How do we monitor our teens’ exposure to alcohol and drug abuse? How about cell phones, texting and the Internet when they know more about the technology than we will ever know? How can we influence them to screen inappropriate songs from their I-Pods? When is it okay to for teens to start dating and how can we guard them from sexual activity? And how do we deal with all of this in an age when they have greater mobility, better and faster communication and more money than any generation in history?

The good news is that these young people, kids born between 1982 and 2000, are “The New Great Generation–” “Millennials.” This group is more affluent and achievement-oriented than any generation since World War I. They are an upbeat, optimistic, “can do” group who will be better educated and more engaged in life than any generation in 100 years. They value relationship with parents and friends.

So, if all is true about this Millennial generation, why are we, as parents of these “wonder kids,” still anxious? There is a new and more powerful way of parenting, “Soulful Parenting™,” that encourages parental influence that is effective in the here and now, while preserving a healthy relationship well into the future.

Soulful Parenting™ shows you how you can begin a powerful, effective, influential alliance with your teen that transforms the relationship from “who is in control” to “how much you care.” It will change your family’s life.

Recent findings from the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development indicate that half of all America’s adolescents are at risk for such serious problems as substance abuse; early, unprotected sexual intercourse; dangerous accident-prone lifestyles; delinquent behavior; and dropping out of school. The same report concluded, “Today’s children are susceptible to a vortex of new risks almost unknown to their parents.”

From gunfire in the halls of our schools to disrespect among family members in our homes; drugs on the playground to painkillers from our medicine cabinets; offensive and violent lyrics in music to sexually explicit images in the movies we watch at home on a Saturday night—our children have access to it all. More than ever before, faithful parents are challenged to establish a realistic approach for purposeful, meaningful, grace-full living within their family. Parenting an adolescent is no longer a matter of, “What should we let them do, see, hear?” Teens today do, see, and hear it all. Now the more important question is, “Who do we help them become?”

In Shakespeare, the Apostle Paul, and the Golden Rule: A New Way of Managing Your Teen, Dr. Greg Sipeshelps parents to better “see” how to relate to their teens and help them become all we hope they can be. By being realistic about the “way things are” in these fast-changing times and by being fearlessly honest with young people about the realities of our modern lives, we can have a more cooperative experience with our teens rather than one filled with anxiety, frustration, conflict, and strife. Contact Greg about scheduling this powerful presentation for your church, school, or parent group.

The “Soul” Method of Parenting: A Powerful Way of Relating to Your Adolescent presents a fresh approach to loving and living with our young people. It goes beyond the daily struggles of life with a teenager to illuminate the underlying spirit that lies at the heart of the family. The “soul” method is not a set of techniques or rules. Techniques address the symptoms, not the root of the issue. True family growth cannot be reduced to a catchy acronym or set of exercises. This program goes beyond the questions of “What do I do if . . .” to address the larger questions. How do we:Find the joy in our parenting that seems to hover tantalizingly just out of reach, beyond the current horizon of argument and strife?

• Reconnect the gentle heartfelt bond we once felt with our children to our often-irascible teens?
• Transform our family ties that bind into wings that help them fly?
• Help our teens realize the full and glorious potential that awaits them on the other side of this passage to adulthood?
• Assist our children in their search for meaning and values, fulfilling God’s ultimate purpose for us and for our families?
• Live more rewarding, more focused, and more peaceful lives?

Millions of parents are looking for a spiritual solution to what society has deemed a secular concern. The “Soul” Method of Parenting: A Powerful Way of Relating to Your Adolescent fills that need, and acts as an inspiration to all who love and desire the best for their teen. Contact Greg about scheduling this powerful presentation for your church, school, or parent group.