{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Parenting God’s Way","title":"How to Parent a Teenager","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f2719b47\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":661,"description":"The transition from childhood to adulthood has always brought uncertainty, learning and boundary testing. Today's teenagers, however, face digital pressures and temptations that previous generations never encountered.\nThis episode considers how adolescence has changed and examines challenges involving smartphones, social media, pornography, sexting, artificial intelligence, gender identity, marijuana and vaping. It then offers five practical responses for parents who want to help their teenagers remain grounded in God's unchanging standards.\nWHAT YOU'LL LEARN\n- How the modern concept and experience of adolescence developed.\n- How smartphones and social media have transformed teenage life.\n- Why digital access has created new moral and safety concerns.\n- Why God's standards remain dependable as society changes.\n- How open communication helps parents understand what their teens are facing.\n- How age-appropriate boundaries and parental controls can provide protection.\n- Why parents need wisdom from God and must model the standards they teach.\nTIMESTAMPS\n00:00  Series introduction\n00:23  The challenges of the teenage years\n01:22  Adolescence in earlier centuries\n02:17  The evolution of the teenager\n03:11  How teenage behavior has changed\n03:58  What teens face today\n04:24  The digital age and new challenges\n04:55  The impact of smartphones\n05:22  Pornography and sexting\n06:28  AI, gender identity, marijuana and vaping\n07:18  Response 1: God's standards don't change\n08:04  Response 2: Stay connected\n08:49  Response 3: Set appropriate boundaries\n09:11  Response 4: Pray for wisdom\n09:34  Response 5: Set the right example\n09:57  Helping teens navigate with the Bible\nSCRIPTURES REFERENCED\n- Malachi 3:6\n- Deuteronomy 6:7\n- James 1:5\nRELATED RESOURCES\n- Artificial Intimacy: Why AI Will Never Satisfy Our Deepest Needs\n- What Does the Bible Say About Gender Identity?\n- Why You Shouldn't Smoke Marijuana Even if It's Legal\n- Should Christians Vape?\nABOUT THIS SERIES\nThis...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/MHZXWgOPCBSMFriZiav_dA1Re29_6Y8y-EcvVD03seY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mZGFh/NmJhMGU2MGIwN2E3/YzBhY2NiYmRmYzE2/OTgwNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}