Dr. Gary Chapman - Loving Your Teen, Even When You're Not Getting Along

Does your teen get angry? The answer is probably yes--leaving you with the question, "What do I do about it?" Dr. Gary Chapman joins us to talk about his new book, A Teen’s Guide to Conflict: How to Deal with Drama, Manage Anger, and Make Things Right. Tune in for practical ways parents can guide teenagers through anger, disrespect, and lack of motivation.

It turns out you can show up in a loving way even if your teen doesn't. Dr. Chapman emphasizes using loving consequences, modeling honor and responsibility, distinguishing healthy vs. unhealthy anger, building connection through shared experiences, and using books/discussion to help teens mature emotionally and relationally.  We'll talk about: 

01:37 Why rules & consequences are loving 

04:38 Handling disrespect and teaching honor 

11:35 Anger management, good vs. bad anger, confronting wrong kindly

17:50 Escaping victim mentality & returning good for evil

28:04 How to motivate withdrawn teens & the importance of dialogue 

Pick up a copy of A Teen's Guide To Conflict and Dr. Chapman's other books including The Love Language That Matters Most at 5lovelanguages.com.

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