Raising Teens While They're Still in Preschool

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Summary: Good ideas but too repetitive and abstract
Review: This book is written in a question and answer format. A number of Christian parents and/or educators are interviewed regarding how to raise responsible, Christian teens. I was quite disappointed. First of all, very little concrete advice is offered. Ideas and abstractions seem to permeate the whole book. Secondly, it's highly repetitive and rather unfocused in its scope. Although you're bound to pick up some good ideas here and there, the book would have been more effective if it had been condensed. Many of the interviewees say exactly the same thing in different words and in different chapters. Thirdly, despite the title, very little is said about what, specifically, to do when your child is still a toddler! Most of the interviewees talk about what they do or did when their children were in their teens. Overall, I'd say borrow this book from the library, but save your book dollars for a meatier volume (like maybe one of J. Dobson's books).