Teen years are some of the most turbulent between a parent and a child. Often, you want to impart wisdom to them, but they dont want to hear what you have to say. After all, you dont know what its like to be a kid today. Wouldnt you love to have a book that could help bridge the communication gap?

Bill OReilly, anchor of Foxs The OReilly Factor, has co-authored a book, The OReilly Factor for Kids, that does just that.

Subtitled A Survival Guide for Americas Families, the book is written to teenagers addressing a variety of topics.

The first section addresses people in your teenagers life including friends, or so called friends, as the case may be, who should be there when they need them and let them be themselves. Theres how your child can get along with his/her siblings and the benefits of helping others. And, they can find out how to disagree with you in a responsible way.

Next, OReilly tackles your teens private life why it really is uncool to do any kind of drug, why they should wait to have intercourse, why hours upon hours of TV isnt a good idea, and why listening to music with explicit language isnt really enjoyable. He talks about the importance of earning and managing money and why and how to have fun. All the things youve been trying to say for the last 5 10 years. The difference is that it isnt coming out of your mouth.

The third section focuses on school and addresses these issues: dressing provocatively, playing a sport, cheating, reading for pleasure, and respecting teachers.

Finally, the last section deals with things to think about health, work, helping others, deathHe also brings up religion and the importance God has played in his life.

OReilly comes out and tells the readers that Life Isnt Fair. He just tells it like it is and in a way they can understand. He uses a format that intertwines Bills Story with IMings (Instant Messages for those of us less with it ).

When all is said and done, he has covered the important topics in a way that many parents would agree with. Like it or not, teenagers tune us out and we become a talking head. Take advantage of this resource to present another persons point of view.