the pattern of our lives are telling them what we actually believe. So if they hear, I believe

this is important and we never spend any time in God's words. So I always tell parents,

don't read the Bible on your phone, seeing the physical Bible matters, because they don't know,

are you reading Sports Center? Are you reading a news article? They don't know, are you playing

word old? They don't know what you're doing on your phone. But when you have your Bible actually

in front of you and your kids see it, it's a little something that's getting in to them.

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I'm Ann Wilson.

And I'm Dave Wilson, and you can find us at FamilyLife Today.com.

This is Family Life Today. Okay. family life today.

As we travel and speak about marriage, about parenting, what are your thoughts?

Don't ask me a question. What do you need?

Just like we talk to a lot of parents around the country, and what do you think they're, especially with teenagers, what do you think the vibe and the feel is?

Immediately the first thought was fear-based.

Yes.

They parent out of fear.

Exhaustion.

Oh, definitely. There's an exhaustion with little kids that's physical, but with teen years, it becomes mental.

And spiritual.

Yes.

And emotional.

Yeah.

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