List Books » Parenting to Build Character in Your Teen: Teach Your Teens the Six Pillars of Character!
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
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.
Introduction | 1 | |
Chapter 1 | An Overview | 9 |
Chapter 2 | The Team Approach to Parenting | 17 |
Chapter 3 | Encouraging Character with Praise | 23 |
Chapter 4 | Preventing Problems Before They Occur | 31 |
Chapter 5 | Helping Teens Correct Their Own Behavior | 39 |
Chapter 6 | Teaching Self-Control to Teens | 47 |
Chapter 7 | Trustworthiness | 61 |
Chapter 8 | Respect | 79 |
Chapter 9 | Responsibility | 99 |
Chapter 10 | Fairness | 143 |
Chapter 11 | Caring | 155 |
Chapter 12 | Citizenship | 175 |
Chapter 13 | Making Effective and Ethical Decisions | 191 |
Index | 233 |