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Parents, Learn to Start Saying "No"
Season 1 Episode 556
Doing everything for your children when they're little is totally acceptable — but when they become teens, continuing to attend to their every need will only enable their selfishness. In this episode…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Pick Your Battles Wisely
Season 1 Episode 555
Today's teens are living in a culture that is often vile and full of demeaning language, and not surprisingly, this is reflected in today's popular music. So if your teen is listening to music you do…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Grandparents, What Do You Want to Be Known For?
Season 1 Episode 554
If you're a grandparent — or will become one someday — you'll need to examine your relationship with your grandkids and what impression you are leaving upon their hearts. You have wisdom they despera…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
The Key to Connection: Listen More, Talk Less
Season 1 Episode 553
How well do you truly know your children? Do you spend time listening to them at the dinner table? Or is that time simply spent lecturing your teen? In this devotional, Mark Gregston shares the impor…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Helping Teens Work Through Grief
Season 1 Episode 552
When teens push down deep wounds, such as grief and low self-worth, those repressed emotions will eventually explode — often in very unhealthy ways. In this episode, Mark Gregston chats with a couple…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Making the Best of the School Year
Season 1 Episode 551
As the back-to-school season rapidly approaches, your teen might be nervous about returning to the pressures of middle school or high school. So how can you, as a parent, help shift their gaze away f…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Figuring Out a Teen's Spiritual Love Language
Season 1 Episode 550
So, your teen has declared they no longer want to go to church — what now?! In this episode, Mark Gregston sits down to answer some tough questions, including what a parent's response should be when …
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Do You Have a Good Relationship With Your Teen?
Season 1 Episode 549
Do you know how to tell if you have a good, healthy relationship with your teenager? Mark Gregston and Wayne Shepherd share FIVE markers you can use to gauge how well you're connecting with your teen…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
When Kids Are Blindsided by Culture
Season 1 Episode 548
As kids enter their teen years, they get completely bombarded by information, gossip and negative messaging from media sources all around them. Unfortunately, as your teen's head spins with all the i…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Adopted Teens: Struggling with Attachment
Season 1 Episode 547
Adopted teens — and their parents — often have a unique set of challenges throughout the adolescent years as the teen explores questions about their birth parents. Mark sits down to chat with some He…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago