[et_pb_section][et_pb_row make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" use_custom_gutter="off" padding_mobile="off" allow_player_pause="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" make_equal="off" padding_top_1="40" padding_bottom_1="20"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Title" background_layout="light" text_orientation="center" text_font_size="52" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_padding="10||10|" text_text_color="#666666"]<strong>Christian Parent Area Research</strong>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="1_3"][et_pb_image admin_label="Image" src="http://dev.ytn.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1imgcol.jpg" show_in_lightbox="off" url_new_window="off" animation="left" sticky="off" align="center" force_fullwidth="off" always_center_on_mobile="on" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="2_3"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" text_font_size="28" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]Today’s Christian Parents are Looking for Answers![/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Content" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_padding="20||20|"]<p>Every parent wants to remain close to their kids as they grow up, but balancing this with the desire to see them succeed, keep their faith and avoid potential pitfalls is a challenge.</p>

<p>Today many of the answers parents find are recycled from simpler times when neighborhoods had true neighbors and the Internet and social media did not exist.  These answers are no longer as effective as they once were.  YTN’s extensive research has explained why and pointed to different solutions.  </p>

<p>The key is altering our approach as parents to align with the changes that occur with our kids 18 months prior to puberty, as early as age eight for girls and nine for boys.   These changes are a result of the new phase in brain development that results in a decrease in activity in the frontal lobe of their brains. This causes children to be more forgetful and emotional as well as exhibit more oppositional behavior.</p>

<p>Though conflict and distance have long been considered an inevitable outcome of adolescence, YTN’s research found that closer, more positive relationships that increase parental influence are possible throughout the adolescent years and are vital if the post modern youth of today are to remain part of our faith beyond our homes.</p>

<p>Learn more about theSecrets of Influential Parenting and YTN’s Parent Support Portal that can help you become the type of parent we all desire to be!</p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]