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Mark Gregston

Mark Gregston is founder of Heartlight residential counselling centre for teens in East Texas and the radio broadcast Parenting Today's Teens. Learn more about his ministry at Heartlightministries.org.

How to heal the damage caused by parent-teen conflict

Follow these simple steps, and you’ll love the results in your life and in theirs. And you’ll be surprised how much y...

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Parenting • Self-harm

Empowerment parenting for your teens

Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do as a parent is to give up some of your power over your teen, allowing th...

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Parenting • Rebellion

Trusting in Christ's gift of second chances for your teen

Remember this about your teenager; no matter what they have done, their life isn’t wrecked for good. The most loving,...

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Parenting • Discipline

Why your teen needs boundaries

Boundaries define what you will and won’t accept, and should come from what you believe is right for your teen at thi...

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Parenting • Boundaries

How to set clear boundaries for your teen

Boundaries are simply limits set around behaviour to try to change the direction a child is going. They define what y...

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Parenting • Parenting tips

Parent-teen relationship destroyers

As parents, we want a strong relational bond with our teens. But sometimes, despite our good intentions, we can be do...

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Parenting • Media and entertainment

Modelling kindness in an unkind world

Our world is a confusing place for kids. Nearly every day, our sons and daughters are confronted by some form of bull...

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Mark Gregston

How to heal the damage caused by parent-teen conflict

Empowerment parenting for your teens

Trusting in Christ's gift of second chances for your teen

Why your teen needs boundaries

How to set clear boundaries for your teen

Parent-teen relationship destroyers

Modelling kindness in an unkind world

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