Kristen Hatton - Preparing for the Teen Years

When you hear the word teenager, it may strike fear in your heart. If you are dreading the teen years, you're not alone and you don't have to be a helpless bystander. Counselor and author of Parenting Ahead: Preparing for the Teen Years, Kristen Hatton, is here to teach us what we can do today to prepare well for tomorrow. In today's conversation, you'll learn:  2:45 How to prepare for the teen years so you can prevent unnecessary heartbreak 4:00 When parents never say “I’m sorry” 5:38 How to find the happy medium of discipline and independence 6:45 Teens will be teens, isn’t that right? 8:05 I was the queen of nagging (but I thought I was being helpful) 9:25 Seeing the fine line of overparenting 11:30 Also being wary of underparenting 14:30 Making parenting our golden calf idol 16:00 Redemption parenting when responding to your child vaping 18:50 Sponsoring activities for your kids is different than connection 21:51 Can your child/teen describe the gospel to someone else? 26:25 How parenting is like farming Kristen Hatton is a counselor and author. Through counseling so many teens and their parents, she became passionate about equipping and encouraging parents. She and her husband have three young adult children, Her new book is titled Parenting Ahead: Preparing for the Teen Years.   Learn more about Kristen Hatton and her book here kristenhatton.com Follow Kristen on Instagram @redemptiveparenting  Take the free quiz, Is Your Child Getting Too Much Screen Time, here happyhomeuniversity.com More Resources for Your Family: Arlene's Free Marriage Webinar -- Get Unstuck in Your Marriage. If you feel stuck in a rut or you've just lost that lovin' feeling, register for Arlene's free marriage webinar.  Subscribe to Arlene's free email list for a monthly resource to help your home. happyhomeuniversity.com/subscribe Watch a VIDEO clip from the podcast on Arlene's new Happy Home YouTube Channel @arlenehappyhome