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When teenagers reject family religious traditions

My teenager told me she thinks religion is stupid and stormed out when I said we're still going to temple as a family and now she won't talk to me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The parent struggles to balance respect for their child's emerging autonomy with the desire to preserve meaningful family practices.

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“Where Are You with Children and religious education?”

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