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Parenting to Build Character in Your Teen: Teach Your Teens the Six Pillars of Character! » (21393 Boys Town)

Book cover image of Parenting to Build Character in Your Teen: Teach Your Teens the Six Pillars of Character! by Michael S. Josephson

Authors: Michael S. Josephson, Tom Dowd, Val J. Peter
ISBN-13: 9781889322421, ISBN-10: 1889322423
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Boys Town Press
Date Published: October 2001
Edition: 21393 Boys Town

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Author Biography: Michael S. Josephson

Book Synopsis

Building character in teens is a matter of teaching them to "know the good, love the good, and do the good." In this book, two of America's foremost youth-serving organizations, Girls and Boys Town and the Character Counts! Coalition, team up to help parents accomplish this vital task. Learn how to use proven Common Sense Parenting techniques to teach, enforce, advocate, and model the Six Pillars of Character - trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. Included is a helpful discussion of a seven-step process that teens can use to make effective and ethnical decisions - decisions that uphold the Six Pillars and also help teens accomplish their goals. The book offers real-life ethical dilemmas and shows how parents can guide their teens when confronted by situations such as the pressure to have sex, being tempted to shoplift or cheat, or handling a bully's threats.

Table of Contents

Introduction1
Chapter 1An Overview9
Chapter 2The Team Approach to Parenting17
Chapter 3Encouraging Character with Praise23
Chapter 4Preventing Problems Before They Occur31
Chapter 5Helping Teens Correct Their Own Behavior39
Chapter 6Teaching Self-Control to Teens47
Chapter 7Trustworthiness61
Chapter 8Respect79
Chapter 9Responsibility99
Chapter 10Fairness143
Chapter 11Caring155
Chapter 12Citizenship175
Chapter 13Making Effective and Ethical Decisions191
Index233

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