In Raising Teens in A contrary Culture, Mark explains how it's necessary for parents to make a shift in parental strategy as their children leave childhood and become teens. Parents' methods should become less about 'please, protect and provide' and more 'preparatory' when their children become adolescents. 

Mark Further explains the components of a healthy home, balancing the need for relationships among the family by developing a structure of rules and consequences that guide the direction of a teens path. He also shares gathered insights, helping parents deal with the conquer the deeper paralyzing issues in a teen's life that demand attention.