Rooting Your Teen in the Faith: A Field Guide for Catholic Parents

While Catholic teens drifting away from the Faith is increasingly common, it's not inevitable. Youth ministers, teachers, and effective parish programs are pivotal during the difficult teenage years, but parents are the single most powerful factor in our children's faith development.

In Rooting Your Teen in the Faith, family coach, catechist, author, and mom Kim Cameron-Smith empowers parents to shepherd their teens, guiding them to discover their mission, deepen their faith, and discern the truth about their identity and purpose. There is no perfect blueprint for evangelizing teenagers, but there is the right relationship: the parent-child bond.