The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens

This books is absolute bulls**t. Any idiot could tell you everything in this book, but it takes a special skill to write something that does it in a way that is so condescending and preachy. If you enjoyed this book than you, my friend, are in need of self-help.

After reading 7 Habits of the Highly Successful Family, I checked the teen book out at the library and liked it very much. Bought 2 copies to give to my teens. When your 16 year old son likes it, you know it's a winner.

The message is good, but I was disappointed with this book.

This is a much abbreviated version of Sean Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" which is a remake of Steven Covey's original "7 Habits of Highly Effective People."

The 7 Habits books have a great message, and I was hoping to use the 7 Habits in a summer leadership program for a 10th grade football team. I hoped that these miniature books could be handed out as our "text" but I could not use it that way. It is not organized with clear chapters that identify each habit by number.

This book would be OK as a memory refresher, but otherwise I recommend the original book for the whole message.

The original "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by the author's Father, Steven is a great book with a great message. And I liked the audio version as well.

I thought this would be just as good, and I wanted to use it for a summer leadership program with a sophomore football team. Thought I might be able to just play the recordings, one chapter at a time at our meetings.

After listening to it, I decided against that. I felt no enthusiasm or intensity in Sean's voice or delivery. I did not think this would hold their attention (in a group setting) for more than 3 minutes.

I don't want to slam this entirely, it might be good if it is you and your teen in a one to one situation, but it didn't work for me.

As a parent of a 13 year old boy I have recently begun to enter into some difficult and even treacherous terrain. After exhausting the resources of our local library, I came across Sean Covey's book and am eternally grateful for this gem. Both my son and I have read the book (more than once) and have continued to learn new techniques to help us tackle each new problem and stage that we encounter. Being a teen doesn't have to be a torment and what we learn in our youth will help to shape us into well-rounded adults. Through reading Seven Habits, my son has developed a healthy sense of self along with a healthy dose of respect for others and has begun to show a more motivated, confident disposition to his life and responsibilities. A worthwhile tool to make use of for youngsters and their care-givers!