who let their kids get way too busy with too many activities.

My favorite part of the book were the many short real-life illustrations from guest authors, who talk about how they are making a difference in the lives of young people. It's easy reading, but again, I didn't really learn too much I didn't already know. But for parents who feel they are really struggling to figure out their adolescent kids, this may be a good starting point for something to read.

When Kids Hurt: Help for Adults Navigating the Adolescent Maze - eBook

Jul 09, Bridget rated it really liked it. I found this book to be a little uneven. During the first section, I kept thinking "Yes.

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He is currently the managing editor of Youthworker Journal. The Emotionally Healthy Woman: If you're a youth minister, worker, or other person working in a Christian faith-based setting, you will likely find this book very helpful. The book reinforces that kids are looking for purpose, and being part of a community. Inside the Lives of Todays Teens. It will reassure you and validate your position and help guide you through the challenges of providing loving, Christ-like support for a age range that is difficult to work with. Helping Our Kids Cope and Grow.

Just yes - this is so right on! Perhaps this was because I work with high school kids. However, I wasn't really surprised by many of the facts.

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I also found the solution section to be a bit conflicting - or maybe I found this book to be a little uneven. I also found the solution section to be a bit conflicting - or maybe overwhelming? At one point, the author s suggested picking a kid or two to invest in, get to know, etc to reverse the feeling of abandonment that is so firmly established in the beginning of the book. However, the author also says one adult isn't enough and that systemic changes are needed.

I really liked this book, though I'd prefer to give it a 3. Nov 17, Debra Slonek rated it it was amazing Shelves: An immensely helpful book to anyone who is priveleged to be working with today's troubled and abandoned teens. I am the mother of two teenagers and am a volunteer leader in our youth group at church. Many of our teens are suffering from abandonment.

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Reading this book has helped me to understand and reach out to these kids who so need to have loving , caring adults to be there for them. This book offers observations, insights and guidance to those who choose to serve and care for teens. Apr 07, Louie Olivares rated it it was amazing. A must read for anyone working with youth. Chap talks more about some the the issues he raised in the book HURT. Provides a look into the hidden world of teen culture. This book also shares things that we can do to stem the the tide of systemic abandonment that has been affecting our teens for decades.

Apr 29, Dale rated it liked it. There has evidently been an exponential moral decline in behavior. But just applying the new term "cluster" doesn't make it all that different from the cliques and circles that we grew up with. Jun 15, Heidi rated it liked it Shelves: Having a "tween" this has opened my eyes to some of the difficulties, that girls my daughter invites to church, may be going through.

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It explains some reactions and behaviors. Good book for me in interpreting their "Q's" and what I can do to help Not only for her friends but my daughter also. Apr 14, Ginny rated it liked it Shelves: I thought it gave good advice for adult leaders, but did not necessarily agree with everything mentioned.

It does contain stats that will need to be updated in a few years, but a good start for seeing what is important in students' lives and common challenges they face. Dusty Craig rated it liked it Mar 04, Michelle rated it it was ok Jun 09,