Boundaries: A Guide for Teens - Spiritual Version

This book invites teens to examine their lives and relationships within a religious context. It begins by helping you define what physical, emotional, spiritual, and sexual boundaries are. Stories of other teens illustrate how personal space and feelings can be either respected or violated in relationships with others.

The book's journal format encourages you to reflect on and record feelings about your own relationships. Do people respect your boundaries? Has anyone ever made you feel uncomfortable in some way? Have you ever felt manipulated, intimidated, or mistreated by someone you regarded as a friend? How can you get a friendship that has gone wrong back on track?

Use Boundaries: A Guide for Teens to help assess your relationships with family, friends, classmates, and God. Learn how to build close and satisfying friendships while guarding against being used or abused by others. Learn what it takes for you to be a good friend in return.

Val J. Peter is executive director emeritus of Father Flanagan's Boys' Home. Father Peter has been an advocate for youth for more than 30 years and is personally committed to changing the way America cares for its at-risk girls and boys.

Tom Dowd is chief training officer for Program and Staff Development at Girls & Boys Town. He is the co-author of several scholarly articles and professional books, including "Teaching Social Skills to Youth"