# Are You Helping Your Teen — Or Judging Them?

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Podcast: [Parenting Today's Teens](https://stenobird.com/podcast/parenting-today-s-teens-297702)
Published: 2026-06-17T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://redcircle.com/shows/parenting-todays-teens
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3e4d9b92-eaaf-4c0c-8f8a-26164ce51b69.mp3
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## Resource

Could your attempts to help your teen actually feel like judgment to them? In this episode, Mark shares a devotional about the difference between offering help and communicating criticism. Using a personal story involving a dying llama, Mark illustrates how timing, tone and understanding can completely change how a message is received. He challenges parents to rethink constant correction, repeated lectures and judgmental responses that often push teens away during the adolescent years. Listen in for practical encouragement on building stronger connection through empathy, listening, truth and relationship. It may be a generation gap causing a rift between you and your teen. Instead of being frustrated and judgmental, learn insights into what separates the generations and what can bring them closer together: bit.ly/life-lessons-that-bridge-the-generation-gap.

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