Today, Mark Gregston, Wayne Shepherd and Courtney Lefleur explore the process of guiding teens from dependence to maturity through three stages — teaching, training and transferring. Mark explains that parents must shift from simply instructing their children to giving them hands-on responsibility and freedom to make mistakes, allowing them to grow into capable adults. The three emphasize that when parents fail to release control, teens become frustrated, dependent and disconnected from their peers. Together, the hosts encourage parents to trust their teens, model maturity and intentionally plan how to pass on responsibility so their children can thrive independently.

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