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Podcast: Parenting Today's Teens
Episode: Types of Parenting That Will Push Teens Away
Description: Parents often unintentionally push their teens away by demanding perfection, forcing authority or coming across as judgmental. In this episode, Mark Gregston and Wayne Shepherd explain that while parents still hold authority, it’s HOW that authority is expressed that determines whether teens feel drawn in or shut down. Mark emphasizes that teens change through relationship — not control — and that sharing our own imperfections builds trust and connection. The goal during adolescence is to communicate truth with grace, so the relationship stays stronger than the rules.Heartlight Ministries is Mark's residential counseling ministry for struggling teens and their...