My latest book to review was Mark Gregston's, "Tough Guys and Drama Queens (How Not To Get Blindsided by Your Child's Teen Years)". Well I have 3 children ages, 14, 12, and 10 so you can probably guess why I wanted to review this book :). Plus, the fact I hear the author of this book on Talk Radio on Saturday mornings on my drive to the Grocery Store. Mark Gregston is the founder and executive director of Heartlight, a residential counseling center for troubled teens. The center houses up to 60 teens, so I would say that Mark Gregston probably knows a thing or two about raising and disciplining children, teens in particular.
I think this book was wonderful as it had so much helpful information. Actually, I am really glad I read it because the author is used to working with teens that are in crisis, so he definitely has experience and has seen what has worked in parenting and what has not (to put it nicely). I on the other hand am just beginning my experience with parenting teens, and when I read this book I realized that I may have some wrong thinking when it comes to parenting and disciplining my teens to be.
I am glad that Mark Gregston opened my eyes by sharing from his experience of how teens actually do think. Plus, the fact that today's teens are experiencing things that generations past have never even dreamed about (or had nightmares about). Styles of parenting that worked in the past have to be tweaked to reach the generation of teens today.
So my review for the book is one hundred percent positive, and I think every parent that has a child that is 10 years or over would benefit from the information in this book. I know every child is different and this book won't solve all of your parenting issues, but you will be really glad that you took the time to read it. I am now passing it onto my husband to read :)
BookSneeze gave me this complimentary copy of this book, and in return I wrote this review. Thanks BookSneeze!!!
