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The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens

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Author: Sean Covey
Publisher: Fireside
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Edition: Original
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.8

ISBN: 0743265041
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.0835
EAN: 9780743265041
ASIN: 0743265041

Publication Date: October 3, 2006
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•	ISBN13: 9780743265041
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•	Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Product Description

MAKING SMART CHOICES IN CHALLENGING TIMES

The challenges teens face today are tougher than at any time in history: academic stress, parent communication, media bombardment, dating drama, abuse, bullying, addictions, depression, and peer pressure, just to name a few. And, like it or not, the choices teens make while navigating these challenges can make or break their futures.

In The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make, Sean Covey, author of the international bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, gives teens the strong advice they need to make informed and wise decisions.Using real stories from teens around the world, Sean shows teens how to succeed in school, make good friends, get along with parents, wisely handle dating and sex issues, avoid or overcome addictions, build self-esteem, and much more. Jam-packed with original cartoons, inspiring quotes, and fun quizzes, this innovative book will help teens not only survive but thrive during their teen years and beyond.

Building upon the legacy of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, this is an indispensable resource for teens everywhere.

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A magnet for teenage interest! March 5, 2010
Darren (Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia)
Hi there. I recently did the 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People Signature Course and have almost finished the book. I found this book online and thought it might be helpful for my 15yr old son who has been having some difficulty identifying the important (Quadrant II) things in life. Whilst he enjoys reading it's not something he often willingly throws himself into .... until this book! He simply could not put it down, taking it to school and reading during silent reading, recess and lunch. I couldn't believe it. He even took the time to grab my attention and go through some of the interactive exercises with me. His behaviour grabbed the interest of his Year Coordinator at school who now is reading the book herself with a view I believe to implementing some of the strategies with other students. Well done Sean Covey! I have also purchased the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Book and Workbook which my son is currently reading. Thankyou so much!

Darren
Albion Park
New South Wales
Australia

5 out of 5 stars

Very pleased September 17, 2009
J. Coberly
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

When I looked over this book I was very impressed. I loved the style, the humor, and of course what it had to say. But the real test was wether my 14 year old daughter would read it or not and she has devoured it. I peek in on her every night and she is reading this book and she's even used some of the stories to help sort out stuff that's happening in her life. I am extremely pleased. Thank you!

2 out of 5 stars

Well intentioned but off the mark August 28, 2009
JSchuppS (Saratoga Springs, NY USA)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful

As an individual who has worked with at-risk youth for a considerable amount of time I can respect what Covey was trying to accomplish with this book. It is to the point and attempts to communicate to young teens the nuances of difficult decisions that have to navigate as they make the journey into adulthood. In a few points it does well at making the argument, particularly around study skills, education, and its relevance to finding success.

However in other points it is radically off the mark. The section on safer sex only promotes abstinence and even goes as far as saying that safer sex is an oxy-moron (p. 206). This not only is misleading, it plants a seed for a dangerous sexual activity well into adulthood. Stating that abstinence until marriage is the only means of protection is a dated notion that has not been shown to have any great success in preventing new infection or reducing incidence of teen sexual activity (Santelli, J. et al., 2006).

This is not the only section that Covey plays fast and loose with the facts. For some young people this may give the impression that this is just another manifestation of adults talking down to them and not-respecting their intelligence, leading only to further disenfranchisement.

I would only recommend giving this to a teen if you are prepared to tell them to investigate for themselves whether or not they believe the claims are valid. If you use this book as a source for absolutely credible knowledge on the only path towards success, be prepared to be deal with some healthy resistance towards its unqualified claims.

5 out of 5 stars

Every teen needs to hear/read this book May 2, 2009
Sandy J. Duncan
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I am a youth leader and listened to this book because a teen had told me it was a great book, and it is. This book really helps teens put their lives in perspective with reality and really helps them to focus on what is really important. The decisions made as teenagers can shape the rest of your adult life. Don't wait till you are an adult to figure out you made some bad decisions when you were young. There are a lot of short stories from other teens and with the audio version different students read these parts. It makes it interesting and keeps it flowing like a long conversation.

5 out of 5 stars

Covers everything in a teenager life March 30, 2009
Ivan Chestaro
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The teenager life is divided in a few important topic such as family, school, friends, etc. What the authors do is to question yourself about the decision you are going to take and how are you going to live in the different areas. It also help you have a good starting point, by telling you the most common sense cases, and you should do in some situations. This is a very good book to give some light in a teenager.

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