Understanding Your Teenage Daughter (There is Hope!)

I was a terrible teenager! Granted, my family was in turmoil, we did not know the Lord, and my parents divorced at the peak of my teenage years. But that is no excuse. My behaviour was atrocious, my words foul, and my attitude ghastly.

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I am now standing at the door of becoming the mother of a teenager. My daughter will turn 12 in a couple of months, but I am already fearing that she will be the way I was. I am scared that she will hate me the way I hated my mother during those years. I worry that she will disrespect me, as I did my parents.

The Difference That Changes The Teen Years

There is one major difference though between my daughter at this age, and myself at that age. She has had the privilege of hearing the Gospel before she could talk. She has grown up in a (mostly :-)) peaceful environment, with parents who invest, care for, devote time, and affection to her. And most importantly, she has been raised to believe in Jesus;  to read, study, and follow His Word.

I have found myself thinking back to 1984, when I was 11. I imagine how I could have spared myself the rebellion of those years, had I known the Lord. I wonder in which ways my family would have been affected with a praying, forgiving, and faith-filled daughter in their midst. I dream.

However, I can only believe and trust, that God revealed Himself to my family and I in His perfect time, and that all those experiences led us to desperately cry out to Him, repent, and receive His salvation.

My daughter is the daughter I wish I was back then. She is sweet, sensitive, forgiving, and humble to ask for forgiveness. She is committed to God, seeks to glorify Him, and cares for her siblings and parents. She is becoming more self-conscious and is grappling with where she fits in on this earth, but she has wonderful tools within the Word of God to comfort and help her.

Profound Truths To Change The Teen Years

I have been spending regular times with our daughter, Aviel, and she has shared some absolutely profound truths that I believe you should hear, as a mom.  So, as I work through and try to figure this period of life out,  in the next couple of posts, I’m going to share some of those practical thoughts and longings of a teenage girl with you. May God help you in understanding your teenage daughter (there is hope!), as I attempt to understand mine, with His help…

I’d like to begin this little series by leaving you with a resource that I highly recommend, and which I have no doubt will have an incredible impact on you and your daughter (or son, too, and great for all ages – even our five year old loved it!) , as it has on our entire family! (<– Click to Tweet)

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What are some things you wish you knew at the onset of your daughter’s teenage years? (I need all the help I can get 🙂 )

For Part 2 of this series, please click here: Take Charge of Your Time Online And Be A Better Parent 

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