Teen Needs

1. To have clear rules.
2. To have parents say, "I love you."
   
3. To feel like their opinions count.
   
4. To see spiritual commitment in their parents lives.
   
5. To believe that Christianity "works" for them.
   
6. To know that God is good and is worthy of praise even when bad things are happening.
   
7. To have parents show affection for each other in front of them.
   
8. To be convinced that parents marriage is stable.
   
9. To feel that their parents enjoy their marriage to each other.
   
10. To realize that happiness is a choice, and does not come from friends, clothes, money, grades, cars, or things.

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