The Parent Adventure: Adventuring With Your Teen & Young Adult

Ready for a ride??? Fasten your seat belts as raising teens can feel like a speedway with a lot of hairpin turns! Change. Flexibility. The teen adventure is about shifting gears.

Impressions and Your Teen

Teenagers are great aren’t they? They are curious, adventurous risk-takers. They are passionate, savvy, and spontaneous. They are idealistic. They have big dreams. With so much hope and potential in their favor, why do they cause parents such frustration? How can we channel their strengths as we continue to plant seeds into the hearts of these emerging adults? Recognizing their Needs Hormones are on overdrive. Bodies are changing. Brains are still…

Parent Adventure: Teens

Teen – it is a small number, but so complex! When our children hit their teenage years, it is natural for them to want to make their own decisions and think for himself while rejecting the opinions of mom and dad. They possess a natural curiosity and belief in invincibility which makes them passionate about ideas and courageous risk-takers. On the flip-side, it can make parents experience some emotional whiplash…