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This workbook is designed to accompany and reinforce the best-selling book Preparing for Adolescence and/or the Preparing for Adolescence Family Tape Pack. The workbook contains 20 lessons, each approximately 10 minutes in length. These lessons are designed for one-on-one parent and child sessions. This workbook helps parents present the content of Preparing for Adolescence in a user-friendly way to the children. The Family Guide is purposefully designed to be a parent/child shared resource.

About the Author

James C. Dobson, Ph.D. is founder and chairman of the board for Focus on the Family. His internationally syndicated radio program, Focus on the Family, is heard daily by more than 200 million people. Dr. Dobson is featured in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, and has authored many best-selling books including, Emotions: Can You Trust Them? and Preparing for Adolescence. He and his wife, Shirley, have two grown children and reside in Colorado.

Product Details

Paperback: 88 pages
Publisher: Regal; Workbook edition (August 20, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0830738274
ISBN-13: 978-0830738274
Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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You are about to read a very personal book about an important time of life known as adolescence . . . those years between childhood and adulthood. Read the first page

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This book cites 2 books:

New Jersey: With an Historical Guide (The States and the Nation series) by T. Fleming in Front Matter
Matters of the Heart by Doris Christian in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars Your pre-teen MUST read this book, February 18, 2000

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This review is from: Preparing for Adolescence (Mass Market Paperback)

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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Defintely a good for your teen, December 10, 2001

By	Elizabeth S. "elizh77" (High Point, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Preparing For Adolescence: How to Survive the Coming Years of Change (Paperback)

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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 8 CD package, November 10, 2004

By	N. DeBlock (Andover, NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Preparing For Adolescence (Audio CD)

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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Preparing for Adolescence
This product is a MUST for any parent with pre-teens. Dr. Dobson does an EXCELLENT job presenting information that is VERY relevant to this age. Read more

Published 4 months ago by Rene Hollis

5.0 out of 5 stars extremely helpful
This book is written to 10-12 year-olds and covers self-esteem, feelings of inferiority, peer-pressure, body changes, romantic love, and emotions. Read more

Published 8 months ago by J. Scott Ezzell

5.0 out of 5 stars Door-opening Conversation Topics
These cd's provide easy to understand , important topics and conversations to be listened to with the parent and child to help the transition to the coming years of change. Read more

Published 10 months ago by Concerned Mom

5.0 out of 5 stars opening the door of communication
How do you get started on the subject of the birds and bees? It seems all you need is for someone to shove you through the door (with your fingernails leaving ruts in the door... Read more

Published 15 months ago by Kim Christain

5.0 out of 5 stars Mother of five
This product was bought for our oldest, the first to reach this age. It was all we hoped it would be and was a great jumping off point for a conversation that we were a bit... Read more

Published 15 months ago by Sarah Beth Page

4.0 out of 5 stars Preparing for Adolescence
What parent is prepared for the roller coaster ride of adolescence when their first child starts "growing up"? Read more

Published 21 months ago by K. Pruitt

5.0 out of 5 stars Used in small groups
We used the Preparing for Adolescence book for our Disciple Now with 5th and 6th graders. We went through this book over the weekend. Read more

Published 24 months ago by Kimberly Campbell

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Material
I listened to this entire CD series with my son on a road trip to the Michigan Dunes. All I can say is that I wish that I heard this material when I was 13. Read more

Published on July 18, 2007 by Douglas E. Hart

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Stuff for Parents
This is a little dated, and yet it is timeless information. It would be best to use this at the suggested time, before your kid hits puberty. Read more

Published on January 18, 2007 by Bill Steele

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Advice for Teens
I purchased this book for a niece who is almost twelve and has recently lost her mother because of a traffic accident. Read more

Published on February 7, 2006 by J. Brown

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