Enjoy Your Middle Schooler [Paperback]

Wayne Rice (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 4, 1994

This book details the physical, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual changes the middle schooler goes through and gives parents tips on how to deal with these changes.

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From the Author

Wayne Rice, president of Understanding Your Teenager, is the author of Understanding Your Teenager and Enjoy Your Middle Schooler, and the father of three grown children. Wayne is a frequent speaker at conferences, seminars, and other events for youth, youth workers, and parents. Wayne and his wife, Marci, live in Lakeside, California

From the Back Cover

Does your child - switch moods every five minutes? - ask you to drop her off a block away from school? - decorate his bedroom in "early landfill"? - answer all questions with "I dunno" and "Nuthin"? Congratulations! Chances are you're the parent of a middle schooler -- an eleven-to-fourteen-year-old who is going through a "second birth," changing from child to adult. If you are more terrified of adolescence than you are of childbirth, Enjoy Your Middle Schooler is the book for you. Just as birthing classes help you to relax by telling you what to do and what to expect, so does veteran youth worker and parent Wayne Rice coach you on what to expect from a middle schooler. The result? You can relax and enjoy your child's middle-school years instead of suffering through them. Besides giving a thorough overview of the physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual development of young adolescents, Rice covers crucial topics such as: - peer pressure - self-image - friendships - sexuality - rebellion - spiritual growth - responsibility - discipline - and much more

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company (April 4, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310405815
• ISBN-13: 978-0310405818
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,005,226 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Wayne Rice writes and speaks about teenagers to parents, youth workers and anyone else who will listen. A veteran youth worker, he is the co-founder of Youth Specialties, an organization providing resources and training for youth workers since 1968. Wayne has written more than 20 books for youth workers, parents and teens. For more than twenty years, Wayne has presented his "Understanding Your Teenager" seminar to thousands of parents all over the world. He currently serves as pastor at College Avenue Baptist Church in San Diego, California. Wayne is married to Marci and they have three children and (so far) three grandchildren. Wayne also plays the banjo in a bluegrass band and has a weekly radio program featuring bluegrass music.

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I found just what I was looking for in this book!, January 2, 2000

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L. A. Hope "Laurie H" (Bremerton, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enjoy Your Middle Schooler (Paperback)

I was stressed when my 10 1/2 year old started in the the next stage of (pre)teenager. I did not have a real enjoyable time my self at that age. This book really helps a parent to relate and be reminded of what they are going through at that age. As a parent I am now able to see her for the stage she is going through, and be more compasionate, and not reactive. This book is very helpful. I've tried to get advice from other parents on this stage and they trivialize it, and just say, you haven't seen nothing yet! This gives alot of encoragement to parents where this stage is a new ball game to us. Thank you so much!

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars don't bother, November 12, 2002

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JEANNETTE - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enjoy Your Middle Schooler (Paperback)

This book was sappy and silly. I found it inane, useless and irritating. Don't waste your time and money. If you really want a good book about dealing with middle school kids, try this: The Roller Coaster Years, by Giannetti and Sagarese.