{"product_id":"forming-character-in-adolescents-9781644138885","title":"Forming Character in Adolescents","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlmost every parent knows it: adolescence can feel like a whirlwind. But popular Catholic psychologist Dr. Rudolf Allers insists that this needn't be the case. Long before modern experts began pathologizing normal teenage behavior, Dr. Allers exposed as myth the Freudian claims that adolescent rebellion is (a) inevitable and (b) primarily sexual in origin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this essential parent guidebook, Allers offers practical wisdom for understanding, guiding, and influencing your teenager with confidence and compassion. Contrary to \"pop psychology,\" these pages restore solid reasoning, moral clarity, and common sense to the art of parenting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn how to recognize and respond to the challenges that can impede even the best-raised teens -- selfishness, apathy, arrogance, laziness, dishonesty, and more -- while helping them develop into mature, well-grounded, faith-filled adults. With practical examples and jargon-free explanations, Dr. Allers shows you: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to calm adolescent anxiety and build courage in uncertain times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWays to earn trust and communicate effectively with teens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to teach respect for authority without rigidity or fear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategies to spark young people's intellectual curiosity and virtue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to help teens navigate moodiness and temptation with grace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllers equips you with the tools you need to accomplish your topmost goals as a parent: preserving your children's faith, morals, and character through the potentially turbulent years of adolescence -- and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA detailed topical index makes this indispensable handbook easy to reference, but its wisdom will stay with you long after the last page. As Dr. Allers makes clear, raising teens doesn't have to be debilitating -- it can be sanctifying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophia Institute Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644138885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Rudolf Allers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136465367221,"sku":"9781644138885","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7049767f-4dd1-4172-aaa4-fa05e655b6ef.jpg?v=1767114684","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/forming-character-in-adolescents-9781644138885","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}