resolution for the questions he has. Christian faith is robust enough to
stand close scrutiny.
(^) You will sometimes have to help teens find answers to problems
that you have never found difficult. You may need to educate
yourself. I have needed to learn some basic physics in order to help
my children look at this discipline from a biblical perspective. You
may have to help them locate books or other apologetic materials.
(^) You can share your own experience of dealing with questions of
faith. You can show them that non-Christian philosophy is devoid of
satisfying and unified answers to the major philosophical questions
about humankind and the cosmos.
(^) We have also exposed our children to relationships with people
who understand the world of ideas through the grid of biblical faith.
Developing family relationships with Christian people who have
interests in common with our teens is important for our children. Our
children have been enriched by relationships with Christian people
who are much older than they. These relationships have buttressed our
instruction and strengthened our influence.
(^) Above all, don’t panic during these times. Walk through them
with your kids, entrusting them and your training and their salvation
to Almighty God.
Positive Interaction
(^) You must maintain a positive relationship with teens. Your
interaction should have the objective of ministry. Be a constructive
force in the life of your child. You want to be a source of
encouragement and inspiration.
(^) That is not always easy. Teenagers are capable of colossal
blunders. There is an enormous gap between the teen’s desire to be
autonomous and his understanding of life. This is fertile soil for
gigantic mistakes. It is easy for a parent to lose his focus.
(^) One summer, our son was using our second car for transportation