Shannon Perry

The Overlooked Generation: Parenting Teens and Tweens in a Complicated Culture Shannon Perry

Parents are desperate to know how to handle teenagers in today?s society. As a trained counselor, former public school teacher, and full-time conference speaker, Shannon Perry addresses the issues that teens say cause them to feel ?overlooked.?  As a result of feeling unnoticed, teenagers often make decisions that lead to harmful circumstances unless parents learn how to combat the onslaught of distractions that young people face in our culture. In ?The Overlooked Generation,? Shannon addresses many important and timely issues including: *Effective and necessary parent/teen communication *Body image and self-esteem *Dealing with bullies and how not to be become a victim *Dating, purity and God?s promises *Effects and dangers of Social Media *Setting healthy boundaries for serious situations *Cultivating quality friendships and relationships