Parents, are you tempted to throw in the towel with your tween?
I know it’s overwhelmingly difficult sometimes to parent a hormone-soaked-storm like the typical teen or tween. They know how to push each exasperation button we have and somehow avoid being responsible for “ANYTHING” from their school grades to the family shared, mobile, data-plan last month :)
They disdain our “ancient” wisdom of 40 something as outright stupidity and live comfortable in the smug knowledge they are in fact… the geniuses. Cerebral giants who can barely tolerate our presence in their ‘homes’. We call these crazies our kids and if you’re not careful… they can wear you down to the nub…
Or even worse, they might make you so exhausted… you give up!
DO NOT GIVE UP ON THEM !
DO NOT STOP PARENTING
DO NOT STOP CAREFULLY KEEPING THE BOUNDARIES OF LIFE, LOVE, AND YOUR FAMILY INTACT!
Don’t stop praying, don’t stop sharing, don’t stop daring to believe in their hearts catching fire for Christ! We underestimate our value, our power as parents! Our kids get over 70 hours week of mainstream media ingested into their noggin and less than 3 hours of parent & pastor combined…
Poll after poll tells us that tweens (kids 7-13) and teens admit the opinions and ideas of their parents are THE SINGLE MOST INFLUENTIAL VOICE IN THEIR LIVES!
Be persistent!
It’s not up to us to convince… only God can change a heart or an attitude. But we as parents can be intentional about never – ever giving up on our kids. Of living out our faith values with honesty and persistence, day-in and day-out… like water on rock, over time… the water wins!
