Rest from the Culture (1-26-2009)

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Rest from the Culture (1-26-2009)

Parents would be wise to take the words of Jesus to heart as it relates to their teenager. He said, “Come to Me all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest.”

Teens today are faced with a confusing culture that makes them weary and heavy laden. The best way for parents to help then, is to make their home a place of rest for their teen.

Parents can create a relationship such that it is a place where the teen will come to feel refreshed and restored, not beaten down.

A place of rest means criticizing less, lecturing less, and listening more. It doesn’t mean backing down on the rules, any more than Christ backed down on sin, but to be there for the teen and a listening ear in their time of confusion or turmoil.

Parenting Todays Teens Radio by Mark Gregston, presented by Heartlight Ministries Foundation

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Parenting Today's Teens is a one-minute daily broadcast hosted by Mark Gregston, focusing on teen parenting issues. It is a voice amidst the darkness many parents of teens are feeling as they try to deal with the influence of today's culture on their teen. It is a forum for Mark Gregston to share what he's learned from over 30 years working with teenagers and their families at the Heartlight Residential Counseling Center for Teens.

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