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What would it feel like when you're a sixth grader and you don't want to go to school because you're

afraid? What would it feel like when you're a sophomore in high school and you hear like a chair

falls over or there's a bang out in the hallway and everyone's on edge. What would that feel like?

Because I didn't have to experience that. You know, when I was in high school, that wasn't the

place I was in. So how do we embrace our kids with that love and that care?

Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. I'm Ann Wilson. And I'm Dave Wilson. And you can find us at familylifetoday.com or on the Family Life app. This is Family Life Today.

So let's talk teenagers. Okay. When we were parents of like eight and seven and five year olds and the teen years were, you know, on the horizon. Older parents who had already gone through the teen years. Yeah. All said almost the same thing. Do you remember what it was? Yes. What?

Wait till you get to teenage years. Yeah. I mean, they were like freaking out. Doom. Yeah. Like it was going to be horrible. Yes. Was it horrible?

Teenage years were probably my favorite span of parenting. I loved it too. Me too. It's weird. I mean, I don't know. We loved it. But

But it was scary. And I feel like today, there are some things going on that we didn't have to face. I don't want to erase teenagers today. I'll just say

I think it's scary. And I think parents are wondering how do we do this? And we need help. And we need help. And we've got help in the studio today with us. David

Eaton flew all night. And enough sleeping in the studio somewhere in this building because this plane was delayed. But David, welcome to Family Life Today. Thanks for having me on.

Yeah, you really happy to be here. I'm so awake right now. No, I'm ready. Let's go. Let's do this. Yeah. Well, you're sort of an expert on teenagers. Not just because you wrote a book. I love your book called

Engaging your teens world understanding what today's youth are thinking doing and watching. But you really have a passion for what we're talking about today, right? Tell us why I love the rising generation. And so for all of you parents out there with teenagers, all you

grandparents with grand teenagers are if you may have younger kids or older kids. I just want you to imagine not dreading having a teenager. I just want you to sit in that moment and just say

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