Comments on: Five Steps to Teenage Proof Your Marriage http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/marriage-family-bliss/five-steps-to-teenage-proof-your-marriage/7127/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:46:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: MInTheGap http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/marriage-family-bliss/five-steps-to-teenage-proof-your-marriage/7127/#comment-10777 MInTheGap Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:11:06 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=7127#comment-10777 Good advice, and good order. I would add, make sure you take the time to bring up your child right while they're young. Include them in conversations when they're younger, and they'll come back to you when they're older. The older they get, the harder it is to correct problems that you see. Good advice, and good order.

I would add, make sure you take the time to bring up your child right while they’re young. Include them in conversations when they’re younger, and they’ll come back to you when they’re older.

The older they get, the harder it is to correct problems that you see.

]]> By: Laurin http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/marriage-family-bliss/five-steps-to-teenage-proof-your-marriage/7127/#comment-10773 Laurin Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:56:31 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=7127#comment-10773 The book Yes, Your Teen is Crazy, by Michael Bradley. Please don't be offended by the title. When I was raising my teenage stepdaughters, now 21 and 19, I just couldn't get my head around what they were feeling and why they did and said the things they did. Ages 12 through 18 were, um, challenging. This book offers excellent info on the "why" of the behavior and made things in our home so much better. Instantly. The point of this is, it made my marriage challenging as well, for many reasons, and this book helped us all. The book Yes, Your Teen is Crazy, by Michael Bradley. Please don’t be offended by the title. When I was raising my teenage stepdaughters, now 21 and 19, I just couldn’t get my head around what they were feeling and why they did and said the things they did. Ages 12 through 18 were, um, challenging.

This book offers excellent info on the “why” of the behavior and made things in our home so much better. Instantly.

The point of this is, it made my marriage challenging as well, for many reasons, and this book helped us all.

]]> By: Mindy http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/marriage-family-bliss/five-steps-to-teenage-proof-your-marriage/7127/#comment-10767 Mindy Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:48:45 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=7127#comment-10767 I have 3 teens (and 1 tween) and one of the things that we have done is to welcome the teen years. Don't fear it! It's a wonderful time in your family's life. Tell your kids how proud you are that they are becoming wonderful young adults. Let them overhear you telling others how wonderful your teens are! When we have high expectations for our kids they will live up to it. Also, if you discipline your kids when they are little, it will make the teen years a lot easier. It's a lot harder if you wait until they turn 13 to start laying down some boundries. Start early and the teen years will be more enjoyable! Mindy p.s. Oh, and don't forget to pray. Alot. I have 3 teens (and 1 tween) and one of the things that we have done is to welcome the teen years. Don’t fear it! It’s a wonderful time in your family’s life. Tell your kids how proud you are that they are becoming wonderful young adults. Let them overhear you telling others how wonderful your teens are! When we have high expectations for our kids they will live up to it.

Also, if you discipline your kids when they are little, it will make the teen years a lot easier. It’s a lot harder if you wait until they turn 13 to start laying down some boundries. Start early and the teen years will be more enjoyable!

Mindy

p.s. Oh, and don’t forget to pray. Alot.

]]> By: Mindy http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/marriage-family-bliss/five-steps-to-teenage-proof-your-marriage/7127/#comment-10768 Mindy Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:48:45 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=7127#comment-10768 I have 3 teens (and 1 tween) and one of the things that we have done is to welcome the teen years. Don't fear it! It's a wonderful time in your family's life. Tell your kids how proud you are that they are becoming wonderful young adults. Let them overhear you telling others how wonderful your teens are! When we have high expectations for our kids they will live up to it. Also, if you discipline your kids when they are little, it will make the teen years a lot easier. It's a lot harder if you wait until they turn 13 to start laying down some boundries. Start early and the teen years will be more enjoyable! Mindy p.s. Oh, and don't forget to pray. Alot. I have 3 teens (and 1 tween) and one of the things that we have done is to welcome the teen years. Don’t fear it! It’s a wonderful time in your family’s life. Tell your kids how proud you are that they are becoming wonderful young adults. Let them overhear you telling others how wonderful your teens are! When we have high expectations for our kids they will live up to it.

Also, if you discipline your kids when they are little, it will make the teen years a lot easier. It’s a lot harder if you wait until they turn 13 to start laying down some boundries. Start early and the teen years will be more enjoyable!

Mindy

p.s. Oh, and don’t forget to pray. Alot.

]]> By: Heather @ Not a DIY Life http://blissfullydomestic.com/family-bliss/marriage-family-bliss/five-steps-to-teenage-proof-your-marriage/7127/#comment-10765 Heather @ Not a DIY Life Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:04:45 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=7127#comment-10765 I love the triangle analogy. The beauty of that is that when when both spouses are growing closer to God, they are growing closer to each other as the sides of the triangle pull closer to the apex. I love the triangle analogy. The beauty of that is that when when both spouses are growing closer to God, they are growing closer to each other as the sides of the triangle pull closer to the apex.

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