AGES AND STAGES - ADOLESCENCE (2 OF 3)
by Joey Rodgers
Scripture: Daniel 1:1-21
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Title: Ages and Stages - Adolescence (2 of 3)
Series: Ages and Stages
Author: Joey Rodgers
Text: Daniel 1
This week while I was wrestling w/ writer's block, I decided to have some fun on Chat GPT by asking what were some famous quotes on how to parent teens.
FUN - Raising a teenager is like trying to nail Jell-O to a wall while riding a rollercoaster - if you stick w/ it long enough, things just might eventually gel.
TRUE - Teenagers are likely the most misunderstood people on earth. They're treated like children when they're no longer children - and treated like adults when they're not yet adults. Anna Quindlin
FAV - When your kids become teenagers, get a dog so that someone in the house will be happy to see you.
I then asked Chat GPT to finish this sentence - Parenting a teen is like...
Parenting a teenager is like hosting a reality TV show where you're simultaneously the contestant, judge, and audience. Every day brings a new episode w/ unexpected challenges, dramatic plot twists, and the chance that you're going to get voted off the island.
And of course - by way of Jeff Foxworthy, I had to ask Chat GPT to give me a few - You know you're the parent of a teenager when...
... your laundry pile resembles a science experiment gone wrong.
... you're fluent in eyerolls, heavy sighs - and have the ability to translate monosyllabic grunts/mumbles.
... your grocery list includes an entire aisle of snacks and not a single vegetable.
... you've attended more school events as a chauffeur than as an actual spectator.
Last week, we began a series on parenting entitled - Ages/Stages - in which began looking at the key elements needed w/in our homes to love/care for our families thru the various stages of life.
Broadly speaking - I believe the scope of parenting can be summed up in (5) major stages:
Stage 1 - Forming Stage - birth to the start of puberty
Stage 2 - Preparing Stage - puberty to graduation
Stage 3 - Releas ...
Series: Ages and Stages
Author: Joey Rodgers
Text: Daniel 1
This week while I was wrestling w/ writer's block, I decided to have some fun on Chat GPT by asking what were some famous quotes on how to parent teens.
FUN - Raising a teenager is like trying to nail Jell-O to a wall while riding a rollercoaster - if you stick w/ it long enough, things just might eventually gel.
TRUE - Teenagers are likely the most misunderstood people on earth. They're treated like children when they're no longer children - and treated like adults when they're not yet adults. Anna Quindlin
FAV - When your kids become teenagers, get a dog so that someone in the house will be happy to see you.
I then asked Chat GPT to finish this sentence - Parenting a teen is like...
Parenting a teenager is like hosting a reality TV show where you're simultaneously the contestant, judge, and audience. Every day brings a new episode w/ unexpected challenges, dramatic plot twists, and the chance that you're going to get voted off the island.
And of course - by way of Jeff Foxworthy, I had to ask Chat GPT to give me a few - You know you're the parent of a teenager when...
... your laundry pile resembles a science experiment gone wrong.
... you're fluent in eyerolls, heavy sighs - and have the ability to translate monosyllabic grunts/mumbles.
... your grocery list includes an entire aisle of snacks and not a single vegetable.
... you've attended more school events as a chauffeur than as an actual spectator.
Last week, we began a series on parenting entitled - Ages/Stages - in which began looking at the key elements needed w/in our homes to love/care for our families thru the various stages of life.
Broadly speaking - I believe the scope of parenting can be summed up in (5) major stages:
Stage 1 - Forming Stage - birth to the start of puberty
Stage 2 - Preparing Stage - puberty to graduation
Stage 3 - Releas ...
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