The Mission of God for the Family 64

• Parents should approach teen years with grace, patience, and respect, balancing adult-like expectations with child-like understanding

• Maintain a teaching and training approach, not just correction, to avoid developing a rivalry relationship

• Address puberty as a God-designed process, using it as an opportunity to guide teens towards spiritual growth and mature perspectives on beauty and relationships

• Aim to transition from an authority figure to an advisor as teens approach adulthood