Keeping Your Teen in Touch with God by Robert Laurent (Very good, 1988, HC, 139 pgs, David C. Cook)

Keeping Your Teen in Touch with God (full title: Why Teens Turn Away from the Church and How You Can Prevent It) is a 1988 Christian parenting guide for parents and youth workers.  Based on a three-year nationwide study of 400 teens from Christian homes, it explores why teenagers drift away from the church and offers practical ways to prevent it.  Key topics include self-esteem, peer influence, the media, parental relationships, and family harmony, each illustrated with real-life teen stories and day-to-day family examples, and each chapter ends with suggestions for strengthening a child's relationship with God.  The book is praised for being accessible and practical, with application guidelines useful even in non-Christian homes.