Post tagged with parenting teens

  • 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...

  • Teen Boundaries and Learning Self Control

    December 14th, 201004:25 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    I hear this all the time from young people…“I want to make decisions for myself.  I want to be in control of my own life.”  My first thought is, “Hallelujah! Your parents want the same thing – but like everything else in life, it must be within certain boundaries.” Boundaries aren’t handcuffs; they free teenagers to make de...

  • Teen Conflicts Over the Holidays

    December 06th, 201012:14 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    The holiday season can be a joyful, happy time, particularly if you’ve come from a perfectly harmonious family. But since I know of no such perfect family, I’m sure the majority of people reading this have mixed feelings at best. There are plenty of reasons to be stressed out around the holidays; not the least of which is the time the...

  • A Father’s Critical Role

    October 28th, 201004:24 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    Don’t be fooled into thinking that dads aren’t all that important.  Kids need dads to validate their self-worth.  Many problems can come to a family and to future relationships for the children when a dad is absent or not as involved with his kids as they need him to be.  Not only does an absent dad make it hard on the mom – w...

  • Parenting Teens: Parental Authority vs. Peer Pressure

    October 08th, 201003:09 PM ET
    By Empowering Parents
    It’s one of the hardest things parents deal with: even ifyou’re trying to raise your child the right way, as soon as he walksout the door, you know he’s going to be exposed to all sorts ofnegative—even dangerous—influences. From dress to attitude to a popularculture that says it’s cool to drink and do drugs, parents have everyright to b...

  • Teenagers and the Internet

    June 04th, 201008:46 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    In the 60's, Christian parents were outraged over the "shocking" youth culture.  However, parents today may wish for the "good old 60's," because on all levels, kids today are into far worse stuff, thanks mostly to the Internet.  Who would have ever thought that the Internet would beat out television and mov...

  • Hope for Parenting the "Me" Generation

    April 23rd, 201011:48 AM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    Baby Boomers were so bent on having better relationships with their children than they had with their own parents, they tended to set aside their primary role as parents. Their desire to be their child's best friend spawned a self-centered, demanding, "Me Generation" who believes the world revolves around them. Parenting in Past Generations -- To...

  • Parenting Super Hero or Not?

    April 05th, 201001:49 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    Being a super hero works out pretty well in the movies or comic books, but when it comes to parenting, rescuing your teenager every time can lead to problems. It can spoil their ability to see the world as it truly is, and it can cause uncaring, self-centered and entitled thinking in your teenager now and throughout their lifetime. Parents are wir...
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