What to do when your teen hangs out with a bad crowd

It is terrifying to watch your son drift into a group that drags him down. But if you forbid him from seeing them, you become the "enemy," and he will defend them just to prove he is independent. The only way to break the bond is to make him outgrow them. You have to feed his ambition and self-respect until he realizes on his own that his friends are holding him back.

This book works on his internal standards. It exposes him to the thoughts of high-value men—leaders, creators, and warriors. As he reads these quotes, his idea of "cool" starts to shift. He begins to see that being lazy or reckless isn't rebellious; it's weak. Once that switch flips, he will naturally distance himself from the "bad crowd" because they no longer fit the man he wants to be.