by Lori Wildenberg | May 8, 2017 | Discipline, Prodigal Concerns, Relationships, Teen, Tween, Young Adult
3 Principles for Parents of Prodigals found in Messy Journey: How Grace and Truth Offer the Prodigal a Way Home by Lori Wildenberg Below are a few principles I have learned while walking that messy journey with a prodigal. These thoughts have helped me greatly. If you...
by Lori Wildenberg | Apr 24, 2017 | Character Development, Communication, Prodigal Concerns, Relationships, Teen, Young Adult
Friends,My book Messy Journey: How Grace and Truth Offer the Prodigal a Way Home will be released May 1! (The book can be pre-ordered on Amazon.) I have had the blessing of being interviewed about the book and thought perhaps you might like to have the...
by Lori Wildenberg | Feb 27, 2017 | Teen, Tween
Have you been left feeling befuddled following an exchange with your teen? You stand there in confusion as your teen rants and marches off? You wonder, “What happened here? How did this escalate to anger?” You reflect,”I didn’t mean...
by Lori Wildenberg | Feb 13, 2017 | Communication, Teen
It’s frustrating isn’t it? We parents have great and hard earned wisdom and life experience. We want to bestow that knowledge to our young people. We don’t want them to make the same mistakes or we hope to prevent the pain from a move in a wrong...
by Lori Wildenberg | Feb 6, 2017 | Character Development, Communication, Discipline, Teen, Tween
You have lived with your child for over a decade. Your family dynamics have a predictable rhythm. Then …. suddenly your child is not dancing to the old familiar tune. You keep trying the same moves but find you and your child are stepping on each...
by Lori Wildenberg | Jan 30, 2017 | Anger, Character Development, Communication, Discipline, Teen, Tween
Do you see evidence of this type of behavior in your home? Dismissive Dramatic Distant Disconnected Do you hear: “What are you looking at?” “Chill. I’ll do it in a minute.” “I’m so dumb.” “You don’t know...