I don’t spend too much time in the kitchen… I prefer to barbeque on the back porch.  But I do know that recipes make baking a whole lot easier.  The problem comes when we apply the step-by-step process to raising kids!

Adding ingredients in the right order and giving it time in the oven may work in the kitchen… but you’re in trouble if you think that’s the way parenting works!

Raising mature and independent adults takes intentionality.  Focus on building a relationship, listening to your teen, and sticking to your boundaries.  This will be an ongoing process… long after your kids leave the home.

Remember, parenting doesn’t take a simple recipe… it takes a mindset.  And it takes time.

 

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