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Podcast: Parenting Today's Teens
Episode: Helping Your Teen Build Resilience
Description: Mark Gregston and Wayne Shepherd discuss the importance of building resilience in teens including the ability to bounce back from mistakes, setbacks and stress. Mark explains that overprotecting children can prevent them from learning how to handle conflict, disappointment and criticism, leaving them unprepared for real life. Instead, parents should gradually “loosen the reins,” allowing teens to face challenges and take responsibility. By moving from a teaching model to a training model, parents help their teens develop maturity, strength and the resilience needed to thrive in a challenging world.Visit parentingtodaysteens.org to explore all of Mark's reso...