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Raising Adults: Getting Kids Ready for the Real World

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I heard the author of this book (Jim Hancock) interviewed on the radio. Much of what he said there is the same as in his book. As a professional educator (I teach high school), I can heartily endorse this book. I would say that it should, however, be read by parents of small children. By high school, it can be too late to implement some of his ideas, although parents of high school students can also benefit from reading this book, because other of his ideas can still be useful.

As a college chaplain, I have the opportunity to see highly functioning, effective adolescents and young adults. I also happen to see those who are nowhere near ready to deal with the real world. Often it is their family life which has made the difference. This book is one of the best at assisting parents in making their efforts purposeful while encouraging us to ease up on the constant anxiety about doing the "worst wrong thing." As both a parent and a facilitator of parenting workshops, I enthusiastically recommend this book as one of the best resources available.

This book is really helpful, and a must have for anyone that works with the young people.

i found this book annoying. you can tell that mr. hancock is more comfortable speaking to youth because he can't seem to write decently for adults. i found the style so distracting and, at times, condescending, i finally had to quit after chapter 3.4 (numbering the chapters with decimals doesn't make your book cool, by the way). too bad, because it seemed like he had some valid points.