Raising Adults: Getting Kids Ready for the Real World

by Jim Hancock

Are your children becoming adults, or just adult-aged children? Jim Hancock takes a straight-forward look at the mindset of today's generations and their different life perspectives. He challenges assumptions and creates common ground to allow parents to train their children to accept responsibility and gain an adult perspective on life. RAISING ADULTS includes a thirty day guarantee that parents can change their relationship with their child by doing "nothing"--in other words, by not practicing certain toxic behaviors over thirty days. Jim also addresses ten distinctives he believes ring true for youth in today's culture including a sense of isolation, anger, and hopelessness. As a former youth worker, Hancock writes on a down-to-earth, relational level.

Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Possibly the best book on parenting teenagers I know of - Jim Hancock is a godly, smart, funny & PAINFULLY honest guy. (I'm not sure I'd say Jim is my friend - maybe "brother in arms" is a better way to say it. He & I ran into each other a good deal in some pretty interesting situations in the mid-90's while I was still in youth ministry.)

Some of my favorite Jim-isms:
- "You shall know the truth & the truth shall make you free - but first it'll hurt. A lot."
- "I'm a recovering Southern Baptist."

Anyway, the book is about helping your kids become adults - partially by becoming an adult yourself.

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful advice regarding parent/child relationships;summarized in a file under "Raising Adults"