Teenagers’ lives are full of challenges, pressures and problems. Teens are very busy from sun up to sundown, with very little time to consider values and character development. Sometimes teens are called upon to respond to issues and challenges in their day to day lives to which they have never given any serious thought.
The purpose of this booklet is to help teens consider many different life situations...before they encounter them.
If you have not already confronted many of the issues addressed in this book…you will.
The average teen – regardless of their cultural background, socioeconomic level, race, or ethnicity - meets with serious life challenges, pressures and influences for which they may have no basis of understanding, or knowledge of how to react. Indeed, many teens cannot even explain why they feel the way they do. They do not have the frame of reference, vocabulary, experience or wisdom to deal with many events in their lives.
The purpose of this booklet is to provide teens with ten stories that may be similar to what they will probably encounter in real life. A number of questions are posed after each story, and those questions are followed by a more detailed discussion of the values involved.
This booklet can be used by individual teens as a personal guide, or in a group or class setting with a leader who facilitates discussion among groups of teens. Teens are encouraged to share their experiences and ideas, and to share with others how they would react in each story.
Teens should spend time thinking about each of the ten stories and their associated values. When confronted with similar situations in life, the teen will have a basis upon which to make wise decisions.
At the end of this booklet is a list of the top sixty lessons that young people need to learn. This list is provided for each teen to think about and discuss with their friends, relatives, teachers, coaches and parents. We suggest that you take several days or weeks going through and thinking about this list. Think about it now so that when and if you are confronted with one of these challenges, you will have the advantage of having already thought things through.
The top ten principles in this booklet are ancient, have applied to teens and others for thousands of years. They have endured the test of time and are the only known words written directly by the finger of God. These principles are commonly known as The Ten Commandments.
The 'Teen Guide For Life' is a small pocket size booklet that teens can carry around with them easily. It can be slipped in a purse or pocket. Used in informal or formal environments and the information can be shared with others quickly and easily.
The cost of the Teen Guide is only $3. Our objective is to provide this information as inexpensively as possible so that families, friends, schools, churches, camps and various organizations can use this guide to help build teenage character.
