Parent Talk: Guest Brenda Yoder, Raising Middle Schoolers

Parent Talk with guest Brenda Yoder.

When middle schoolers ask for your time, you have to take the opportunity. It may mean getting home at 1:30 in the morning and having a mom-hangover the next day, but these moments are few and far between. 

Where can you spend time with your middle-school child so you can have some unexpected conversations, laughs and God-moments? If your young teen asks for time with you – any time – what can you sacrifice so you can build memories and bond with them? You won’t regret it.

It was the busiest week we’d had in a long time. National Honor Society induction, Sports Awards Banquet, driver’s license exam, semi-state basketball championship, a parenting class we were teaching, and a large retreat I was speaking at and organizing in our community were on the agenda for the week. There wasn’t one night open and I was already exhausted. ...read more or tune in to the podcast.

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