How to Keep Being a Parent When Your Child Stops Being a Child A Practical Guide to Parentin... Book

My wife and I have two adult children, and this book was incredibly helpful in helping them develop godly character. The best thing about it is the second part, where the Raineys write about fourteen traps that adolescents may fall into. These include dating, sex, and peer pressure. When our son was 13, he saw this book in our home, picked it up, and read some of these "trap" chapters. Each one includes convictions that teens will (prayerfully) develop in their own minds and hearts. I read through some of the convictions regarding dating and sex out loud with him, one by one, and in each case, I asked him if he agreed with it. Without fail, he responded affirmatively. My son has maintained sexual purity in his life, in large part because he decided in advance to do so with the help of this book. (My daughter has also, even though she hasn't read the book.)

While having these convictions does not guarantee that your teen will live by them, they will go a long way towards him becoming a godly man (or her becoming a godly woman).