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What do you need to know as a mom to a teenager? How can you set yourself up for success and have the right expectations? Today we are sharing helpful ways to be a Brave Mom during the teen years.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Ask God for wisdom
- Ask God to help your kids see that their friends are not the greatest source of information
- Teach them to ask you the tough questions
- Ask for forgiveness and model humility
- Hug them often
- Give them space when they need it and don’t be offended by their need for space
- Let them question their faith when they need to and be in it with them
- Pray with them about the things they are concerned about
- Help them learn to deal with stress
- Teach them about taking their thoughts captive and that overwhelmed is a lie
- These are great years to discuss dating relationships, standards and how to treat each other
- Keep cultivating a sense of family identity
- Continue to comfort them, teach them how to comfort others, listen and to wait for times of non-conflict
