Age of Opportunity

A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens

De: Paul David Tripp

Narrado por: William Sarris

The argument over the last donut. The cry of nothing to wear a half hour before school. The "I'm the only one whose parents make them...."

Teenage hassles that disrupt parents' lives? Or prime opportunities to connect with, listen to, and nurture our kids?

Paul Tripp uncovers the heart issues affecting parents and their teenagers during the often chaotic adolescent years. With wit, wisdom, humility, and compassion, he shows parents how to seize the countless opportunities to deepen communication, learn, and grow with their teenagers.

©2001 Paul David Tripp (P)2021 eChristian

Great Christian Parenting Book

A must-read for Christian parents, this book offers biblical wisdom and practical tips for raising Christ-centered children at any age, focusing on faith, love, and grace-filled parenting.

Wish I would have read this years ago.

Such a helpful book! So much encouragement for those raising teenagers but helpful for those who don’t have teenagers yet to prepare for the years to come.

Start with the Heart

An excellent parenting book that helps parents focus on the most important aspects of parenting: your heart as the parent and your teenagers heart. Tripp does a great job directing both hearts towards Christ in a gospel-centered life. A great message of hope for those fearful of the teen years!

God is in control. we are His helpers.

I liked how he made it seem possible to do a good job with our teens.

Great Perspective

Encouraging and challenging. I really appreciated his thorough analysis of parenting teens in a God-honoring way!

i understood the topic

i will apply as the book discussed.

as a parent, iam also the teacher and our home is the school.

my home is the training ground for my kid

Confronting Imperfection: Embracing the Age of Opportunity in Parenting

Paul David Tripp’s Age of Opportunity is an eye-opening exploration for parents and followers of Christ alike, compelling readers to confront their inadequacies in both roles. Tripp challenges us to reflect deeply on our faith: Do we truly believe in God and His promises for our families? If you answer yes, the practical steps he offers become not only achievable but transformative. The book is structured logically, with clear, straightforward questions that lead to meaningful discussions with our children.

However, the real complexity lies in acknowledging our shortcomings as parents; it’s a humbling realization that our failures often stem from our own disobedience as God’s children. Recognizing this connection between our actions and our children's behavior is thought-provoking. The narrative is well-paced, making it easy to absorb, and the narration is engaging, enhancing the listening experience.

Tripp's insights serve as a poignant reminder that while we are all imperfect, turning back to God empowers us to grow and guide our children with love and grace. This is a must-read for anyone looking to deepen their parenting journey through faith.

Excellent!

Excellent & convicting book on parenting teens! This author is very honest with his own parenting struggles. Great book!

Amazing book

As expected from David Tripp, excellent content and very God oriented, every parent should read this book

Must read for parenting teens!!!

For starters, I loved that the author narrated the book himself. He knows this material so well and articulated exactly what he wanted to say and how he wanted it to come across. I have recommended this book to all of my friends and so many have been just as blessed by it as I was. It is a must read for a Godly, practical perspective on parenting and raising teenagers. I’ve also actually been able to apply a lot of the principles to parenting my younger kids. I feel more equipped going into them becoming teenagers in several years than I did walking into the season of my oldest daughter already being 16 as I read this book for the first time. I’m so grateful for it. Not only did he provide personal anecdotes, stories to illustrate his points, everything was based on scripture and had such a tone of encouragement and Godly, helpful perspective that just literally changed everything for me. Even if you only sit down and read bits and pieces of this book, you will not regret it. Every page had something to learn from it. So so good! I highly recommend it! So glad there is a book like this out there which does not tell us to throw our hands up and give up on our teens. This time of their lives is when they really need us so much, and this book explains that and how to practically lead them through this season as they are approaching their own start to adulthood. It also regularly brings us back to examining our own lives and hearts before the Lord, as often our frustration is not with them but with being inconvenienced by them and it reminds us to keep our hearts in check as well as we lead them in that way, back to the Gospel and Jesus.