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Quest for Independence (7-5-2011)
PODCAST SCRIPT:
Parents can sometimes feel slighted by their teen’s quest for independence.
It’s a normal and necessary for teens to crave independence, but it can be painful for a parent when it happens. It can even feel like a rejection or a slap in the face. And it can turn into rebellion if the parent doesn’t allow some independence.
So, even though it can be painful, be proactive in encouraging your teen’s drive for independence. Give them more responsibility for their own decisions and allow them to get a job to pay for their wants beyond the basic necessities.
While loving parents enjoy babying their kids, backing off a bit in the teen years is a vital part of preparing teens for adulthood.
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- Affirming God's Presence (2-24-2011)
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- January 2011
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- Instrument Of Change (1-31-2011)
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- Change Your Style for Teens (1-28-2011)
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- Adopted Teen Troubles (12-31-2010)
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- Nothing Off Limits (12-28-2010)
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- Salvage The Good (11-11-2010)
- Contributing Factors (11-10-2010)
- Conflicting Personalities (11-9-2010)
- Remembering Your Own Mistakes (11-8-2010)
- WEEKEND: Overcontrolling Boyfriends (11-06-2010)
- Grades Falling Out Of Control (11-5-2010)
- Life In The Jungle (11-04-2010)
- Away from the Wrong Crowd (11-03-2010)
- Decision Of The Heart (11-02-2010)
- Positive Friends (11-1-2010)
- October 2010
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- WEEKEND: Sexualization of Our Girls (10-30-2010)
- Conflict Is Not Always Rebellion (10-29-2010)
- Personal Boundaries (10-28-2010)
- Undermining God's Love (10-27-2010)
- A Ton of Stuff (10-26-2010)
- Stumbling Lessons (10-25-2010)
- WEEKEND: Over-Controlling Parents (10-23-2010)
- Offer Your Teen a Way Out (10-22-2010)
- Any Offensive Way In Me (10-21-2010)
- Family Saved From Crumbling (10-20-2010)
- Discipline Not Motivated By Anger (10-19-2010)
- Don't Take Control (10-18-2010)
- WEEKEND: Building Character in Your Teen (10-16-2010)
- Your Teen In God’s Capable Hands (10-15-2010)
- The Barrier Of Higher Standards (10-14-2010)
- The Approachable Parent (10-13-2010)
- Strengthening Resolve (10-12-2010)
- Parenting Ounce Of Prevention (10-11-2010)
- WEEKEND: Prodigal Fathers (10-9-2010)
- Safety In The Homes Of Friends (10-8-2010)
- Leave the Light On (10-7-2010)
- Teenagers In God’s Hands (10-6-2010)
- Keep In the Action (10-5-2010)
- Get Parenting Help From Above (10-4-2010)
- WEEKEND: Three Ways to Connect With Your Teen (10-02-2010)
- Prayer Power for Parents (10-01-2010)
- September 2010
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- Positives of ADHD (9-30-2010)
- Clear Purpose (9-29-2010)
- Broken Meanings in Teen Communications (9-28-2010)
- Basic Training for Teens (9-27-2010)
- WEEKEND: When Teens Disrespect Parents (9-25-2010)
- No Time for Parents to Back Off (9-24-2010)
- No Favor to Your Teen (9-23-2010)
- Get Out of Your Teen's Way (9-22-2010)
- Parenting Consistency (9-21-2010)
- Teaching Teens Golden Rules (9-20-2010)
- WEEKEND: Your Dream Home (9-18-2010)
- Disciplining Isn't Being Mean (9-17-2010)
- Teens Who Despair (9-16-2010)
- Be Sure To Treat Depression (9-15-2010)
- Teen Suicides on Rise (9-14-2010)
- Family Mission Statement (9-13-2010)
- WEEKEND: The Practicality of Abstinence (9-11-2010)
- Don’t Shut Off Conflict (9-10-2010)
- Keep In the Game (9-9-2010)
- The Grandest Of Parents (9-8-2010)
- Don’t Kick The Dog (9-07-2010)
- Is That Normal for Teens? (9-6-2010)
- WEEKEND: Teens Back to School (9-04-2010)
- Reward Their Progress (9-03-2010)
- Structured For Success (9-2-2010)
- Love That Is Unconditional (9-1-2010)
- August 2010
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- The Mirror Of Injustice (8-31-2010)
- Teen Runaways (8-30-2010)
- WEEKEND: Boundaries (8-28-2010)
- Using the Right Words (8-27-2010)
- Teen Parenting Priority (8-26-2010)
- Firestarters in the Family (8-25-2010)
- Trust Your Teen (8-24-2010)
- Unexpected Generosity (8-23-2010)
- WEEKEND: When Nothing Works (8-21-2010)
- Right the Wrong (8-20-2010)
- Engulfed (8-19-2010)
- Consumed by Video Games (8-18-2010)
- Do It Now, Not Later (8-17-2010)
- Pre-Teens and Drugs (8-16-2010)
- WEEKEND: Instilling Value in Your Teen (8-14-2010)
- Your Teen in Shutdown Mode (8-13-2010)
- Listen to Your Teen's Heart (8-12-2010)
- Hugs After Conflict (8-11-2010)
- The Power Of A Question (8-10-2010)
- Just Listen to Your Teen (8-9-2010)
- WEEKEND: Let the Consequences Come (8-7-2010)
- Take Time To Connect With Your Teen (8-6-2010)
- Teen Rescue Harm (8-5-2010)
- Teen Discipline From Other Authorities (8-4-2010)
- Parents Who Smother (8-3-2010)
- Appropriate Anger for Parents (8-2-2010)
- July 2010
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- WEEKEND: Consistency in Parenting is Key (7-31-2010)
- Parents Can Be A Sounding Board (7-30-2010)
- Rebellion Or Not? (7-29-2010)
- Help Teens Find Their Purpose (7-28-2010)
- Discuss The Options (7-27-2010)
- Listen Without Responding (7-26-2010)
- WEEKEND: Making Wise Choices (7-24-2010)
- Teen Dishonesty (7-23-2010)
- When Evidence Is Found (7-22-2010)
- Teens Hanging Out (7-21-2010)
- The Value Of A Question (7-20-2010)
- A Challenge Parent and Teen Can Enjoy (7-19-2010)
- WEEKEND: Teen Suicide (7-17-2010)
- My Most Valuable Advice (7-16-2010)
- Teens Finding A Place Of Peace (7-15-2010)
- Weary from Worry (7-14-2010)
- Learning From Your Mistakes (7-13-2010)
- Imperfect Lessons For Teens (7-12-2010)
- WEEKEND: Bullying and Cyberbullying (7-10-2010)
- Teen Disrespect Is A Symptom (7-9-2010)
- Demanding Teens (7-8-2010)
- Parental Intuition (7-7-2010)
- It Takes Two To Argue (7-6-2010)
- If Parents Could Do It Over (7-5-2010)
- WEEKEND: Communication Mistakes (7-3-2010)
- Teen Cell Phone Misuse (7-2-2010)
- Losses Found (7-1-2010)
- June 2010
-
- Handling Anger (6-30-2010)
- Teens Learning To Take Direction (6-29-2010)
- Confident Parenting (6-28-2010)
- WEEKEND: Drugs and Alcohol (6-26-2010)
- No Bribes Here (6-25-2010)
- Get Help This Summer (6-24-2010)
- Get First Things First (6-23-2010)
- Prescription for Peer Pressure (6-22-2010)
- Teens and Sleepovers (6-21-2010)
- WEEKEND: Destructive Teen Behavior (6-19-2010)
- No More Brat Camp (6-18-2010)
- Teens Too Easily Controlled (6-17-2010)
- Five Key Roles For Moms With Boys (6-16-2010)
- Captive Audience (6-15-2010)
- Boys Can Be Sensitive (6-14-2010)
- WEEKEND: Teens and Video Games (6-12-2010)
- Make Sense of Teen Learning (6-11-2010)
- Good Excuses (6-10-2010)
- Belonging Prevents Teen Rebellion (6-9-2010)
- When Different is Good (6-8-2010)
- Working Backwards (6-7-2010)
- WEEKEND: Internet Safety (6-5-2010)
- Help for Your Teen (6-04-2010)
- Be a Safe Place for Your Teen (6-03-2010)
- Parents Who Stay Engaged (6-02-2010)
- Teens and More Stuff (6-1-2010)
- May 2010
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- Keep It Honest (5-31-2010)
- WEEKEND: Dealing With Teen Dishonesty (5-29-2010)
- The Family Citizen (5-28-2010)
- Waffling on the Consequences (5-27-2010)
- First-Time Consequences (5-26-2010)
- Failed Consequences (5-25-2010)
- What the Bible Says About Discipline (5-24-2010)
- WEEKEND: Confronting Teen Mistakes (5-22-2010)
- Down the Road (5-21-2010)
- Most Important Influences (5-20-2010)
- What Comes First For You? (5-19-2010)
- Team Players (5-18-2010)
- Psychological Crazes (5-17-2010)
- WEEKEND: Rule-Making and Ruling (5-15-2010)
- The Adopted Family (5-14-2010)
- Dating…Why Wait? (5-13-2010)
- Steps to Restoration (5-12-2010)
- Attractive Life or Not? (5-11-2010)
- True Greatness (5-10-2010)
- WEEKEND: Second Chances (5-8-2010)
- Role Playing (5-7-2010)
- Where Integrity Starts (5-6-2010)
- Look In the Interactive Manual (5-5-2010)
- Visions of Faith (5-4-2010)
- Like a Firecracker (5-03-2010)
- WEEKEND: Stops and Starts (5-1-2010)
- April 2010
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- Appetite for the Future (4-30-2010)
- The Final Cure (4-29-2010)
- Worst to Best (4-28-2010)
- Don'ts of Parenting (4-27-2010)
- True To Your Word (4-26-2010)
- WEEKEND: Parenting Anxiety (4-24-2010)
- Isolation Can Lead to Experimentation (4-23-2010)
- Teen Privacy is Not a Right (4-22-2010)
- The Wrong Crowd (4-21-2010)
- Maturity Untangled (4-20-2010)
- You Don't Trust Me (4-19-2010)
- WEEKEND: Pregnancy and Perspective (4-17-2010)
- No Waste In This Lesson (4-16-2010)
- See What You Have Chosen? (4-15-2010)
- Mess It Up, Clean It Up (4-14-2010)
- Privileges That Teach (4-13-2010)
- Being Consistent (4-12-2010)
- WEEKEND: Failure to Launch (4-10-2010)
- More Than a Job (4-9-2010)
- Scripts for Your Teen (4-8-2010)
- Overreacting to Normalcy (4-07-2010)
- Sneaky Teens (4-06-2010)
- Teen Listening Skills (4-5-2010)
- WEEKEND: When Silence Builds Walls (4-3-2010)
- Parental Defense To Drug Abuse (4-02-2010)
- Experience Opens a Teenager's Ears (4-1-2010)
- March 2010
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- Long Haul Parenting (3-31-2010)
- Parenting Ping Pong (3-30-2010)
- Reward Your Teen (3-29-2010)
- WEEKEND: Spiritual Prodigal (3-27-2010)
- Bad Changes (3-26-2010)
- Structured for Success (3-25-2010)
- Sense of Significance (3-24-2010)
- Stay Engaged (3-23-2010)
- Unconditional Love (3-22-2010)
- WEEKEND: Tensions During Break (3-20-2010)
- Too Soon (3-19-2010)
- Quickly Forgotten (3-18-2010)
- A Greater Gift (3-17-2010)
- Fuel on the Flames (3-16-2010)
- Your Family Mission Statement (3-15-2010)
- WEEKEND: It's All in the Approach (3-13-2010)
- True Nature of Rebellion (3-12-2010)
- Underlying Needs (3-11-2010)
- The Turnaround (3-10-2010)
- Teens Focused on Their Pain (3-9-2010)
- Wrong Thinking in Teens (3-8-2010)
- WEEKEND: Management of Medical Issues (3-6-2010)
- Hard Questions (3-5-2010)
- Complete Independence (3-4-2010)
- Junk Heap Parenting (3-3-2010)
- Shared Custody - Two Sets of Standards (3-2-2010)
- Eternal Investments (3-1-2010)
- February 2010
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- WEEKEND: Fired By Your Teen (2-27-2010)
- Brutal Self-Awareness (2-26-2010)
- Help From Heartlight (2-25-2010)
- Fading Teen Fads (2-24-2010)
- Relationships Are Eternal (2-23-2010)
- Parents Aren’t Perfect (2-22-2010)
- WEEKEND: Building Responsibility in Tweens (2-20-2010)
- Success in Life (2-19-2010)
- Mistakes Happen (2-18-2010)
- Next Steps Toward Maturity (2-17-2010)
- New Levels of Teen Dishonesty (2-16-2010)
- Listening Begets Listening (2-15-2010)
- WEEKEND: Building Responsibility in Tweens (2-13-2010)
- Laughing Matters (2-12-2010)
- Managing Teen Confrontation (2-11-2010)
- Continued Love (2-10-2010)
- Teen Struggles (2-09-2010)
- Hidden Causes of Teen Problems (02-08-2010)
- WEEKEND: FamilyLife Today II (2-06-2010)
- God’s Exciting Plan For Me (2-5-2010)
- Purposeful Tears And Goosebumps (2-4-2010)
- Important Question For Teens (2-3-2010)
- Finding God’s Purpose (2-2-2010)
- Teens Seeking Purpose (2-1-2010)
- January 2010
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- WEEKEND: Megan's Story (1-30-2010)
- Teen Stress Test (1-29-2010)
- Handling Teen Discipline (1-28-2010)
- Love Is Never To Be Bargained With (1-27-2010)
- Teen Rebellion True Or False (1-26-2010)
- Teen Freedom, Sooner (1-25-2010)
- WEEKEND: Iceberg or Ice Cube? (1-23-2010)
- Fixing Parental Mistakes (1-22-2010)
- Teens Need To Belong (1-21-2010)
- Ask Your Teen Lots Of Questions (1-20-2010)
- Touch Your Teen’s Heart (1-19-2010)
- Stressed Out Teens (1-18-2010)
- WEEKLY: Missed Opportunities (1-16-2010)
- Buttering Up Your Teen (1-15-2010)
- Teens And The Here And Now (1-14-2010)
- Argue Well With Your Teen (1-13-2010)
- Take Care What You Say To Your Teen (1-12-2010)
- Keep Your Teen Talking (1-11-2010)
- Fight, Flight or Freeze (1-09-2010)
- Perspective In A Teen’s Shoes (1-08-2010)
- Labeled a Problem Child (1-07-2010)
- Parents Need To Lean On God (1-06-2010)
- Parents Can Mess Up Too (1-05-2010)
- Teens Learning To Take Control (1-4-2010)
- WEEKLY: Speaking Your Kid's Language (1-2-2010)
- Options For Teen Fellowship (1-1-2010)
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- 2009
- December 2009
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- Counteracting Teen Selfishness (12-31-2009)
- Keep It In Check (12-30-2009)
- Helping Teens Solve Problems (12-29-2009)
- Ruling Versus Rulemaking (12-28-2009)
- WEEKLY: We'll Keep the Light On for You (12-26-2009)
- Stops and Starts (12-25-2009)
- Christmas Gifts (12-24-2009)
- Adoption's Example (12-23-2009)
- Adoption Stability (12-22-2009)
- Adoption Grace (12-21-2009)
- WEEKLY: Christmas Stress in the Family (12-19-2009)
- A Better Way to Listen to Your Teen (12-18-2009)
- An End to Parenting Anxiety (12-17-2009)
- Pain’s Megaphone (12-16-2009)
- Calm In The Midst Of The Storm (12-15-2009)
- Have Fun With Your Teen (12-14-2009)
- WEEKLY: Leading Your Lost Teen Home (12-12-2009)
- Weekly Contact (12-11-2009)
- Prayers for a Prodigal (12-10-2009)
- Intentionally Teaching Character (12-09-2009)
- Lost in the Translation (12-08-2009)
- But For The Grace Of God (12-07-2009)
- WEEKLY: Map and Compass for Your Teen (12-05-2009)
- A True Friend (12-04-2009)
- Three Character Qualities (12-03-2009)
- An Informed Decision (12-02-2009)
- Susanna’s Intervention (12-1-2009)
- November 2009
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- Holiday Gift (11-30-2009)
- WEEKLY: Parents Being Thankful (11-28-2009)
- Plead With A Prodigal (11-27-2009)
- Welcome Prodigals Back Home (11-26-2009)
- Setting Expectations Too High (11-25-2009)
- Pray For And Acknowledge Your Teen (11-24-2009)
- Point Them to Christ (11-23-2009)
- WEEKLY: When a Parent's Authority is Lost (11-21-2009)
- It Is Up To The Child (11-20-2009)
- Distinguishing Between Good And Evil (11-19-2009)
- Disconnect Between Teens And Parents (11-18-2009)
- Be Watchful (11-17-2009)
- Don’t Push Off (11-16-2009)
- WEEKLY: The Answers Adopted Teens Seek (11-14-2009)
- Turbulence Ahead (11-13-2009)
- Unique To Adoption (11-12-2009)
- Turn From Lecturing To Listening (11-11-2009)
- Adopted Teen Struggles (11-10-2009)
- Teens Accomplishing Their Own Goals (11-09-2009)
- WEEKLY: Dealing with the Difficult Adoption (11-07-2009)
- Age of Maturity (11-06-2009)
- It’s Up To Them (11-05-2009)
- Never Too Late (11-04-2009)
- Senseless Acts Of Insecurity (11-03-2009)
- Mad Dash Parenting (11-02-2009)
- October 2009
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- WEEKLY: When Teens Will Not Go to Church (10-31-2009)
- Stops and Starts in Parenting Teens (10-30-2009)
- Judging the Adult Child (10-29-2009)
- Supporting the Step-Parent (10-28-2009)
- Parenting Mistakes in Divorce (10-27-2009)
- The Impact of Divorce on Teenagers (10-26-2009)
- WEEKLY: Giving Your Teen Proper Freedoms (10-24-2009)
- More Time with Parents (10-23-2009)
- Damage Control for Teens and Divorce (10-22-2009)
- Updating the Parenting Style (10-21-2009)
- Don't Quit Parenting Your Teenager (10-20-2009)
- Constructive Feedback for Teens (10-19-2009)
- WEEKLY: When Divorce Affects Your Teen (10-17-2009)
- Pain Can Be a Good Thing (10-16-2009)
- Wisdom From Consequences (10-15-2009)
- Perfect Kids and Imperfect Choices (10-14-2009)
- Going Through Stages (10-13-2009)
- Not Alone (10-12-2009)
- WEEKLY: Encouragement for Weary Parents (10-10-2009)
- Correcting or Connecting (10-09-2009)
- Defining Moments in Parenting (10-08-2009)
- What Is Underneath Is What Counts (10-7-2009)
- The Family Resort (10-06-2009)
- Puzzling Teens (10-5-2009)
- WEEKLY: Counter-Productive Teen Discipline (10-3-2009)
- A Long Obedience in the Same Direction (10-02-2009)
- Rebellion True or False (10-01-2009)
- September 2009
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- Far and Away (9-30-2009)
- Boundaries for Your Teen (9-29-2009)
- The Overindulged Teen (9-28-2009)
- WEEKLY: Types of Parents that Kids Hate (9-26-2009)
- Performance-Based Parents (9-25-2009)
- Parents Who Nag (9-24-2009)
- Never Enough for Parents (9-23-2009)
- The Disengaged Parent (9-22-2009)
- Failing Well (9-21-2009)
- WEEKLY: When Parents Feel Isolated (9-19-2009)
- Focused on God (9-18-2009)
- Families in Crisis Face Isolation (9-17-2009)
- Churches Can Do More (9-16-2009)
- Bridges in Parenting (9-15-2009)
- Teens Never Ask for Help (9-14-2009)
- WEEKLY: Teen Trauma from 9-11 Disaster (9-12-2009)
- Rejection Fallout From Troubled Teens (9-11-2009)
- Prodigal Pirates (9-10-2009)
- Keep Hope Alive (9-09-2009)
- Don’t Ever Quit Being a Parent (9-08-2009)
- No Immunity for Christian Parents (9-07-2009)
- WEEKLY: Teens Who Demand (9-05-2009)
- Wall of Words (9-04-2009)
- Parents Who Encourage Teen Immaturity (9-03-2009)
- Teens Who Demand Too Much (9-02-2009)
- August 2009
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- Demanding Teens (9-1-2009)
- Embracing the Sinful Child (8-31-2009)
- WEEKLY: Ten Ways to Rebuild a Relationship with Your Teen (8-29-2009)
- Teen Selfishness (8-28-2009)
- Power Over Teen Drug Use (8-27-2009)
- Building Maturity in Teens (8-26-2009)
- Stop Nagging Your Teen (8-25-2009)
- The Discerning Years (8-24-2009)
- WEEKEND: Assessing Your Troubled Teen (8-22-2009)
- Giving Up to Gain (8-21-2009)
- Managing Conflict Together (8-20-2009)
- Hero to Zero (8-19-2009)
- Never Quit (8-18-2009)
- Pick Your Battles Wisely (8-17-2009)
- WEEKEND: Understanding Teenage Selfishness (8-15-2009)
- Not Allowing Disrespect (8-14-2009)
- Out of Control Teen Behavior (8-13-2009)
- Hard Lessons for Teens (8-12-2009)
- What Is Happening To My Teen? (8-11-2009)
- Years to Teen Maturity (8-10-2009)
- WEEKEND: Signs of Teen Drug Use (8-08-2009)
- The Truth for Teens (8-07-2009)
- Teen Imperfection (8-06-2009)
- Structuring Teen Responsibility (8-05-2009)
- Signs of Teen Drug Use
- Give Your Teen Options (8-04-2009)
- Grandfathers of Teens (8-03-2009)
- WEEKEND: The Anatomy of Teen Anger (8-01-2009)
- July 2009
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- Evidence of Underlying Needs (7-31-2009)
- Tarzan School (7-30-2009)
- Spy on Your Teen? (7-29-2009)
- Fixed by Friday (7-28-2009)
- Power of God (7-27-2009)
- Giving Feedback to Your Teen (7-25-2009)
- Missed Opportunities (7-24-2009)
- Nose Dive (7-23-2009)
- Iron Sharpens Iron (7-22-2009)
- Complete Independence (7-21-2009)
- Empty Smiles (7-20-2009)
- Sharing Your Past With Your Teen (7-18-2009)
- Two Sets of Standards (7-17-2009)
- Eternal Investments (7-16-2009)
- Constructive Feedback for Teens (7-15-2009)
- A Taste of God (7-14-2009)
- Parent Heroes (7-13-2009)
- When Good Parenting Yields Bad Results (7-11-2009)
- Don't Redo Their Work (7-10-2009)
- Letting Anger Go (7-09-2009)
- Moms and Dads of Teens (7-08-2009)
- Focus on the Teen's Heart (7-07-2009)
- Teen Peer Pressure (7-06-2009)
- Letting the Rope Out (7-04-2009)
- At-Risk Teens (7-03-2009)
- Sober Schools for Teens (7-02-2009)
- Rules for Household Rules (7-01-2009)
- June 2009
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- Macy's Adoption (6-30-2009)
- Barbed Wire (6-29-2009)
- Rules and Consequences for Your Home (6-27-2009)
- Mean Teen Girls (6-26-2009)
- Parents and Divorce (6-25-2009)
- Parent Perfectionism (6-24-2009)
- The King Who Never Leaves Us (6-23-2009)
- Teen Self-Awareness (6-22-2009)
- When Teens Shatter Your Dreams (6-20-2009)
- Worry's Wrong Assumptions (6-19-2009)
- Faithful Love (6-18-2009)
- Teen Angry Answers (6-17-2009)
- Sorting Out Sports for Teens (6-16-2009)
- Teens Who Argue (6-15-2009)
- Watching Out for Teen Pitfalls (6-13-2009)
- Teens and Peers (6-12-2009)
- Teen Expectations (6-11-2009)
- Useful Purpose (6-10-2009)
- Gracious Parenting (6-09-2009)
- Teen Character Building (6-08-2009)
- A Different Approach to Raising Your Teen (6-06-2009)
- Parents Are Teachers Too (6-05-2009)
- A Parent's Fading Halo (6-04-2009)
- Teen Self-Control (6-03-2009)
- Teen Loss and Anger (6-02-2009)
- Kathy's Rebellion (6-01-2009)
- May 2009
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- The Author of Reconciliation (5-30-2009)
- That's Not Love (5-29-2009)
- Teen Priorities (5-28-2009)
- Wait to Help Your Teen (5-27-2009)
- Parental Unconditional Love (5-26-2009)
- Teen Sheltering (5-25-2009)
- Parental Controls and the Internet (5-23-2009)
- School Troubles for Teens (5-22-2009)
- Teen Rope Burn (5-21-2009)
- When Teens Hit Rock Bottom (5-20-2009)
- Perfect Teens (5-19-2009)
- Parents Responding Well (5-18-2009)
- Keeping Marriage Going Amidst Teen Struggles (5-16-2009)
- Positive Teen Reinforcements (5-15-2009)
- Parental Love and Teen Change (5-14-2009)
- Teenage Mistakes (5-13-2009)
- Middle School Wars (5-12-2009)
- Fight for Family Blessings (5-11-2009)
- Your Kids, the Internet, and Pornography (5-09-2009)
- Love a Teen (5-08-2009)
- Stupid Teen Stuff (5-07-2009)
- Fireproof Your Teen? (5-06-2009)
- Maturing Consequences for Teens (5-05-2009)
- 20-20 for Parents of Teens (5-4-2009)
- April 2009
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- Teen Lessons In Jail (5-01-2009)
- Teen Rules Based on Parent Beliefs (4-30-2009)
- Teen Disrespect (4-29-2009)
- Teen Rebellion (4-28-2009)
- Teens Learning to Reason (4-27-2009)
- My Teen is a Different Person Online (4-25-2009)
- Dangerous Teen Games (4-24-2009)
- Teens Caught in Divorce (4-23-2009)
- When Teens are Seriously Ill (4-22-2009)
- Teen Culture of Curiosity (4-21-2009)
- Graduation to Normal (4-20-2009)
- Bridges to Rebellious Teens (4-17-2009)
- Grandparenting Teens (4-16-2009)
- Answered Prayers for Teenagers (4-15-2009)
- Parental Anger (4-14-2009)
- NO REGRETS PARENTING (4-13-2009)
- Parenting Through the Pain (4-10-2009)
- Understand Your Teen's Desires (4-09-2009)
- Teen Anger (4-08-2009)
- Move On Parenting (4-07-2009)
- Struggling Teen (4-06-2009)
- Restless Parents (4-03-2009)
- Step-Parenting Roles (4-02-2009)
- Parental Imperfection (4-01-2009)
- March 2009
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- Brush Off Teen Pushoff (3-31-2009)
- What to Tell Your Teen (3-30-2009)
- Teen Reality Treatment (3-27-2009)
- Bad News From Your Teen (3-26-2009)
- Teen Peer Pressure (3-25-2009)
- Tough Times for Teens (3-24-2009)
- Step-Family Teen Problems (3-23-2009)
- Parental Roles (3-20-2009)
- Teen Truths (3-19-2009)
- God's Direction for Your Teen (3-18-2009)
- Disguised As Teen Rebellion (3-17-2009)
- Time Wise Parenting (3-16-2009)
- Teen Communications (3-13-2009)
- Teens and Porn (3-12-2009)
- Station Appreciation (3-11-2009)
- Teen Trouble (3-10-2009)
- Adoption Void (03-09-2009)
- Confusing Culture for Teens (3-06-2009)
- All in the Family (3-05-2009)
- Root Causes (3-04-2009)
- Getting Ready (3-03-2009)
- Absence of Malice (3-02-2009)
- February 2009
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- When to Disengage (2-27-2009)
- Value and Validation (2-26-2009)
- Graceful Parenting (2-25-2009)
- Ruled (2-24-2009)
- Working It (2-23-2009)
- Prevention (2-20-2009)
- Taking Stock (2-19-2009)
- Fixes (2-18-2009)
- Foolish Man Becoming Wise (2-17-2009)
- Forever (2-16-2009)
- Cooler Online (2-13-2009)
- Fads (2-12-2009)
- Peace and Hope (2-11-2009)
- Beliefs (2-10-2009)
- Performance Standard (2-09-2009)
- Joke Night (2-06-2009)
- Take Out the Trash (2-05-2009)
- Wet Blankets (2-04-2009)
- Garmin Parenting (2-3-2009)
- Find A New Direction (2-02-2009)
- January 2009
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- Grandpa's Gift (1-30-2009)
- Parenting Pain (1-29-2009)
- Formula for Success for Teens (1-28-2009)
- Arena for a Relationship (1-27-2009)
- Rest from the Culture (1-26-2009)
- Dangers to Self (1-23-2009)
- Blessings of Struggle (1-22-2009)
- Positive Reinforcement (1-21-2009)
- Ultimate Hope (1-20-2009)
- Shifting Styles (1-19-2009)
- Normal or Not (1-16-2009)
- Making a Connection (1-15-2009)
- The Listening Challenge (1-14-2009)
- Handling Holidays (1-13-2009)
- Electronic Vow of Silence (1-12-2009)
- Down and Out (1-09-2009)
- Damages (1-08-2009)
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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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