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Despite promise rings, abstinence commitments, and youth group purity pep talks, many of today's Christian kids are living double lives of sexual experimentation and compromise while moms and dads blithely assume all is well. It's not. From their unique "insider perspective," bestselling authors Eric and Leslie Ludy prove that it's not enough to merely tell kids to "wait." We must give them a vision of something worth waiting for. The Ludys teach parents how to impart to their teens and preteens a whole new pattern for relational success. This poignant and practical book equips parents to motivate their kids to pursue something better than the culture's version of love, prepare their kids even now for a romance that will last a lifetime and provide their kids with a training ground for future marriage successes.

No parent wants to admit that their child—even their well-educated, well-grounded, Christian child—could be having consensual sex before graduating middle school. Promise rings, parental contracts and disease warnings provide but meager defense against a culture overrun with weapons of mass seduction.

While many factors contributing to the misguided messages received by children stand outside the realm of parental control—music videos, film, fashion—others, like the meaning of true love, can, and should be fostered at home. Eric and Leslie Ludy, authors of the bestselling When God Writes Your Love Story, present the shocking, unvarnished realities of today’s sexual climate but they balance the bitter pill with a large dose of hopeful, practical advice for parents.