Parenting Today's Teens

Many times the most irresponsible and unmotivated teen has parents who are the exact opposite!

There are three C’s in every teenager’s home. Two are always present—and one is avoidable!

How do you confront a teen’s inappropriate behavior?

Kids are bound to make poor choices and foolish mistakes. So the next time your teen blows it, how can you offer him grace—without letting him off the hook? Heartlight founder and director Mark Gregston talks balancing grace and consequences on this edition of Parenting Today’s Teens.

We can all think of a few laws that don’t make a lot of sense.

When is it okay to invade your teen’s privacy?

There’s more to forgiveness than a dictionary definition.

What are your goals as a parent?

When life becomes difficult, even teens want to retreat, take a break, and regroup.

In grade school, it starts with kids making up wild stories—while keeping their fingers crossed behind their backs! But as time goes on, many teens fall into a deeper pattern of cheating, lying, and intertwining the truth with fiction. Today on Parenting Today’s Teens, Mark Gregston helps moms and dads deal with dishonesty in their teens.