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PODCAST: Why Teens Should Know LOTS About Sex!

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Oct 7, 2021 | Parenting Teenagers, Podcasts

We often get asked to do a podcast that parents can listen to WITH their teens to talk about some of the issues we often raise. People want a good resource and a good way to talk about important stuff with their kids, but sometimes our podcasts just aren’t...

Christian Parenting Should Involve More than Influencing Your Kids’ Faith Walk

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 20, 2021 | Parenting Teenagers

We’ve been talking about direct communication all month, and while that’s so important in marriage, it’s also super important with parenting. Are you able to communicate with your kids? I’ve been looking for sponsors for the blog and the...

How To Have an Annual Family General Meeting

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 13, 2021 | Doing Life Together

Want to help your kids feel cared for, listened to, included? And want to help them understand more what goes into running the family? Welcome to the Annual Family General Meeting! For many of you in the U.S., school is just starting up again (those of us in Canada...

Can You Be Your Child’s Friend as Well as Their Parent?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 18, 2021 | Parenting Teenagers

Is it bad to be your child’s friend if you’re also their parent? One of the pieces of advice we often hear in parenting circles is: “Remember, you’re their parent, not their friend.” To be honest, when my children were little and I was...

18 Things to Tell Your 16-Year-Old Son about Sex and Relationships

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 13, 2021 | Parenting Teenagers

What do you wish you could go back in time and say to your husband at 16 to encourage him? Or what do you want to say to your teenage son? I know it’s Thursday and it’s podcast day, but we hit a technical snag this week and we had to re-record some of it...

18 Things I’d Tell 16-Year-Old Me About Sex and Relationships

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 4, 2021 | Parenting Teenagers

I’ve been realizing lately I need to have compassion on younger me who was taught toxic stuff–and didn’t know how to reject it. And as I shared yesterday in my “Fixed it for you” posts, sometimes I’ve even taught that toxic stuff...