by Kelly Heath | Jun 28, 2021 | Parents and Mentors
Be the First to Say You’re Sorry (7 Ways to Connect with Your Teen: Part 6) It happens to all of us. We are in the middle of what we think is a perfectly normal conversation with our teen, when suddenly voices get louder, tears fall, and all you-know-what breaks...
by Kelly Heath | Jun 15, 2021 | Parents and Mentors
Take Advantage of Their Rhythms If you’re just finding this, we are in the middle of a series on connecting with your teen. So far, we’ve discussed Prayer, Time, Listening, and Engaging in hard conversations. Today we are going to talk about how to take advantage of...
by Kelly Heath | Jun 2, 2021 | Parents and Mentors
Engage in the Hard Conversations (7 Ways to Connect with Your Teen, Part 4) Several years ago, Sarah, who was about ten years old at the time, came in and sat on my bed. “Momma, how do you really know Jesus is real?” For the next hour, I sat there answering...
by Kelly Heath | May 13, 2021 | Parents and Mentors
Let’s continue our series on 7 ways to connect with your teen with Part 2: Make Time for Them! In case you missed it, you may want to start with #1: Pray With Them and For Them HERE. This seems obvious, I know. It’s hard to connect with someone if you...
by Kelly Heath | May 7, 2021 | Parents and Mentors
Are you the mean parent or the fun one? Do your kids talk to you or do you feel like you have to pry even the vaguest detail out of them? When was the last time you felt like you really connected with your teen? Generally, I’m the mean parent (if you know Jeff, you...