Preparing Your Teens for College: Faith, Friends, Finances, and Much More

by Alex Chediak

Other authorsTedd Tripp (Foreword)
Paperback, 2014

Status

Available

Description

Will my teens' faith be strong enough to withstand the tests of college? Will they focus on their studies or squander their free time? Will they form healthy friendships or join the wrong crowd?Dr. Alex Chediak has watched too many college students flounder over these issues and many others. Sadly, 45 percent of those who start off at a four-year college will not complete their degree. At a time when college has never been more expensive, too many of our children are failing. What makes the difference? Character, a strong faith, and a willingness to delay gratification. And where is that learned? Ideally, at home.In this book, Alex will give you everything you need to help your teens not only successfully navigate the college years but also real life. Alex covers all the hot-button issues: dating, premarital sex, roommates, grades, career guidance, God, and much more. You won't want to be without this essential survival manual for college.… (more)

Publication

Carol Stream, IL : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2014.

Language

ISBN

9781414383125

Barcode

15095

Contents

The questions every parent is asking --
Character --
Conversation 1: Teaching responsibility --
Conversation 2: Training teens to be future-oriented --
Faith --
Conversation 3: Raising teens who internalize their faith --
Conversation 4: Raising teens characterized by conviction and tolerance --
Relationships --
Conversation 5: Helping teens pursue quality friendships --
Conversation 6: Helping teens pursue purity --
Finances --
Conversation 7: Teaching your teens financial responsibility --
Academics --
Conversation 8: Encouraging teens to work (academically) unto the Lord --
Conversation 9: Discovering your teens' talents and interests --
The college decision --
Conversation 10: Asking the right questions about college --
Conversation 11: Considering associate degrees or trade schools --
Marks of college-ready teens.

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