Amazon.com description: Product Description: From the cover: You want to raise "good," positive kids with sound values and healthy decision-making skills. But you're well aware that parenting doesn't always turn out that way, especially in today's culture. How can you hope to raise "good kids" in a world that glorifies sex. lies, drugs, and rebellion? And how can you cope when, in spite of all you do, your "good kids" end up doing "bad things?" From the perspective of a former "bad kid," a deeply involved parent, and a popular youth speaker. Jay Strack offers a parenting guide that is heavy on both reality and hope. His down-to-earth counsel is custom-designed to help you: ~understand the realities of your kid's world ~help your kids develop discernment about music, movies, and TV ~prepare your kids (and yourself) for adolescence ~steer past "safe sex" and the "just don't drive drunk" lies ~talk to your kids about sensitive subjects such as masturbation and homosexuality ~cope with mood swings, boredom, and other emotional mine fields ~handle rebellion with a minimum of resentment ~motivate kids without turning them off ~defuse sibling rivalry, blended-family rivalry, leadership conflicts, and other "in-house" problems ~keep your kids drug-free--or cope with one who isn't ~live with (or without) a prodigal ~weather a crisis with minimum damage and maximum growth ~shape a family atmosphere that fosters good communication and helps everybody grow--even the parents!"