Groundless Ground Podcast

Raising Responsible Adults: Ken Wilgus on effective parenting of teens

Episode Summary

This is an educational, fun dialogue with Ken Wilgus on helping parents of adolescents facilitate their teenager’s autonomy, responsibility, self-efficacy. We discuss tough issues like, limit setting, helicopter parenting, substance use and sexuality.

Episode Notes

This episode is an educational and fun dialogue with Ken Wilgus, PhD, the author of Feeding The Mouth That Bites You, a practical guide for parents of adolescents targeted at helping them facilitate their teenager’s autonomy, responsibility, self-efficacy and independence. We touch on many tough subjects: behavior issues, academic performance, helicopter parenting, failure to launch, device culture, teen sexuality, faith and morality, substance and porn use. 

Dr. Ken Wilgus is a sought-after speaker and regularly teaches on a wide range of topics relating to parenting, marriage, family and faith.  He conducts training workshops for educators and has been a consultant with several area school districts as well as private schools. He is also co-founder of RingLeaders, a men’s ministry focused on strengthening the role of husbands in Christian marriage.

 

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