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The world we live in can be a challenging place to raise your teenager. And if you have one in your

home, you're probably navigating those waters very carefully every day. There is hope, though.

You can raise that teen to become responsible, an adult who loves God.

I'm John Fuller, along with Danny Werta, the head of our parenting and youth department, and Danny.

Parents can get so discouraged, especially when what they're doing, they think it's best, but it leads to trouble with their teen.

Offer some encouragement to that parent who's feeling like, I can't do anything right with

this kid.

Be patient, John, and that's one of the hardest things for parents.

That's confirmed with research, with polls of parents.

Patience is one of the most difficult things.

We want to see something either fixed right away or we want to see things go exactly the way we want them to go. And with teenagers, they're

learning how to make decisions, how to own what they're deciding to do, and that includes

their failures. And we know that even in Scripture, we see many teenagers end up getting it down the road.

And what you want to be consistent and persistent with is the conversations, the bids for connection

towards your teenager, asking questions whenever it's appropriate, encouraging your son or daughter

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