How to really listen to what your teen has to say
"You never listen to me!" The words came choking out through Andrea's tears. I suddenly felt off balance. What was happening here? I'd been ...
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The true strength of marital gentleness
During my dating years, I heard a husband respond to his wife in such a gentle and humorous way that it didn’t even appear he had corrected her at ...
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A strategy for resolving parent-teen conflict
Joan could feel her body tighten and fine beads of sweat breaking out on her brow. She remembered how she had felt giving a speech in front of a high ...
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Why your teen needs boundaries
Contrary to what most mums and dads think, teens really do want rules. Rules help keep them headed in the right direction and prevent them from ...
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Parent-teen relationship destroyers
I have never had a mum tell me, "I want my daughter to be perfect," or had a dad say, "I want to have absolute authority over my ...
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How to set clear boundaries for your teen
It is never an easy "enlightenment" to find out that your teen has been doing things that are hardly acceptable, and it can be completely ...
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How to heal the damage caused by parent-teen conflict
I’ve been confronting kids for 35 years and it wasn’t any easier the last time as it was the first time I challenged or confronted behaviour, ...
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Trusting in Christ’s gift of second chances for your teen
"I choose joy . . . I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance . . . I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an ...
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5 tips for staying sane while raising teenagers
When our children were small, we used to hold them tightly, then pray they’d sleep through the night. Now that they are teenagers we can’t get ...
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Q & A: Surviving mood swings, conflict and defiance
Question: Help! I’m a parent of a teenager, and the constant conflicts, mood swings and challenges to my authority are taking a serious toll on my ...
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Dealing with teen depression
Melissa, age 13, suffers from terrible stomach pain and headaches. In fact, she has come to the emergency room (ER) and seen her paediatrician 10 ...
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Mourning in marriage after the loss of a child
"Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys," writer and ...
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