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What do you do when your teenager is in trouble? Where do you turn for dependable, expert advice? Start here.Helping Your Struggling Teenager gives you the practical information you need as a parent on thirty-six common, critical concerns your child may face. From drug and alcohol abuse to parental divorce and premarital sex, professional Christian counselor Les Parrott gives you essential insights not only on specific issues, but also on how to offer effective help as a parent. Topics are arranged in alphabetical order. Each chapter sheds light on several vital questions:What does the specific struggle look like?Why did it happen?How can a counselor help?When should a counselor consult another professional,Where can he or she find additional resources?Arranged in two sections, this book first gives you the basics of being an effective helper. Then it informs you on the different struggles of teenagers. It includes a list of Scripture verses relevant to each of the thirty-six topics covered, plus Web addresses of organizations that deal with specific problems. Helping Your Struggling Teenager organizes and condenses insights and guidance for concerned parents into one extremely useful volume. Keep it at arm's reach for the answers you need, right when you need them.

The combustive force of a man's sexual drive can incinerate his wedding vows and family commitments--or it can ignite a flame of passion within his marriage that brings mind-blowing pleasure to both partners. In this practical guidebook filled with straight talk about the issues that concern men, psychologist Dr. Les Parrott reveals the truth about six areas that can undermine a man's confidence, damage his marriage, and leave him struggling unnecessarily with temptation.Parrott counters these false beliefs and uncovers the answers to:how much sex women wantwhether married sex can be truly satisfying and steamythe biological effects of pornographywhat it really takes to please a womanwhether masturbation is harmful or helpfulthe controlling force behind a man's sexual driveReaders will learn how to change both their beliefs and their behavior, paving the way for a whole new dimension of sexual pleasure.

A deep yet simple guide to revolutionizing the romance-building communication every thriving marriage needs.Love Talk is like no other communication book you've ever read. The fruit of years of research by two foremost relationship experts (who also happen to be husband and wife), this book forges a new path to the heart of loving conversation. You'll begin by identifying your security need and determining your personal communication style. Then you'll put together everything you discover to learn how the two of you can speak each other's language like never before.This very day, you can begin an adventure in communication that will draw the two of you closer, and closer, and closer . . . consistently, in a way that creates the depth and connection you long for in your relationship.Love Talk includes:The all-new Better Love AssessmentThe secret to emotional connectionWhen not to talkA Communications 101 primerPractical help for the "silent partner"Need help kick-starting your conversations? Check out the companion men's and women's Love Talk workbooks, as well as Love Talk Starters.

Love Talk Starters is the perfect tool for better understanding each other. Each page offers creative, surprising, fun, and deep questions designed to engage couples in the romance-building conversations every thriving marriage needs. Every couple wants to connect through meaningful conversations, yet when you finally find time to talk, it's often hard to know where to start. In this helpful little book, bestselling authors and respected marriage coaches Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott present 275 intriguing questions to kickstart meaningful conversations that will inspire strong and intimate connection in your relationship.Whether engaged, newlywed, or long-committed couples the closeness husbands and wives seek starts with inspiring dialogue - for date nights, special occasions, or any time you need to find your way back to each other.Designed to sharpen your love talk as a couple, and help you discover more about yourself, your partner, and your relationship, these Starters are just that - the start to the more fulfilling, joyful connection you want.

We set off to crack the code for meaningful conversation . . . a plan that would move our communication from good to great. And we found it. A deep and simple plan for everything a loving conversation has to offer. We call it Love Talk. —Drs. Les and Leslie ParrottThis men's workbook will help you personalize the concepts you encounter in the Parrotts' book Love Talk and put them to work in your relationships. Inside, you'll find exercises, assessments, self-tests, tips, applications . . . all the tools and guidance you need toIdentify your personal communication styleUnderstand how it interacts with that of your partnerTalk your way to a healthier, stronger relationshipLove Talk is like no other communication book you've ever read. The fruit of years of research by two foremost relationship experts (who also happen to be husband and wife), this book forges a new path to the heart of loving conversation. You'll begin by identifying your security need and determining your personal communication style. Then you'll put together everything you discover to learn how the two of you can speak each other's language like never before.This very day, you can begin an adventure in communication that will draw the two of you closer, and closer, and closer . . . consistently, in a way that creates the depth and connection you long for in your relationship.

We set off to crack the code for meaningful conversation . . . a plan that would move our communication from good to great. And we found it. A deep and simple plan for everything a loving conversation has to offer. We call it Love Talk. —Drs. Les and Leslie ParrotThis women's workbook will help you personalize the concepts you encounter in the Parrotts' book Love Talk and put them to work in your relationships. Inside, you'll find exercises, assessments, self-tests, tips, applications . . . all the tools and guidance you need toIdentify your personal communication styleUnderstand how it interacts with that of your partnerTalk your way to a healthier, stronger relationshipLove Talk is like no other communication book you've ever read. The fruit of years of research by two foremost relationship experts (who also happen to be husband and wife), this book forges a new path to the heart of loving conversation. You'll begin by identifying your security need and determining your personal communication style. Then you'll put together everything you discover to learn how the two of you can speak each other's language like never before.This very day, you can begin an adventure in communication that will draw the two of you closer, and closer, and closer . . . consistently, in a way that creates the depth and connection you long for in your relationship.

Bestselling authors and trusted relationship experts Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott help you strengthen and enhance your unique marriage with the perfect companion to your SYMBIS+ Assessment Report. The SYMBIS+ Assessment is a powerful and personalized marriage insight tool that covers seventeen key areas in your marriage, including wellbeing, social support, finances, personality, sex, communication, conflict, spirituality, time styles, and more.Whether you are debriefing your SYMBIS+ Report one-on-one with your certified Facilitator or in a small group or class, this guidebook is an ideal companion to SYMBIS+. Each chapter perfectly correlates to a page of your personal report--and gives you fun and practical steps toward making a bad marriage better or a good marriage great.Chock-full of real-life action steps, no-guilt exercises, and engaging discussion starters, this book will show you how to:Utilize the strengths you and your spouse bring to your marriageNavigate your hot-button issuesCultivate deeper intimacy and lifelong passionKick financial worries to the curbEngage in heartfelt and meaningful conversationsWhether you have already debriefed your SYMBIS+ Report with a certified SYMBIS Facilitator, or you are about to, don't miss out on what Strengthen Your Marriage will do for your relationship.You can find a SYMBIS+ Facilitator and your own SYMBIS+ Report to accompany this book at SYMBIS.com.

The ultimate guide to marriage mentoring so you can feel confident in offering wisdom, encouragement, and practical help to couples who want to live out a love that lasts! Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott and Dr. David Olson--renowned marriage experts and founders of the two largest marriage support organizations, SYMBIS and PREPARE/ENRICH--share what they have learned from decades of research involving more than five million couples. Packed with practical and proven methods, data-driven techniques, and immediately usable strategies, Helping Couples includes: The secrets--and the science--behind couples who thrive with lasting loveWhy romantic love is never enough, and what to do about itStrategies to instantly help reduce conflicts and increase intimacyThe game-changing boost that scientific assessment tools give couples at any age or stageFour common myths about marriage and how to debunk themThe distilled wisdom from hundreds of insightful surveys and studiesHow you can reduce a couple's chances of divorce by 31 percentThe ultimate guide for coaches, counselors, and clergy who want to know what really works!

Overcome bad thoughts and discover lasting inner health that transforms your life and faith by the renewing of your mind.Your thoughts don't have to control you. You can control your thoughts--if you know how. And that's exactly what Judah Smith (New York Times bestselling author and popular pastor) and Les Parrott (New York Times bestselling author and trusted psychologist) will teach you.Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, the principles of Christian formation, and their unique relationship as therapist and client, Smith and Parrott give you a fresh, easy-to-understand, and highly practical guide to curbing your compulsive negativity and finding inner health that lasts.In these pages, they dive into what they call the "Big 5"--the most commonly held self-destructive thoughts--revealing what they are, why they happen, and how you can overcome them. You'll be equipped to:Let go of false guilt and discover the road to graceCure your disease to please and cultivate authentic relationshipsExtinguish self-doubt and rekindle your confidencePut pride in its place and embrace humilityQuit questioning your personal value and receive God's gift of love Smith brings the sermon. Parrott brings the science. Together, they're dedicated to helping you retrain your brain and refresh your spirit.

Overcome bad thoughts and discover lasting inner health that transforms your life and faith by the renewing of your mind.Your thoughts don't have to control you. You can control your thoughts--if you know how. And that's exactly what Judah Smith (New York Times bestselling author and popular pastor) and Les Parrott (New York Times bestselling author and trusted psychologist) will teach you.Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, the principles of Christian formation, and their unique relationship as therapist and client, Smith and Parrott give you a fresh, easy-to-understand, and highly practical guide to curbing your compulsive negativity and finding inner health that lasts.In these pages, they dive into what they call the "Big 5"--the most commonly held self-destructive thoughts--revealing what they are, why they happen, and how you can overcome them. You'll be equipped to:Let go of false guilt and discover the road to graceCure your disease to please and cultivate authentic relationshipsExtinguish self-doubt and rekindle your confidencePut pride in its place and embrace humilityQuit questioning your personal value and receive God's gift of love Smith brings the sermon. Parrott brings the science. Together, they're dedicated to helping you retrain your brain and refresh your spirit.

In this updated edition, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott dig below the surface to the depths of human interactions, offering expert advice and practical tools for improving the most important aspect of human life: relationships.Designed for college students, young adults, singles, and dating couples, this cutting-edge book teaches the basics of healthy relationships, including friendship, dating, sexuality, and relating to God. Newly updated and expanded to include the latest research on relationship building and vital information on social networking, it provides readers with proven tools for making bad relationships better and good relationships great.A workbook is also available, which contains dozens of self-tests and assessments that will help readers determine their relational readiness, the health of the home they grew up in, their understanding of gender differences, and much more. Real Relationships and the Real Relationships Workbook furnish an honest and timely guide to forming the rich relationships that are life's greatest treasure.

Digging below the surface to take you to a whole new level. Offering expert advice and practical tools for improving the most important aspect of human life, this workbook is integral to getting the most out of Real Relationships--Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott's updated and expanded edition of their classic and bestselling book, Relationships.Containing dozens of self-tests and assessments, this workbook will help you determine: your relational readiness, the health of the home you grew up in, your understanding of gender differences, and much more.Used in conjunction with the Real Relationships book, the Real Relationships Workbook digs below the surface to the depths of human interactions, helping you make your bad relationships better and your good relationships great, taking your life to a whole new level.The Real Relationships book--which includes a FREE interactive online assessment and vital information on virtual friendships and online dating--and Real Relationships Workbook reveal the secrets for healthy, authentic, and meaningful connections.Your relationships will never be the same.

What can the Bible teach us about unconditional, everlasting, life-changing love? Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Les Parrott as he shows us that we all deserve Love Like That.In this authentic, practical book, Dr. Parrott provides a simple plan to improve all of your relationships--with spouses, family, friends, coworkers, and even strangers. Dr. Parrott takes proven findings from psychology and sociology and blends them with biblical teaching to reveal five transformative ways of relating to people demonstrated by Jesus himself.In Love Like That, Dr. Parrott gives you the tools you need to love like Jesus, because when you do:You become less detached and more mindfulYou become less exclusive and more approachableYou become less judgmental and more grace-fullYou become less fearful and more boldYou become less self-absorbed and more self-giving Dr. Parrott teaches us that loving like Jesus can be a daily reality for anyone who chooses it. Why? Because this love isn't elusive. It isn't pie-in-the-sky. It isn't out of reach or relegated to untouchable saints. It's real. Jesus gives us practical examples of how to love in extraordinary ways. And you're likely closer to it than you know. Praise for Love Like That:"From the first vulnerable sentence, this heart-felt message from Dr. Parrott will compel you to not only be a better person, it will show you exactly how you can do just that."--Dave Ramsey, #1 bestselling author and radio host"Refreshingly honest and incredibly practical. This book is for everyone who wants to love like Jesus but never thought they could. I've personally benefited from this helpful book, and you will too."--Lysa TerKeurst, president of Proverbs 31 Ministries and bestselling author of Forgiving What You Can't Forget"With an incredible blend of contemporary social science and a deep understanding of Scripture, Les Parrott's writing will help you see beyond what you may be tempted to settle for. And he'll show you the way, step-by-step, to realizing the kinds of relationships we all long for."--Lee Strobel, New York Times bestselling author of The Case for Christ

#1 New York Times bestselling authors and renowned psychologists Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott share the single most important secret to happy relationships.Relationships are rife with disappointment--but they are also the primary source of personal happiness. So it is no surprise that the number one question Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott hear over and over is, What's the single most important thing you can do for your relationships?After over twenty-five years of researching, writing, and speaking on this subject, in Healthy Me, Healthy Us the Parrotts have whittled down their answer to the truth contained in this single sentence: if you try to build intimacy with another person before you have gotten whole on your own, all your relationships become an attempt to complete yourself.  Relationship skills, tips, and tactics? Sure. They have their place. But meaningful relationships--the kind we all long for--grow from something deeper, something stronger, something that has more to do with being than doing.This groundbreaking book provides the three hallmarks to psychological, emotional, and spiritual health, pointing the way to true and lasting wholeness that can revolutionize every relationship you attempt to build.

Encuentra la senda revolucionaria que lleva al éxito en el reto humano supremo: amar de verdad a las demás personas. En este nuevo libro pionero, el doctor Les Parrott, autor superventas número uno del New York Times entrelaza los profundos conocimientos de la teología, la psicología y la sociología para mostrarles a los creyentes corrientes cómo cambiar sus relaciones de forma radical.Psicólogo y experto en relaciones, el Dr. Les Parrott proporciona un camino revolucionario al éxito en el desafío humano supremo: amar de verdad a las demás personas. Seamos sinceros. ¿Cuántas veces no has dado la talla como buen amigo, como padre o madre sabio/a, o como cónyuge abnegado/a, porque no has amado —amado de verdad— al más alto nivel? Es duro. Estamos sujetos al fracaso. El listón está demasiado alto, sobre todo si aspiras a amar como Jesús. Sin embargo, no es imposible.En este libro, el Dr. Parrott toma los últimos descubrimientos de la sociología y la psicología y los mezcla con el entendimiento bíblico para revelar formas prácticas y, con frecuentica, contraintuitivas de amar como nunca antes. Los desglosa en cinco factores —ser considerado, ser abordable, ser un dador de gracia, ser vulnerable y ser empático—, y muestra cómo practicarlos en la vida diaria. El resultado hará que te sientas profundamente realizado y que tengas relaciones significativas con casi cualquier persona con la que te encuentres, pero sobre todo en aquellas relaciones que más importan.