Boundaries: A Guide for Teens

Dowd, Tom

Peter, Val. J.

Children's Books

Sagebrush Education Resources

Lack of respect for authority. Uncritical openness. Cynicism. Ideology. Learned Helplessness. Anti-intellectualism. Political Correctness. These are the seven secular challenges that executive director of Boys Town and pastoral minister of over twenty years, Rev. Val J. Peter, asserts that all persons of the Christian faith are faced with in today's postmodern age. The difficulties affect how we reconcile these ideas and continue to live out an authentic Christian faith. Written in his forthright style, Peter provides various examples and offers specific suggestions and practical advice to those living in the 21st century who desire to maintain their spiritual walks.

Seven Secular Challenges Facing 21st Century Catholics

History

Paulist Pr

Father Peter, calls his idea "behavioral spirituality." Because it starts on the outside -- things you do rather than things you feel -- Father Peter's method will work for you, no matter where you are on your spiritual journey.

Rekindling the Fires: An Introduction to Behavioral Spirituality

Religion & Spirituality

Worship & Devotion

Our Sunday Visitor

I Think of My Homelessness: Stories About America's Troubled Children and How Boys Town Helps Them

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Father Flanagan Boys Home

A timely, illuminating tonic for calming fears and putting into perspective the perils of youth violence. 
As headlines scream news of youth-on-youth assaults in school and on the street, parents fear for the safety and well-being of their own children. How do you keep your child from becoming a victim or victimizer? 
Parents &amp; Kids Talking About School Violence is a "how-to" guide on alleviating a child's fears after shocking, violent events such as school shootings occur, The book counsels parents on how to encourage children to be open with their thoughts, feelings, and concerns. In addition, parents are cautioned neither to over-dramatize nor completely ignore the realities of violent events. The book also reflects on the impact that an exploitative media and "might makes right" culture has on families. 
Parents &amp; Kids Talking About School Violence includes advice to students who feel threatened, intimidated, or alienated. Combining old-fashioned common sense with critical social skills, readers are empowered to rise above the difficult situations confronting them in everyday life.

Parents & Kids Talking About School Violence (Boys Town How-To Book)

Parenting & Relationships

Boys Town Pr

Personal Counseling Tapes for Teens    What questions do your teenagers struggle with every day?    Do they include the following:    How do I say "no" to drinking and drugs?  Am I in a healthy or harmful dating relationship?  What should I do if a friend is depressed or thinking about suicide?  How do I get through times of pain and suffering?  What is abuse and what can I do to stop it?  Why is faith important in my life?    These are questions many teens have faced at one time or another. And sometimes they're not quite prepared for or comfortable with revealing their concerns to the adults who care about them.    This audiotape series can be their first step toward seeking information and help with these difficult issues. Each tape is a conversation between a teenager and a Girls and Boys Town professional-psychologist, teacher, chemical dependency specialist-who has worked extensively with youth. Make these tapes accessible to the adolescents in your school, youth group, or church, and help teens find answers to their questions.

One to One: Personal Listening Tapes for Teens

Teen & Young Adult

Social Issues

A candid look at the challenges of growing up and the power of parents in a child's life.

Dealing With Your Kids': 7 Biggest Problems

Well-Managed Classroom

Education & Teaching

Connolly, Theresa

Tobias, Lisa

Schools & Teaching

San Val

By Father Val J. Peter, J.C.D., S.T.D., Theresa Connolly, M.A., Tom Dowd, M.A., Andrea Criste, M.Ed., Cathy S. Nelson and Lisa Tobias, M.S. 
This book explains how to run a well-managed classroom within a Catholic community of caring and sharing. Added to the social skill curriculum are rationales that are faith-based or focus on concern for others. Helps you to create a classroom where Christian values are taught hand-in-hand with academics and social skills, and students are equipped with a moral compass to know right from wrong, solve problems, and make responsible life decisions.

The Well-Managed Classroom for Catholic Schools: Promoting Student Success Through the Teaching of Social Skills and Christian Values

Criste, Andrea

Nelson, Cathy

Reference

Who's in Control?
If you're like most teenagers, you're anxious for independence and ready to make your own decisions. Even though your parents, teachers, and other adults around you probably feel that you still need a lot of supervision, guidance, and rules to keep you to gain more control over your life. This book can show you how!
Take Charge!
Learn eight ways to get along better with your parents and gain their trust. Find out how much you're influenced by your friends and by what you see and hear on TV and radio, in magazines, or at the movies. Discover an easy way to look at and solve problems that can help you when you have difficult choices to make.
Also in this book, you'll learn about taking care of yourself on the inside and the outside, as well as the dangers of eating disorders, what dating is all about, and how you'll know when you're really in love.
Who's in the Mirror? can help you take those first steps toward the changes that will make things better now and start you on the way to a happy, successful future.

Who's in the Mirror?: Finding the Real Me (Boys Town Teens and Relationships)

Father Flanagan's Boys' Home

Herron, Ronald W.

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