Faithfully Parenting Tweens: A Christian Parenting Guide - Bucka, John R. Concordia, c2004. 149p. $9.99, Paperback. ISBN 0758604769. 248.8’45 Parenting—Religious aspects—Christianity. Preteens—Religious life. Parent and child—Religious aspects—Christianity.

Faithfully Parenting Tweens is set up in chapters devoted to different issues facing tweens (those in the middle school years); at the end of each chapter there are discussion questions. The book would be a good tool for a specialized study for parents of this challenging age group. However, I personally found the book to be a bit simplistic at times and almost too easy (maybe because my children are way past this age and my memory is foggy on how difficult those years can be). Especially for parents whose first child is entering the tween years, this book could be a good starting point for discussion with other parents of tweens.

Marian Peck
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Gibsonia, Pennsylvania