Mark Gregston

Their choices won’t always be in line with ours, and that’s when we can feel rejected.

If our teens don’t “buy in” to the rules, the relational approach makes enforcing those rules more difficult.

“I don’t need your help!” How do you respond to statements like these from your teenager?

Tthe word “Atari,” the brand name of one of the original video game platforms, means in Japanese “you’re about to become engulfed.”

For a teenager going through a key transition in his life, it can be especially difficult to navigate loss of any kind.

How do you respond to your teen without getting into repetitive conflict?

As parents, we are responsible to help our children build the muscle they need to lift the heavy issues of life.

Conflict can be an open door to growth.

Most kids have this hidden desire: “I wish I could tell my mom and dad what’s really on my mind.”

Alcohol abuse among teens is becoming an enormous problem in America.

It's important to differentiate between normal and abnormal behavior in teens before thinking the worst.

The commanding communication style used when your kids were younger won’t work well when they are adolescents.

When parents avoid conflict with their teenager, they are avoiding some of the greatest teaching opportunities they will ever have.

There are at least five things you can offer your child that no peer can match.

It’s important that our homes be a place where everyone can release their tension in appropriate ways and find a respite and relief.

Let me share some ideas for successfully creating rules for your household. The earlier you start this process the better.

When your thought patterns rub up against those of your teenager, you can use it as an opportunity to help bring healing and a new perspective to...

In almost every case, a single parent is walking down a road they didn't plan to be on.