1. Preparing for Teen Parenting Part 16
Preparing for Teen Parenting Part 1

3. THE PROBLEM: The creation of teen culture

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Emotional
Toddlers

5. Overheated Materialism
Our society promotes the environment that makes Christian parenting difficult:
Moral Relativism
Weakened Discipline
Overheated Materialism

6. Parents’ Fears Regarding Teens:
Secrecy
Defiance
Influence
Abuse
Harm

7. Responsible self-control Self-protective decisions
What Parents Want:
Responsible self-control
Self-protective decisions

8. Basic Child Development
Stage #1 Infancy → Early toddler (0-2 yrs.)
Child is at the center ↓
Parent is at the center

9. NO

10. Basic Child Development
Stage #2 – Early → Middle childhood (3-11 yrs.)
Goal – Socialization
“During infancy and early toddlerhood parents are responsible mostly to their children. Now (during early and middle childhood) parents are responsible to both their children ... and the rest of us.” - Dr. J. Rosemond

11. Lessons of Middle Childhood
You are responsible

12. Lessons of Middle Childhood
You are responsible
Bad choices = Bad results

13. Lessons of Middle Childhood
You are responsible
Bad choices = Bad results
Good choices = Good results (most of the time)

14. The true reward for doing the right thing is the knowledge that you’ve done the “right” thing.

15. We Want our Children to Lead Themselves
Responsibility
Ownership
Understanding