| Sparks: How Parents Can Help Ignite the Hidden Strengths of Teenagers Contributor(s): Benson, Peter L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0470294043 ISBN-13: 9780470294048 Publisher: Jossey-Bass OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: Dr. Benson offers a step-by-step program for parents that takes a positive approach to helping teenagers thrive by identifying their unique sparks, special skills and assets to be nurtured and developed in the family, the school, and the community.The five point program includes 1. Recognize the Power of Sparks 2. Know Your Own Teen's Sparks 3. Help Discover and Reveal Your Teen's Sparks 4. Be the Captain of Your Teen's Sparks Team 5. Keep Your Teen's Sparks Lit His program is backed by extensive primary research, scholarly analysis, and years of experience with professionals, teachers, and clinicians trained by the Search Institute. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Teenagers - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General |
| Dewey: 649.125 |
| LCCN: 2008020971 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.28" W x 9.2" (0.97 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this practical book, Dr. Peter Benson, a leading authority on childhood and adolescence, describes a simple yet powerful plan for awakening the spark that lives inside each and every young person. Sparks--when illuminated and nurtured--give young people joy, energy, and direction. They have the power to change a young person's life from one of "surviving" to "thriving." Grounded in new research with thousands of teenagers and parents, Sparks offers a step-by-step approach to helping teenagers discover their unique gifts, and works for all families, no matter their economic status, parenting situation, or ethnic background. |