8: "Good Luck With the Teenage Years," Other Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, + Should We Really Leave Our Teens Alone?

Let’s not resign ourselves to the mindset that just because they are teenagers means they are automatically going to be awful for the next 6 years of your life. Sonja gets a little heated on today's episode as she argues that we can ENJOY the teenage years and how much your parenting matters not only in the moment, but for their future as adults! It just takes work (like all satisfying practices in life, btw). Sonja and Julia discuss these topics: - The reality is: if you say and think it'll be terrible, it certainly will be terrible- Mindset changes we can all make to love our teenagers in the BEST way- Practical steps Sonja and her husband, Kevin, took to communicate with their moody teenagers and how it will affect their kids for the rest of their adult life (Julia is thanking her mom and dad for these things even now, at 23 years old!)- How we can reflect our heavenly Father in our parenting when it comes to teenagers wanting to "be alone"