Are you and your favorite teenager having too many conversations
like this?
"How was school?"
"Fine."
"Soccer practice?"
"Same as always."
"Anything interesting happen today?"
"Nope."
"Nice talking with you!"
Let's face it. Teenagers have a PhD in one-word
answers . . . if we don't ask the right
questions.
In this book, veteran youth expert Jonathan McKee shares 180
creative discussion starters to help teens open up about issues
that matter. You'll also find tips for interpreting their responses
and follow-up questions. From light-hearted to more serious, these
conversation springboards will encourage even the most reluctant
teen to talk about friends, school, values, struggles, and much
more.
"The perfect tool for connecting with today's teenagers."
--Dr. Kevin Leman, author of Have a New Teenager by Friday
"Few people understand the teenage world like Jonathan
McKee. This book is one of the most helpful and practical tools I
have ever seen to get teenagers talking with their parents about
important topics."--Jim Burns, PhD, author of Teenology: The Art
of Raising Great Teenagers and Confident Parenting
Are you and your favorite teenager having too many conversations
like this?
"How was school?"
"Fine."
"Soccer practice?"
"Same as always."
"Anything interesting happen today?"
"Nope."
"Nice talking with you!"
Let's face it. Teenagers have a PhD in one-word
answers . . . if we don't ask the right
questions.
In this book, veteran youth expert Jonathan McKee shares 180
creative discussion starters to help teens open up about issues
that matter. You'll also find tips for interpreting their responses
and follow-up questions. From light-hearted to more serious, these
conversation springboards will encourage even the most reluctant
teen to talk about friends, school, values, struggles, and much
more.
"Get Your Teenager Talking is the perfect tool for
connecting with today's teenagers, a generation that often has a
difficult time opening up to adults."
--Dr. Kevin Leman, author of Have a New Teenager by
Friday
"Few people understand the teenage world like Jonathan McKee. This
book is one of the most helpful and practical tools I have ever
seen to get teenagers talking with their parents about important
topics. Authorities tell us that when parents and teens have
meaningful, value-centered conversations in the home, teens will
stay more engaged with their family, faith, and values. This is a
most valuable resource for parents and those who work with
kids."--Jim Burns, PhD, author of Teenology: The Art of Raising
Great Teenagers and Confident Parenting
"As a parent, this is such a practical tool--it's an arsenal for
those of us who need some prompters to get our kids talking in more
than grunts and one-word answers. Jonathan McKee serves parents
with insightful tips on how to stimulate conversation to provoke
meaningful dialogue. Parents, this is the stuff that
matters!"--Doug Fields, executive director of HomeWord Youth &
Family at Azusa Pacific University; co-founder of
downloadyouthministry.com
"If your teenager answers you with one-word replies, shrugs, or the
occasional eye roll accompanied with a sigh, buy this book! You'll
be on your way--quickly--to fun, meaningful conversations."--Vicki
Hitzges, international motivational speaker/author
"Calling this book practical is an almost-ridiculous
understatement: it's a bounty of creative starters for deep
conversations between teenagers and parents! There are plenty of
helpful, theoretical parenting books on the market; but Jonathan's
book isn't merely one to think about, it's a gift to be
used."--Mark Oestreicher, partner in The Youth Cartel
"Take note, parenting-book authors: this is how to write for
today's parents. Rather than giving us another lecture on how
important it is to talk with our kids (big-time guilt trip), how
about giving us some great ideas (180 or so) for starting
conversations with them in a fun and natural way (big-time
success!). Well played, Jon McKee!"--Wayne Rice, pastor to
generations at College Avenue Baptist Church (San Diego, CA);
co-founder of Youth Specialties
"We as parents of teens run out of things to say and ask our kids.
Fear no more! If you want fun, clever, and witty ways to engage
your adolescent, pick up Jonathan McKee's Get Your Teenager
Talking and let the conversations begin."--Dr. David Olshine,
professor and director of Youth Ministry, Family and Culture at
Columbia International University (Columbia, SC)
Jonathan McKee (www.JonathanMcKeeWrites.com) is an expert on youth culture and the author of more than a dozen books, including The Guy's Guide to God, Girls, and the Phone in Your Pocket and The Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide for Teenagers. He has twenty years of youth-ministry experience and speaks to parents and leaders worldwide. He also writes about parenting and youth culture while providing free resources at www.TheSource4Parents.com. Jonathan, his wife, Lori, and their three kids live in California.