Boundaries With Teens

I just picked this book up at our church library, and it definitely hit a nerve. Amazon has several favorable reviews, but just reading the first chapter was enough to convince me to read the whole thing.

Like with many books of this genre, there is apparently a whole Boundaries "franchise"... Boundaries with Kids, Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries with Your Pets, etc.(I made the last one up) But don't let that put you off, because if there is truly any group that needs boundaries clearly defined, it's teenagers!

The key message here seems to come down to the old cliché "pick your battles" only reworded to the more eloquent tag line: "When to Say Yes, How to Say No". Even though the advice is well worn, here it is not presented with the usual shrug of the shoulders and a resigned fatalism...but with a wise, grace-filled exploration / reminder of what adolescence is like and the nut&bolts of how to set up and apply boundaries.

I'll publish a full book review when I'm done, but in the meantime here's more info:

Boundaries With Teens