The Seven Cries of Today's Teens

“If I were asked to make a list of the top 1 percent of family experts who know the hearts of teens and can express those needs to their parents, Tim Smith heads my list. If you want to stay close and connected to your busy, emotional, wonderful, challenging teen, Tim’s grace-laced, trustbuilding parenting truths will help you, just like they’ve helped Cindy and me with our teenagers. In case you haven’t heard, your teen is “crying” for you to get this book!”

John Trent

“The Seven Cries of Today’s Teens alerts parents and youth workers to the reality that teenagers live in a culture that doesn’t protect them, that hurries them into adulthood and adult-sized problems without preparing them to handle them. I appreciated the hopeful language that parents can respond to the cries by valuing their teenagers enough not to leave them alone.”

Doug Fields

“This analysis of today’s teens is based not only on the latest research available, but on the careful observation and hands-on experience of one of America’s top youth ministry professionals. Tim Smith has spent many years listening to the desperate cries of young people who just want to be heard. In this book you will hear their voices, their message to us all. Wayne Rice Director of Understanding Your Teenager Not only is this book solid and essential, it is a practical guide to getting inside the private life of the American teenager. Many books on teen culture are difficult to read. Tim Smith has created a compelling page-turner. I kept waiting to see what was coming next. Jim Burns President of Youthbuilders It’s hard to hear the deep cry of our teenagers’ hearts over the background din of their culture. Tim Smith has turned up the volume on those cries loud enough for parents to detect them. For those parents willing to listen, and listen closely, Smith has made it possible for a connection at the heart that every teen longs for with their parents. Tim Kimmel Author of Little House on the Freeway I’ve been listening to the cries of today’s youth culture for over two decades. No doubt, they’re getting louder. Tim Smith has helped me and a generation of parents to hear, recognize, and most importantly, respond in a way that will begin to answer and quiet these cries. The Seven Cries of Today’s Teens isn’t just a one-time read. It’s a helpful tool you’ll come back to again and again.”

Walt Mueller