Straight Talk for Parents: What Teenagers Wish They Could Tell You

by Barbara Barrington Jones, Brad Wilcox

Out of touch with teens? Popular youth speakers Barbara Barrington Jones and Brad Wilcox put you back in touch by giving you straight talk, specific suggestions, and strategies to help teens feel good about themselves, deal with stress, and have stronger testimonies. Teenagers want to talk to you, but they often fear what you'll say. Hundreds of teens responded to the author's invitation to tell their parents how they really feel. Straight Talk For Parents features these responses, giving parents and youth leaders an inside view of what's on teenagers minds.

Genres: Parenting

317 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1994

About the author

Barbara Barrington Jones has traveled as a CES speaker for more than twenty years, speaking to women from Weiser, Idaho to Beijing, China. As the author of five books for women, International Image Consultant, fashion designer, and former professional classical ballerina, she has also lived through a twelve-year abusive marriage ending in the suicide of her husband.

Barbara spends her life seeking to empower women to realize their divine destiny - to be happy, look great, and find peace. She helps bring out the best in people, gives hope to those who have little or no hope, and love to those who have never felt loved, a listening ear to those who have never had the courage to talk, and a hug to those who have never been hugged.

(From The Incredible Gifts of Women cover)

Reviews

[Amy]

The writing is pretty simplistic in this book, but the concepts are on target. It served as a good reminder to me about ways I should be helping my children and other youth be happy and successful during adolescence.

[Kathy]

Kia was interviewed for this book