Post tagged with teen counseling

  • 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...

  • Connecting With Your Teen

    October 04th, 201001:02 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    Do You Know How to Really Connect with Your Teenage Son or Daughter? Let me give you some pointers… Teens today are experts in the art of mass communications. They have every communications gadget imaginable and they communicate to friends and the whole world about things that might be better left unsaid. After all, does the world really need to...

  • 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...

  • Is Your Teenager Driving You Crazy?

    March 11th, 201004:21 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    There is much in the news these days about cars accelerating out of control, leaving the driver and passengers helpless to know how to slow down or stop their runaway vehicle. That's kind of what it is like in a family with a teenager who is out of control. The whole family gets swept along for the not so joyful ride. Is your family experiencing a...

  • Guiding Your Teenager

    December 14th, 200912:36 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    Parents of teenagers can grow anxious about the path their teen is choosing in life. They might worry about their teen's future, or even fret over whether or not they'll have a good relationship with their teen after they leave home. If you're feeling anxious today, I'd like to offer some advice. First, let's put anxiety into perspective with the ...

  • A Healthy Relationship with Your Teen

    November 19th, 200902:04 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    Do you want to become your child's best friend? Of course you do! But does friendship with your child ever get in the way of your parenting? Do you cover your eyes and ears, or overlook problems with your teenager's behavior because you fear that confrontation will hurt your relationship? Some parents place so much value on having a great relation...

  • TEN WAYS TO TURN AROUND YOUR TEEN

    November 13th, 200905:10 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    FREE E-BOOK FOR PARENTS OF TEENAGERS... Mark Gregston and Heartlight Ministries Foundation announce the release of a free 107-page e-book written for the parents of difficult or wayward teenagers titled, Ten Ways to Turn Around Your Teen. The downloadable e-book is filled with advice from teen expert Mark Gregston, based on articles he's written o...

  • Fired By Your Teen

    August 04th, 200911:41 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    "You're fired!" are two words we never expect to hear. That kind of feedback conveys a message to the ears of the one receiving it that says; "You're no longer worthy. You're a failure. We don't need you anymore. You didn't do well. You didn't make "the mark." You are a loser. You are wrong. You can't do anything right. We're better off without you...

  • Adoption Issues in the Teen Years

    July 30th, 200902:17 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    Most adopted children that I've worked with have one question on their minds in the teen years that is frankly unanswerable. That question creates a void, especially during adolescence.  And that question is, "Why was I abandoned by my birth-mother?" Here's an interesting statistic...over 40% of our teen residents at Heartlight, our ...
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