
The hope in this book is not grounded in practical helps-although Tripp offers many. “We need this fundamentally hopeful book about parenting teens. Deepak Reju, Pastor of Biblical Counseling and Family Ministry, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, DC Author, Rescue Plan: Charting a Course to Restore Prisoners of Pornography and Preparing for Fatherhood It will transform your perspective on parenting.” But what if you viewed parenting not as a season to survive but as a golden age of opportunity? Every parent of a teen should read Paul Tripp’s book.

“Far too many parents enter their kids’ teenage years with fear and cynicism, hoping merely to survive. Matt Chandler, Lead Pastor, The Village Church, Flower Mound, Texas President, Acts 29 Network Coauthor, Family Discipleship: Leading Your Home through Time, Moments, and Milestones I couldn’t be more excited about this revised and expanded version.” Through the peaks and valleys of raising our three kids, we came back to this resource several times. “Lauren and I first read Age of Opportunity almost fifteen years ago, and it served as a foundation for how we have tried to parent. Greear, Pastor, The Summit Church, Durham, North Carolina Though I have read dozens of parenting books, two or three have profoundly reshaped my whole approach. “ Age of Opportunity avoids a formulaic how-to approach to rearing children and instead shows how to apply the gospel to the unique spiritual struggles of your child’s heart. . . This revised and updated edition features fresh, heart-focused discussion questions for each chapter as well as a bonus Q&A section. In this wise and hopeful book, Paul Tripp shows parents how to connect with their children as never before, drawing on practical strategies shaped by God’s Word.

For a parent, the teen years are years of unprecedented opportunity-years of penetrating questions and exciting new discussions, years that open the door to a teen’s heart.
