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Love the Most When It's Deserved the Least
Season 1 Episode 559
Most teens, at their core, just want to know there is no mistake they could make that would cause their parents to love them less. Mark Gregston is j…
3 years, 8 months ago
Give Your Kids Permission to Be Imperfect
Season 1 Episode 558
One of the fastest ways to damage your relationship with your teen is to constantly demand perfection or place unreasonable expectations on them — yo…
3 years, 8 months ago
Can Change Be Sustainable?
Season 1 Episode 557
On today's episode, Mark Gregston sits down with a couple of Heartlight teens, including Emily, who is just about to graduate from the residential co…
3 years, 8 months ago
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 w…
3 years, 8 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 m…
3 years, 8 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 leavi…
3 years, 8 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? …
3 years, 8 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. …
3 years, 8 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 …
3 years, 8 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, …
3 years, 9 months ago