Between Form and Freedom

Raising a Teenager

By Betty Staley   |   Hawthorn Press   |   2009

Insights into the souls of children and adolescents including the search for self, the birth of intellect, the release of feeling, character. Teenagers’ growth needs are explored in relation to family, friends, the media, education, the arts and love. Issues around stress, depression, eating disorders, drug and alcohol abuse are tackled, clarifying the options.

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In this excellent book, Betty Staley has given us a compassionate, intelligent and intuitive look into the minds of adolescents. . . I can only hope it will be read by a significant number of significant people – namely, parents, teachers, and indeed, adolescents themselves.” – Joseph Chilton Pearce, Foreword

Between Form and Freedom has a wealth of helpful insights about teenagers, offering a wise look into the souls of children and adolescents. Betty Staley invites you to explore the vibrant nature of adolescence – the search for self, the birth of intellect, the release of feeling, male-female differences and character.

Teenagers’ growth needs are explored in relation to family, friends, the media, education, the arts and love. Issues around stress, depression, eating disorders, drug and alcohol abuse are tackled, clarifying the options.

Parents value this spiritual and practical guide to the teenage years. They find that it has really made a difference to their families. Since first publication in 1988, Between Form and Freedom has been reprinted many times and has been published in several languages.