The Pain of Releasing Your Grown Child
As a child enters adulthood, it can be tough to release the parental grip, but letting go can be the healthiest option.
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Preparing for the Teen Years
My children are still young, and they are doing fine now, but I worry a lot about the adolescent years that lie ahead. I've seen other parents go through some pretty terrible things when their teenage
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Adolescence Is an Age of Conformity
The pressure to follow the whims of the group (called the “herd instinct”) is never so great as during the adolescent years. This drive may be all-consuming to a teenager when any deviation from the “in” behavior is a serious breach of etiquette. And there is tyranny in this pressure.
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Improving Your Child’s Self-Esteem
Prepare your children for the turbulent teen years by helping them sharpen their skills and abilities while they're young.
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Don’t Overdo After-School Activities
Compulsive parenting can be equally hazardous to the object of all this attention: the child. Many parents today burn out their kids with too many scheduled activities. Like Martha (Luke 10:40), they allow busyness to distract their family from what is truly important.
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Pachyderms and Teens
Don’t let loneliness break the spirit of your teen. Teach him or her that it’s important not to conform to the whims of adolescent society.
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Growing Up Early and Late
Growth patterns impact a teen’s self-confidence. Understanding that fact brings insight into his or her world.
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What Parents Should Know About Teens, Part 2
Teenagers crave freedom but secretly, three out of four kids want a “take-charge parent.”
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What Parents Should Know About Teens, Part 1
Parenting teens can feel like navigating a minefield of emotions and boundaries.
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Why Teens Are Vulnerable and Fearful
Question: Dr. Dobson, why are kids so vulnerable? How do you explain this paralyzing social fear at an age when they are notoriously gutsy? There is very little else that scares them. Teenagers drive
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