How to connect with 16 – 18 year olds
How to Connect With 16-18 Year Olds It can be hard to figure out how to connect with 16-18 year olds. You can start with engaging and connecting. ...
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How to connect with young teens
Take Time to Engage Ever wonder how to connect with young teens? My wife and I connected with our kids at a local stock car race. During the opening ...
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Tools for listening to your teens
When we asked a group of kids ages 13 through 17 about their concerns, they said they wanted to be able to communicate with their parents in healthy, ...
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Preparing your teen for the work world
One day my teenage twin sons decided they didn’t want to help around the house. One said, “All we do is work! We go to school, then to practice. ...
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Deeper conversations with your teen: The questions you need to ask
It seems crazy to have to admit this. It’s such a ridiculous thing to face up to, but here’s the truth of it: I don’t know how to talk to my ...
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“The least of these” and your teens
Penny Hunter wasn't as guarded as she intended in her phone conversation with a colleague from a human rights ministry where she served. Her son, ...
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Making wise decisions during conflicts
Previous article in this series: Finding the best solution to any conflict When the Smalley kids were teens and large conflicts came up within our ...
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Over scheduled teens
Sports, theatre, band, school projects, jobs, University prep, church activities — the lives of today's teenagers are fast-paced and jam-packed. ...
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4 truths in a culture of lies
I glanced at my daughter's phone screen and scanned the conversation she was having with a boy who was her friend. At one time I thought our five ...
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The 5 love languages and your teen
"On a 0-to-10 scale, how much do your parents love you?" That was the question posed to 13-year-old Mark. Without batting an eye, he ...
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How your teen thinks
As the mother of 15- and 16-year-old daughters, I’m often puzzled by what my teens are thinking. In fact, several years ago my sullen and surly ...
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Developing friendships that last
"I feel plain, unlikable and lonely," despairs Lisa, a bright teenager from a loving home. "It seems nobody wants to be my friend — ...
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