The 6 Most Important Decisions Youll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens

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MAKING SMART CHOICES IN CHALLENGING TIMES

The challenges teens face today are tougher than at any time in history: academic stress, parent communication, media bombardment, dating drama, abuse, bullying, addictions, depression, and peer pressure, just to name a few. And, like it or not, the choices teens make while navigating these challenges can make or break their futures.

In The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make, Sean Covey, author of the international bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, gives teens the strong advice they need to make informed and wise decisions.Using real stories from teens around the world, Sean shows teens how to succeed in school, make good friends, get along with parents, wisely handle dating and sex issues, avoid or overcome addictions, build self-esteem, and much more. Jam-packed with original cartoons, inspiring quotes, and fun quizzes, this innovative book will help teens not only survive but thrive during their teen years and beyond.

Building upon the legacy of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, this is an indispensable resource for teens everywhere.

Product Reviews

(5 stars) - Very pleased
When I looked over this book I was very impressed. I loved the style, the humor, and of course what it had to say. But the real test was wether my 14 year old daughter would read it or not and she has devoured it. I peek in on her every night and she is reading this book and she's even used some of the stories to help sort out stuff that's happening in her life. I am extremely pleased. Thank you!

(2 stars) - Well intentioned but off the mark
As an individual who has worked with at-risk youth for a considerable amount of time I can respect what Covey was trying to accomplish with this book. It is to the point and attempts to communicate to young teens the nuances of difficult decisions that have to navigate as they make the journey into adulthood. In a few points it does well at making the argument, particularly around study skills, education, and its relevance to finding success.

However in other points it is radically off the mark. The section on safer sex only promotes abstinence and even goes as far as saying that safer sex is an oxy-moron (p. 206). This not only is misleading, it plants a seed for a dangerous sexual activity well into adulthood. Stating that abstinence until marriage is the only means of protection is a dated notion that has not been shown to have any great success in preventing new infection or reducing incidence of teen sexual activity (Santelli, J. et al., 2006).

This is not the only section that Covey plays fast and loose with the facts. For some young people this may give the impression that this is just another manifestation of adults talking down to them and not-respecting their intelligence, leading only to further disenfranchisement.

I would only recommend giving this to a teen if you are prepared to tell them to investigate for themselves whether or not they believe the claims are valid. If you use this book as a source for absolutely credible knowledge on the only path towards success, be prepared to be deal with some healthy resistance towards its unqualified claims.

(5 stars) - Every teen needs to hear/read this book
I am a youth leader and listened to this book because a teen had told me it was a great book, and it is. This book really helps teens put their lives in perspective with reality and really helps them to focus on what is really important. The decisions made as teenagers can shape the rest of your adult life. Don't wait till you are an adult to figure out you made some bad decisions when you were young. There are a lot of short stories from other teens and with the audio version different students read these parts. It makes it interesting and keeps it flowing like a long conversation.

(5 stars) - Covers everything in a teenager life
The teenager life is divided in a few important topic such as family, school, friends, etc. What the authors do is to question yourself about the decision you are going to take and how are you going to live in the different areas. It also help you have a good starting point, by telling you the most common sense cases, and you should do in some situations. This is a very good book to give some light in a teenager.

(5 stars) - Good Directions
To an extent, this is a re-hash of the 'Seven Habits' but it also looks at areas that affect young people's lives and common attitudes. This book could help a person get on the right track if they would read it.The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens

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