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Five Ways to Avoid Relationship Envy

Five ways to avoid relationship envy especially during the holidays| Teenage Girls Ministry| Transformed4More.com

Have you ever seen couples together during the holidays while single and felt a sense of envy?

Seeing happy couples is virtually inescapable during the holidays. They’re on TV, at school, family get-togethers, and walking down the street. On TV, they’re getting awesome gifts and at school you hear girls talk about what they are getting their boyfriends and vice versa.

It can be hard to watch and listen to this and not feel like you’re missing out. I’ve been there, and I’ve felt what you felt- that tinge of desire to get something on the last day of school to make you feel special.

Be not dismayed! This post is going to discuss five ways to avoid this feeling, especially during the holidays.

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Three Reasons You Probably Won’t Marry Your HS Sweetheart

Three reasons won't marry high school sweetheart| Teenage Dating| Christian Dating| Transformed4more.com

“4 years.” This statement was written in chalk on a board long ago that stood as a promise that after my high school sweetheart got out of the Marines and I graduated college that we would get married. I was 18; he was 17…

This memory was revived the other day when my husband came home and told me about one of his freshman male students and his girlfriend. The boy told my husband that he and his girlfriend already had their lives planned out. They would finish high school, she would go to college, he would start working, and when she graduated, they would get married, and everything would be perfect.

I almost spit out my water. I just kept thinking, “They have the rest of their lives planned out and they’re 14/15 years old?” Then I remembered how I was not so different.

This story and my story played over and over again in my head the next few weeks, so I finally decided to write a post about it. This is in no way critical of teenage relationships and if you are in one, what I’m about to say is not meant to offend you…

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Four Ways to Combat the Fear of Missing Out

Christian Teenager| Fear of Missing Out| Teenage Girl Ministry| Transformed4More.com

As a Christian teen, do you ever fear that you’re missing out on life sometimes?

Have you ever overheard people at school talk about a party they went to over the weekend? Tons of alcohol and almost getting caught by the police?

What about them doing pills or having sex and the “thrill” that is involved?

If you go to public high school, and sometimes even if you don’t, you will hear a consistent flow of these types of conversations. With our sinful nature, these stories can sound enticing and exciting. What a thrill it would be to do those things.

You may think to yourself, “Too bad I’m a Christian and am missing out on all the fun…”

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How Your Brain Affects Your Relationship with Your Parents

Teenage Brain| Parent Relationship| Teens| Teenage Girl Ministry| Transformed4more.com

*If you haven’t read our post on the teenage brain, you can read it here. It will help you get the most out of this post*

Relationships with parents or caregivers is an inescapable part of teenage life. Throw in your developing brain and raging hormones and chaos can ensue. This post is all about how your brain can affect your relationship with your parents and what you can do to ensure it doesn’t get out of control.

If you really hate reading, which breaks this English teacher’s heart ;), click here to watch the video or scroll down to towards the bottom of the post.

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Three Things to know about the Teenage Brain

Teenage Brain Development | Free Quiz| Teenagers | Click to read or pin for later!| Transformed4more.com

Quick Quiz!

1.Have you ever completely forgotten about a school assignment even though your teacher talked about it for a week and it was even written on the board?  Y/N

2. Have you ever been in a situation and you know you over reacted emotionally but couldn’t seem to help it? Y/N

3. Have you ever done something and an adult say “Why did you do that?!” and you honestly couldn’t come up with a good answer?  Y/N

4. Have you ever done something that you know was dangerous or silly because there was a reward involved? Y/N

If you are a typical teenager, you likely answered yes to at least one of these questions. Did you know there’s a reason you do these things? Read on to see why!

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