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As young people mature into their teenage years, their
cognitive abilities increase. Some of the greatest joys of life can occur
as young people and parents come to deeper understanding of each other
and through sharing their feelings, dreams, desires and even fears.
Now about the title of this article . . . Most of us undoubtedly realize
that God gives parents the responsibility of raising their children. After
all, they are the parents. Sometimes, however, it is helpful to
think outside the box to better understand important principles. Bear with
our use of this tongue-in-cheek approach. In this article, we use this
term "raise" in the sense of influencing parents.
Let's begin with the obvious. As young people, you probably understand that your parents have already gone through their terrible two's, puberty, adolescence and seven difficult teen years in order to finally reach adulthood. And along with each of these growing phases, your parents experienced ups and downs, highs and lows, fear and rejection, love and hate, including a vast assortment of problems, heartaches and joys which, when knit together, provided the kind of knowledge and wisdom they needed to survive and succeed in life. As such, they have more experience than you—experience they can share with you for your good.
When you work, study or play, each new day brings some unique discovery that captures your attention, and it's no different with your mom and dad except they've been doing it longer. And just like you, they also learn new things every day. But because they have been at it a little longer than you have, the odds are that they will usually have a better understanding of issues than you.
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