December 2015

going through. As a result, teens
are more open to receiving the
“Truth” of God’s Word because
they don’t feel “preached” to,
they feel understood and valued.
The “Truth” is always easier to
accept when we know someone
seeks to understand us. By
having the girls help with the
book, teens know that we seek
to understand their world and
much drama goes into their
friendships. Hurt feelings, being
left out of a group, being talked
about on social media, losing a
friendship and having no friends
are the continual concerns mentioned
when it comes to friendship
and teens. As a result, we
address how to make and keep
solid friendships in “Stand.” We
know that girls will more than
likely have drama at some point
in their friendship, so they need
tools to combat that drama and
“iron out the kinks” quickly so
that their school work, family
and other social networks are
not affected over the long haul.
After all, “if the teenager ain’t
happy, ain’t nobody happy.”
Friendships can be long lasting
and parents can help their
teens learn the skills for building
such friendships through the tips
offered in the book.
Has the issues that girls face
changed over the years?
The issues that girls face have
not changed as much as the
way these issues may be transmitted.
Social media and the
elps Parents Better Under”Stand”
eir Tween/Teens
By Lynn Dunn
offer sound, Biblical solutions on
how to deal with even the toughest
topics.
You discuss how girls communicate
with their peers in the
book, why do you think parents
need to be made aware?
One of the main concerns I hear
from parents of teen girls is how
internet bring a completely different
twist to the teen life that
most of us as parents never had
to face. If we wanted to talk
about a problem with someone,
we called them. Now, teens can
spread their thoughts and beliefs
about someone to thousands of
people with the push of a button
and a great amount of damage