Ken spends a lot of time away from home, working on the pipeline in Alaska, and our podcast has become his lifeline.

Focus on the family has helped my marriage by leaps and bounds. You give us so much meat and potatoes to think about.

Like, don't focus on yourself. Put yourself in your spouse's shoes. What are they going through down there?

Ken finds our content so helpful.

He's eager to share it with others.

It can hit home.

Hey, I'm going through that same thing.

That's why I enjoy listening.

So I spread that to other coworkers who might not know Christ,

who might be having a bad day. You get to know them.

Say, hey, by the way, listen to this Focus on the Family podcast. I'm Jim Daly. Right now, we need

your help to deliver hope and joy to marriages like Kins. When you give before December 31st,

your gift will be doubled. Donate at focus on the family.com slash family or call 800A family.

When that sweet little bundle of joy you used to hold and feed as an infant reaches the

teen years, they're not necessarily so sweet and cuddly.

A little more smelly, that's for sure.

It can be a big adjustment, and we want to help you with the right mindset as you reach that phase.

I'm John Fuller, joined by Dr. Danny Werta, who leads our parenting team.

And Danny, what kind of conversations

did you and Heather your wife have as the kids became teens or started to head toward

teenagerhood? A lot of business meetings between us, you know, just kind of trying to figure out,

how do we respond to this, where we're giving them space and letting some things go, letting them handle more, and also providing direction and guidance.

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