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  • A Challenge Parent and Teen Can Enjoy (7-19-2010)

     

    PODCAST SCRIPT:

    A great way to build relationship with your teenager is to find a challenge you both enjoy.

    Kids today have many activites at school and church, but those will do little to strengthen the parent-child relationship, even if you show up at every event to cheer them on.

    Rather, you’d be wise to find an interest that you and your teen enjoy doing together. Some examples are: cooking, horseback riding, working out together, fishing, video games, astronomy, gardening, skiing, running, or camping.

    Enjoy life with your teenager in a common interest, and keep an open ear, because it is usually at these times of enjoyment that teens share their deepest thoughts and questions.

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    This past weekend we enjoyed a powerful ”Families in Crisis” retreat with 25 parents of difficult or struggling teenagers from around the country.  Parents were encouraged and given a game plan to end the chaos in their home and get their teenager headed in a better direction in life.  I invite you to consider coming to our next retreat, September 9-11.  For more information, visit www.familycrisisconference.com.



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