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Grandparenting Today's Teens
Teens today are stuffed with information and starving for wisdom. They act distant, but they need you more than ever. Grandparenting Today's Teens is a weekly podcast for grandparents who want to stay connected to the teenagers they love. Mark Gregston has worked with struggling adolescents for more than 45 years, and thousands of them have lived in his home. Each week he explains what today's teen culture is doing to your grandkids, and what you can do about it. Your gray hair is an asset…
Episodes
- Grandparenting Today's Teens
No U-Haul Behind the Hearse
"If you can't take any of it with you, then spend it on the things that last." When Mark Gregston's dear friend David passed away after a long fight with…
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A Bigger Brick Wrapped in Humor
"I've never once seen anybody die from laughing too much, but I've known plenty of people who were dying inside because they'd stopped." A family once asked…
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You Don’t Have to Be Wise Before You’re Available
"You don't have to be wise before you're available." When Mark Gregston's granddaughter Miley was 16, she texted him: "Hey Papa, can we get together for…
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A Place to Land
"There's nothing you can do to make me love you more, and there's nothing you can do to make me love you less." Mark Gregston recently sat in a living room…
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Connect Before You Correct: 10 Tools for the First 30 Seconds
"You're not a wall. You're a gate with hinges." A teenage boy walked into his granddad's house tense after practice. His grandfather wanted to ask a dozen…
- Grandparenting Today's Teens
Acceptance Isn't Agreement: Staying Close When You Disagree
"I care more about you than about winning this argument." A young man once told Mark Gregston, "I don't tell my family anything. They explode." He didn't need…
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A Soft Place to Land
"Your presence says, 'I want you. I don't want a better version of you.'" A grandmother told Mark Gregston that her grandson had stopped sharing music with…
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Teens Open Up to People Who Don't Freak Out | Grandparenting Today's Teens Ep. 2
"When an older voice walks into the room and doesn't panic, shoulders drop, breathing slows down, and kids start to talk." A young man at Heartlight once told…
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Presence Beats Perfection
"If your first sentence is usually a correction, your last sentence will often be goodbye." Welcome to the very first episode of Grandparenting Today's Teens…