Summary: “Do you know why God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac when he was 12? Because if he asked him when he was 14 it wouldn’t have been a sacrifice!”<br> The changes that happens in adolescence – physically, emotionally, mentally – are very similar to the changes that happen during the toddler years. In both stages your child is developing in leaps and bounds and you are the one God has tasked to guide them. In this podcast, we share some of our ideas and what we have done with our children to create rites of passage, give information when they need it, and helping them solidify their gender identity. This is a crucial time in the lives of our children and its important to be intentional and have a plan of how you are going to help them and love them during this time. This is geared especially for parents with kids in the “tween” and early teen years, 11-14.<br> We discuss these resources in our podcast today:<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0767916255/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0767916255&linkCode=as2&tag=messyparen-20&linkId=Q3HOVFYKIPNPZ3F4" target="_blank">Why Gender Matters</a><br> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0800726537/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0800726537&linkCode=as2&tag=messyparen-20&linkId=7TGJVRXQ5STOKT4G" target="_blank">Preparing for Adolescence</a><br> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400200393/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1400200393&linkCode=as2&tag=messyparen-20&linkId=XJW7JOIEF2QNZCJF" target="_blank">Wild at Heart</a><br> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345499395/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0345499395&linkCode=as2&tag=messyparen-20&linkId=X5IRJB4JQDTDX4CM" target="_blank">Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters</a><br> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1414391331/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1414391331&linkCode=as2&tag=messyparen-20&linkId=NZM7ZH7ROKEB5GTG" target="_blank">Bring up Boys</a><br> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007W4FGEM/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B007W4FGEM&linkCode=as2&tag=messyparen-20&linkId=PWBUFBOMIUFYVP22" target="_blank">Passport 2 Purity</a> (from a listener)<br> <br> If you have gone down this road before what has helped you? Any resources you would recommend?<br>
