Preparing Your Teens for College: Faith, Friends, Finances, and Much More
Alex proposes a wide-ranging series of conversations for parents to have  with their teens: conversations about being responsible, forming good  friendships, understanding faith, living as a Christian in ways that are  wise and gracious, being smart with money, maintaining personal purity,  living from convictions, discerning talents, working diligently unto  the Lord, and many other topics. Parents who engage their teens in the  ways Alex recommends will accomplish things that cannot be achieved  through any exercise of parental authority...I am happy to recommend  this book as a sharp tool for Preparing Your Teens for College.Tedd TrippAuthor of Shepherding a Child's HeartPreparing Your Teens for College is an outstanding book about preparing   teens for adulthood whether or not they go to college. Every parent who   wants his or her teen to make a successful transition to young  adulthood  will profit from this book.Jerry BridgesAuthor, The Pursuit of HolinessDon't let the college years derail your teens. Too many are floundering   in college, losing their connection to God and reality. Let Alex be  your  guide to preparing them for college. Highly recommended.Josh McDowellSpeaker and Author of More Than a CarpenterPacked with biblical insight and practical wisdom. Should be required   reading for all parents in preparation for the "bittersweet sorrow" of   seeing our children in the rear view mirror as we drive away from the   college campus.Alistair BeggSenior Minister, Parkside ChurchPreparing Your Teens for College is a practical, easy-to-use map through   the spiritual, social, sexual, financial, academic, and occupational   minefields.Dr. Marvin OlaskyEditor-in-chief, WORLD News Groups