52 Ways to Protect Your Teen

A unique guide for parents, educators and even teens themselves to understand the world from the eyes and emotions of teens, learn down-to-earth strategies to make healthy choices, and build strong, connecting relationships between teens and adults.


This book is the distilled wisdom and understanding Susie Vanderlip has gleaned from 20 years of touring to middle schools and high schools all across the US and Canada. She has spoken to and coached over one million teens, parents, educators, counselors and law enforcement officers in the underlying emotional motives teens have for the choices they make and how to communicate and direct them to a healthy future. She has worked with a wide variety of youth organizations and acquired insight into what works and who is doing what it takes to guide teens through adolescence safely. 52 Ways helps youth and adults identify the healthy choices and solutions to the most troubling teen issues – from alcohol and drug abuse to teen pregnancy, gangs, AIDs, self-harm, suicide, bullying and significant domestic violence and abuse circumstances. This book is the result of Susie’s coaching and encouraging over 25,000 teenagers after her LEGACY OF HOPE® school assemblies for grades 6 thru 12 in every imaginable environment, across gender, ethnicity, race and religion. Here are basic truths and uplifting, hopeful insights and suggestions every parent, educator, counselor and caring adult can use.