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Dear Quinn, Help My Parenting! Your Listener Questions Answered About Helping Kids Become More Independent, Disrespectful Teens and Moms that Need Breaks

In the episode, Quinn answers these questions: 

       1. What should a mom do when they feel that their kids are being highly vocal in their teen years about the
things I am not doing right as a parent? I want to take feedback, but don’t want my feelings hurt.
2. My children are moving from the younger needy phase to the older independent phase and I’m struggling
to let go of micromanaging them. How long are we supposed to let the leash lengthen between us and our
child as they grow?
3. What happens when I am touched out? I don’t want to be rude to them but I need space.  

Mind Renewal Tip:
In parenting, if we remember that we grow as parents as our children grow as humans, we stay humble and adapt as their needs change.  

Scripture Renewal Tip:
"Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her." Proverbs 3:13-15: 

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