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March 19, 2025 55 mins
On this episode of The Disciple-Making Podcast, we sit down with Melissa Kruger to explore the challenges and joys of raising teenagers in today's world.

We discuss how to create meaningful family connections in a tech-saturated age, establish healthy boundaries while showing acceptance, and maintain availability without sacrificing personal boundaries. Through practical examples and heartfelt insights, we learn how to balance rules with grace, consequences with compassion, and discover why our relationship with God remains the foundation for effective parenting.

Whether you're navigating the teenage years or preparing for them, this conversation offers encouraging perspectives on raising teens with biblical wisdom in a secular age.

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Resources From This Week's Podcast:
Parenting with Hope: Raising Teens for Christ In a Secular Age, by Melissa Kruger 
Walking With God In the Season of Motherhood, by Melissa Kruger
The Gospel Coalition
The New City Catechism
Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell
David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell

Our new book "Launch: Biblical Help for Moving Your Teen or Young Adult into the Real World" offers practical guidance for parents navigating the transition period, and you can get a free audiobook of "The Disciple Making Parent" by signing up for our newsletter. You can find all of this and more at thedisciplemakingparent.com.
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