Ep. 17: Talking Teens with Ezra and Simon (Making Connections + Destigmatizing the Teen Years)
M Is for Mama Podcast
Abbie Halberstadt
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Fifteen years ago, if you had ever told me I would one day have the opportunity to interview my teen boys on my very own podcast, I'd have responded with 1. What's a podcast? and 2. NO WAY!!
And yet, in this very episode, I get the privilege of chatting with Ezra (16) and Simon (15) about the teen years--why parents fear them so much, why they don't have to, and the best ways to make connections with your teens (hint: it's all about paying attention).
You're going to love this episode, whether you've reached the teen years yet or are in the thick of them, especially if you don't want to adhere to the current cultural trend of calling teens "the worst."
Not only are they not the worst at all (although, they can be challenging and even heartbreaking, sometimes), but there really is the potential for some incredible conversations, fun late nights, and even spiritual sharpening!
Be encouraged, mamas! The teen years have their own unique challenges, but they have at least as many joys if you're willing to keep your eyes open for them!
Bible references:
Proverbs 4:27
Hebrews 12:2
Genesis 3:16
Philippians 3:14
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and |
| 0:05.0 | I'm a mrs for mama podcast. I'm your host Abby Halberstadt, happy wife, |
| 0:09.6 | mama 10, including these two guys, |
| 0:12.4 | and Bible believing Christian. On today's show I have |
| 0:16.2 | such a privilege to get to interview and talk to my two teenagers Simon who is |
| 0:22.2 | 15 years old and Ezra who is 16 he'll be 17 |
| 0:26.2 | and about a month or so and the reason that I have them on today is that they are |
| 0:31.5 | genuinely two of my favorite human beings on the planet, |
| 0:34.6 | so that would be reason enough. |
| 0:36.6 | But also because I get asked so many questions about the whole teenage phase. |
| 0:43.0 | If you follow me on Instagram or any of my social media |
| 0:46.0 | have read any of my blogs, I've read my book, |
| 0:48.0 | you know that I do not subscribe to the popular idea that teenagers are, quote, the worst. Part of that is because I think it does a great disservice to any stage or any particular group of people to |
| 1:05.0 | the worst. |
| 1:08.0 | very, I'm expecting you to be the worst. Very likely they're going to live up to my very low expectations. |
| 1:12.0 | However, if we say to a group of people, |
| 1:16.2 | teenager specifically in this case, |
| 1:18.4 | hey, I like you. |
| 1:19.8 | I know that this is a hard stage in some ways |
| 1:22.2 | because of developmental things, because of hormones, |
| 1:25.1 | because of more responsibility, because of life changes, because of kind of you're wanting |
| 1:30.8 | to be freer, but still being under the responsibility and control and |
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