Kathryn Davis: Parenting and Teaching Teenagers

Kathryn Davis, host of the new Magnify podcast, does not claim to be an expert on teenagers but she does have a few teenagers of her own and she does teach a lot more in her seminary classes each day. She has also been involved for years with the EFY and now FSY programs, and even worked with Stephen Covey to help implement and train the "7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" into her high school curriculum. In short, while Kathryn may not consider herself an expert, she has definitely spent enough time with teenagers to speak to what they are like and why she absolutely loves them.

1:30- An Unexpected Seminary Teacher

5:55- Tips For Teaching Teens

7:44- Isaiah

12:02- How To Connect

13:54- Kathryn's Kids

15:47- The Daunting Task of Parenting Teenagers

19:29- What Has Changed About Parenting Teens?

23:14- Do We Even Know What They're Up Against?

28:12- Bullying

33:05- Space For Conversations

37:10- Tough Questions in the Classroom

39:24- Enjoy Them

41:42- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

"Can we, as adults...and as members of the Church, embrace them and create a safe place for them where they are enough? Because them plus Christ is enough. We're not enough on our own but with Christ, we are."

Magnify Podcast- https://www.magnifythegood.com/podcast

President M. Russell Ballard quote- "Gone are the days when a student asked an honest question and a teacher responded, 'Don't worry about it!' Gone are the days when a student raised a sincere concern and a teacher bore his or her testimony as a response intended to avoid the issue. Gone are the days when students were protected from people who attacked the Church. Fortunately, the Lord provided this timely and timeless counsel to you teachers: 'And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.'"

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland quote- "And if those children are unresponsive, maybe you can't teach them yet, but you can love them. And if you love them today, maybe you can teach them tomorrow."

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