# When Helping Hurts: Teaching Teens to Carry Their Own Load

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Podcast: [Parenting Today's Teens](https://stenobird.com/podcast/parenting-today-s-teens-297702)
Published: 2026-04-22T07:00:09+00:00
Episode link: https://parentingtodaysteens.org
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## Resource

Are you helping your teen — or holding them back? In this episode, Mark shares a powerful story about a young adult unprepared for real life, and the well-meaning parenting that led her there. Drawing from Galatians 6:5, Mark challenges parents to rethink overprotecting, overproviding and over-involving. Because somewhere along the way, every teen must learn to carry their own load. If you’ve ever struggled to know when to step in and when to step back, this episode offers practical wisdom to help you raise responsible, resilient young adults. Learn four ways to foster growth and respect in your teen here: fostering-growth-respect-in-teens Parenting Today's Teens is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be, visit parentingtodayteens.org.

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