You are not alone if you have questions about parenting teens. For example, how do we encourage our kids to move out of their comfort zones? How do we protect them from burnout and chaos? How can we help them succeed at what God has gifted and called them to do? But today, we're getting some answers.

Today, in episode #87, I continue my conversation with New York Times Bestselling author Jon Acuff. He is joined by one of his lovely daughters, McRae. She wrote the amazing book How Teens Win: The Student's Guide to Accomplishing Big Goals. If you missed episode #86, head back there first to catch the first part of this interview. Jon and McRae laid the groundwork for an insightful conversation on helping our teens set and achieve their goals.

In Episode #87, we discuss:

• Understanding the three performance zones
• How to help teens break out of the comfort zone and avoid the burnout of the chaos zone
• The benefits of mentors, external influences, apologies, and vulnerability 
• Practical parenting tools from the book, How Teens Win, as well as from the personal lives of the Acuff and Snead homes

Check out all that Jo has to offer at www.jonacuff.com.

Resources mentioned in this UnPerfect Podcast Episode:

• How Teens Win: The Student's Guide to Accomplishing Big Goals, by Jon, L.E. and McRae Acuff
• All It Takes Is a Goal: The 3-Step Plan to Ditch Regret and Tap Into Your Massive Potential by John Acuff
• The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, by Jonathan Haidt

Other Episodes related to the topic of parenting teens:

#52 Entrusting My Kid to God

#30 Trusting God With My Kids' Heart

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