A Young Woman's Guide to Setting Boundaries: Six Steps to Help Teens *Make Smart Choices *Cope with Stress * Untangle Mixed-Up Emotions

by Allison Bottke

Overview

The teen years, when you’re no longer a child but not yet an adult, can be hard. How do you deal with the stress of school, home life, boys, teen depression, peer pressure, and so much more?

It’s never been easy to be a teen, but today’s world brings special challenges that require special skills. The good news is you can learn how to cope with all your stresses when you understand the power and freedom of setting healthy boundaries. You can experience God’s unconditional love and acceptance, and find the courage, confidence, and hope that will transform your teen years and become the foundation of your life for years to come.

When you discover how to begin setting boundaries, you’ll be joining thousands of readers of all ages who have benefited by Allison’s popular Setting Boundaries® series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736956703
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	08/01/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	627 KB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Allison Bottke is the award-winning author of the acclaimed Setting Boundaries® series, which includes Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children, Setting Boundaries with Your Aging Parents, Setting Boundaries with Difficult People, Setting Boundaries with Food, Setting Boundaries for Women, and The Young Women’s Guide to Setting Boundaries. She is the founder of the SANITY Support Group, an outreach based on the Setting Boundaries® series (more than 150,000 sold). Her other books include the God Answers Prayers series, and she is the founder and general editor of more than a dozen volumes in the popular God Allows U-Turns® anthology. She has written or edited more than 30 nonfiction and fiction books, and is a frequent guest on national radio and TV programs. Allison lives in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

www.settingboundariesbooks.com

Awards

Winner of the Selah Award for Best Book of the Year for Setting Boundaries with Food in 2013

Allison Bottke is the award-winning author of the acclaimed Setting Boundaries® series, which includes Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children, Setting Boundaries with Your Aging Parents, Setting Boundaries with Difficult People, Setting Boundaries with Food, Setting Boundaries for Women, and The Young Women’s Guide to Setting Boundaries. She is the founder of the SANITY Support Group, an outreach based on the Setting Boundaries® series (more than 150,000 sold). Her other books include the God Answers Prayers series, and she is the founder and general editor of more than a dozen volumes in the popular God Allows U-Turns® anthology. She has written or edited more than 30 nonfiction and fiction books, and is a frequent guest on national radio and TV programs. Allison lives in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

www.settingboundariesbooks.com

Awards

Winner of the Selah Award for Best Book of the Year for Setting Boundaries with Food in 2013

Table of Contents

Foreword Tricia Goyer 9

Introduction 13

1 The Truth About Smart Choices 25

2 The Scoop on Boundaries 35

3 It's All in Your Mind 41

4 Just Say No to Stress and Yes to Love 51

5 The Center of Balance 59

6 The Foundation of Faith 67

7 How to Build a Lasting and True Love Relationship 75

8 Claim Your Identity-Understand Your Value 81

9 Unpack Your Emotional Baggage 93

10 The Secret Power of SANITY 99

11 Under the Dome of Pressure 113

12 The Exhaustion of Expectations 117

13 Violated Boundaries 125

14 Internet Predators and Cyberbullies 143

15 Teen Dating Violence 149

16 Life Interrupted-a Baby Changes Everything 157

17 Accept Responsibility-Develop Your Plan of Action 169

18 How to Assemble a SANITY Support Group 179

19 In Closing 181

Notes 185