And Then I Had Teenagers Quotes

“Healing begins when we humble ourselves and go to one another asking for forgiveness.”
― Susan Alexander Yates, And Then I Had Teenagers: Encouragement for Parents of Teens and Preteens

“Our children learn at a young age which parent to go to with a request. It’s vital that parents of teens present a united front.”
― Susan Alexander Yates, And Then I Had Teenagers: Encouragement for Parents of Teens and Preteens

“Your child needs the security of knowing that he isn’t in control. That you mean what you say. That your word is good.”
― Susan Alexander Yates, And Then I Had Teenagers: Encouragement for Parents of Teens and Preteens

“Our kids must learn that “no” means “no” and not “maybe, if you throw a temper tantrum, whine, or threaten to run away.” It will be difficult if they did not learn this when they were young. If they have been subtly calling the shots and manipulating their parents, change will be hard and will take longer. But it is never too late to do what is right.”
― Susan Alexander Yates, And Then I Had Teenagers: Encouragement for Parents of Teens and Preteens

“But we also want our child to learn to obey his earthly parents, whose voices he hears say, “I love you,” whose arms he feels give him hugs, in order that as he grows he will be weaned from obeying us to obeying his heavenly Father, whose voice he might not audibly hear, whose arms he won’t exactly feel, yet who he has been taught loves him even more than we do. How can he learn to obey Him if he hasn’t learned to obey us?”
― Susan Alexander Yates, And Then I Had Teenagers: Encouragement for Parents of Teens and Preteens

“Yet, even if we are the only parents who don’t let our teen do something, we still have to do what we believe is best for our child. We are not running for most popular parent.”
― Susan Alexander Yates, And Then I Had Teenagers: Encouragement for Parents of Teens and Preteens

“If I had to write a formula for trust, it would be: Trust = Wisdom + Experience (demonstrated responsibility over a period of time).”
― Susan Alexander Yates, And Then I Had Teenagers: Encouragement for Parents of Teens and Preteens