Is Your Teenager Coming or Going?
Teenagers and young adults are trying to grow up. Like David using a sling to kill Goliath, centrifugal force is launching them into independence. But sometimes parents activate centripetal force that says, “Go to college but not far away." "Become responsible, but still need me.” Which is it? This happens in blended families when the kids are launching, but the new family is blending. Two opposing forces. The answer? For both parents and teens it's somewhere between holding on and letting go.
Show Notes
About the Guest
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Teenagers and young adults are trying to grow up. Like David using a sling to kill Goliath, centrifugal force is launching them into independence. But sometimes parents activate centripetal force that says, “Go to college but not far away." "Become responsible, but still need me.” Which is it? This happens in blended families when the kids are launching, but the new family is blending. Two opposing forces. The answer? For both parents and teens it's somewhere between holding on and letting go.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Man, sometimes you don’t know if you’re coming or going.
Ron: Man, sometimes you don’t know if you’re coming or going.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Teenagers and young adults are trying to grow up. Like David using a sling to kill Goliath, centrifugal force is launching them into independence. But sometimes parents activate centripetal force that says, “Come home.” “Go to college but not far away.” “Become responsible, but still need me.” Ah, so which is it?
This happens in blended families when the kids are launching, but the new family is blending. Two opposing forces. Somebody is going to get frustrated. The answer? Well, it’s tough to find, but for both parents and teens it’s somewhere between holding on and letting go. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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