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7 Ways to Respond When Your Teen Son Pushes You Away

“Let me live my own life,” one son shouted to his mother after she had attempted to control his choices. I understand the mom who wants to guard her children against the consequences of bad decisions. But in so many years of watching countless mothers and sons wade through these uncharted adolescent waters, I learned that controlling tendencies were not an effective way for moms to influence sons. 

Listen as Rhonda speaks on her parenting article, which you can read here!

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Author Rhonda Stoppe

Rhonda Stoppe is a best-selling Christian author of seven books. With 40 years of experience in helping women build no regrets lives, Rhonda has become a highly sought after voice in the Christian living community. She has written hundreds of articles for Crosswalk.com and other popular magazines. Rhonda has appeared on The 700 Club, 100 Huntley Street, Family Life Today, Dobson’s Family Talk, and her interviews at Focus on the Family have been named in their Best Of Episodes 2021 & 2023. “I could have listened to Rhonda talk all night,” is what listeners say. Her speaking platform includes: Homeschool conferences, (MOPs) MomCo, MomCon, Legacy Grandparenting Summit and more. She is the host of the award-winning podcast, Old Ladies Know Stuff. Rhonda has over 40 years experience as a pastor’s wife, speaker, mom coach, marriage mentor, mother of four–and did we mention she’s a grandmother of 15! Find out more about Rhonda at NoRegretsWoman.com.

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