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Book Review - Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers
Book by Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D.
(Reviewed by Mia Cronan)
ISBN: 0-609-60298-5; 254 pages
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Parenting
with Love, Laughter,
and Limits
"A welcome
help for any parent who seeks to raise a self-aware,
responsible, empathetic, and effective teenager."
~ Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence |
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Teens get a bad rap today; some
deservedly, some not. And everyone thinks each new generation of
teens is "worse" than the one before. Well, there are
ways to prevent teens from going astray of what makes them successful,
well-liked, and respected as adults.
This book, Raising Emotionally
Intelligent Teenagers, does just that. This is a handbook
without which no parent of a teenager should be. It focuses on the
need for teens to feel "connected," and how important it is
to their development. It advises parents on being totally
present for their teenagers, present in an emotionally intelligent
way.
The book emphasizes laughter, the home
as the respite in a scary world, and even the establishment of rituals
that are meaningful to both teen and parent. You will find tips
for helping teens deal with tricky things like stress, relationships,
and sex.
It even offers something to read for
both the teen and the parent, which focuses on the life, emotions, and
trials associated with the teen years. In this section, there is
a list of emotions, identified and defined. I know a lot of
adults who are lacking this information!
My only concern about this book was a
lack of reference to God as the creator. When referring to our
origins, it was said that we are from the universe, which sounded a
tad New Age to me. But overall, I think this book would be a
welcome text for any home in which a teenager resides!
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