The Beautiful Chaos of Parenting Teens

Leneita Fix is the missions/training coordinator for BowDown Church and Urban Youth Impact in West Palm Beach, Florida. She is the author of No Teenager Left Behind and Everybody’s Urban. She has also been featured in several multi-author projects, including 50 Questions, Two Sides, and the Simple Truth Bible. Leneita has also published Bible studies, leadership curriculum, and parent ministry curriculum with YouthMinistry 360, Group Publishing, InWord, Download Youth Ministry, ParentMinistry, and LeaderTreks.

She has spoken to national audiences at conferences and churches such as D6, Simply Youth Ministry, Indiana State United Methodist Conference, CCDA, as well as several local and national trainings. She has worked as a consultant with national ministries in direction of their curriculum and work. One of her greatest joys is serving in ministry as a family with her husband, John, and their four amazing children.

It is easy for parents to get caught up in the cycle of losing their temper and giving lectures. This book provides action steps that result in more effective parenting during the chaos of the teen years. With transparency and biblical depth, the author provides easy-to-implement advice to help guide teens toward adulthood. Topics include: creating boundaries, car time connections, kids who talk and don’t talk, fighting fair, and life lessons from school projects. Parents are challenged to recognize the short window of time left to parent a teen and reminded to never give up.