We’ll look at some of these issues:
* How is growing up today different from twenty or
thirty years ago?
* What makes adolescence such a perilous journey?
* What are the three key factors that shape the teen-
age experience in this second decade of the new
millennium?
* What is adolescent schizophrenia, and how does it
affect your child?
Helping Teenagers Grow Spiritually:
Real Life. Discipleship. In the RealWorld.
At the end of the day, it isn’t the church, the youth
group, Oprah, Bono or Vegetales who is responsible for
nurturing the spiritual lives of our children. That respon-
sibility is ours; and what a precious, weighty, sometimes
exhilarating and sometimes difficult calling it is! But, what
does real life discipleship look like in the life of a teen-
ager? Is there really any such thing as a teenage disciple?
This seminar offers parents encouragement and practical
guidance as we undertake this sacred task.
You’ll learn some of the basic traits of teenage
discipleship:
* A first-hand faith;
* A faith that affects the heart and the head;
* A faith that impacts everyday life;
* A faith that endures even in the midst of struggle;
* A faith that becomes flesh.
Practical Principles:
Intentional Parenting - Practical Principles.
“The problem with parenting is that we have to prac-
tice on live subjects”. Just when we think we’ve learned
a little about how to do it better, another child comes
along, with a different personality, and different issues,
and different aspirations. And we have to learn all over
again! But, there are some basic principles that encircle
the whole process, and it’s those principles we want to
identify and affirm in this final session.
You’ll leave this final session with some practical advice
about:
* How to enforce rules without forcing away your
child;
* How to build communication with a child who has
stopped talking;
* The three most basic life skills a teenager needs to
learn;
* Picking the battles that are truly worth fighting;
* How to turn the darkness of consequences into the
light of discovery;
* How to talk about sex - even if you don’t want to.
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