Here are some specific things that these two influential groups can do to help during these important years. Parent them out of a deep, loving concern for them and their lives, not out of a sense of obligation. Spend significant time in building a strong relationship with your teen-ager. Be for your teen-ager the safety zone or safety net in their changing world . As they begin to branch out into adulthood give them the confidence to know that you Treat your teen-ager as much like an adult as they will let you .
Adolescence is a time in their life when they are leaving childhood and reaching toward adulthood.
This leaving and cleaving is not just the engagement years. One way to do this is to gradually treat them like an adult. The best foundation for good Bible teaching, good discipleship and good ministry is the foundation of relationship. A teen-ager doesn't care how much you know until first he knows how much you care. Try to maintain the integrity of small groups .