Post tagged with family life

  • How to Reduce Negative Peer Pressure

    June 03rd, 201105:27 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    Sometimes we think of peer pressure as something that only affects our kids. But it is a natural part of our makeup, and it affects us all. I visited a Harley rally not too long ago. Now, I’m in my 50s, and there were a lot of guys there even older than me. (Really.) I can tell you that I saw evidence of peer pressure there too, everywhere. Peop...

  • Relieving Anger and Tension in the Home

    June 03rd, 201105:21 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    It’s important that our homes be a place where everyone can release their tension in appropriate ways and find a respite and relief. If not, your teens will find ways to self-medicate the tension away through drugs, alcohol, promiscuity or self-harm. The pressures of their world are far greater than when we were kids, so let me share with you so...

  • When Teens Seem Ungrateful

    June 03rd, 201104:59 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    “I can do this on my own!” “I don’t need your help!” “Quit treating me like a child!” How do you respond to statements like these from your teenager? Do they upset you, or do you see these as signs of a necessary process taking place? Rather than considering them a slap in the face from an ungrateful or rebellious child, I encour...

  • Teens Caught in a Digital World

    March 24th, 201112:31 AM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    Laptops, iPhones, iPads, iPods, Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Yourspace, IM, Droids, apps, downloads, wireless, 3G, 4G, iTunes, Blackberry, bluetooth, Xbox, Wii…everything about how we engage with and communicate with other people has changed. It can be overwhelming. And perhaps the most dramatic impact of all this “progress” on our teenagers...

  • Does Your Family Need Remodeling?

    September 20th, 201002:28 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    Parents with a rebellious teenager tell me that their family seems to be falling apart at the seams. The whole family is in a constant state of turmoil and walking on eggshells. But I tell them that their home can again become whole; in fact, with some hard work, it can become their dream home. Most people think of their dream home in terms of a h...

  • Resolutions for You and Your Teenager

    September 14th, 201001:12 AM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    Like New Year’s resolutions, the start of the school year is a perfect time for parents and teenagers to make resolutions together in regard to goals, responsibilities, and expectations. Think about what you and your teen hope to accomplish and how you will interact this year. That starts by reviewing your household rules to make sure they are ...

  • Facebook Wisdom for Parents

    March 01st, 201009:42 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    In late December, I launched a Parenting Today's Teens page on Facebook. For those who have not joined our discussion and encouragement group on Facebook, I thought I'd share just a few of those conversations and the profound words of wisdom from others, as we've discussed everything having to do with raising teenagers. I'll first in...

  • Raising up Missionaries

    July 28th, 200912:07 PM ET
    By Ann Dunagan
    "We didn’t make a plan to raise up missionaries; we made a plan to raise up children who joyfully love and serve our Lord. Whether He calls them to the military, to missions, to teaching, to the pastorate . . . it doesn’t matter. ALL we have wanted for our children (career wise) is for them to love and serve the Lord..." - Laurel Diacogia...

  • June 22nd, 200910:34 PM ET
    By Ann Dunagan
    Releasing Your Family to God's Destiny Often, parents and teachers ask their children, "What do YOU want to be when you grow up?" In a world that is increasingly self-seeking, self-centered, and self-absorbed, the answers are consistently more egocentric-"a movie star," "a rock star," "a dance star." Even within the church, this present genera...

  • Training Kids (and Teens) On-Target

    April 28th, 200903:38 PM ET
    By Ann Dunagan
    In training our children, we need to aim them toward the bulls-eye of God's destiny. Instead of focusing on the "NO" side of man's legalism (emphasizing endless rules and regulations) it's much more fulfilling to challenge our kids to live on the "YES" side of God's life and love (emphasizing His eternal plans and purposes). With an inward...
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