We all strive to be Godly mothers for our children, especially when raising daughters. We want to steward them with the love and compassion Christ shares with us in His word, but often it can be difficult to find a balance of instilling proper values and allowing our daughters to discover who God is calling them to be. So how do we find that balance and behold God as we parent our children?

That is why we are so blessed to have author and speaker, Kari Kampakis, as our guest on this episode of the iBehold Podcast. Kari explains how moms can begin to change the narrative and mind-set that often leads them to parent teen girls with a spirit of defeat instead of strength. 

She shares that moms shouldn't be looking to "fix" things in their daughters lives, but instead  doing the heart-work necessary to love a teenager while still being a steady, supportive parent. Kari also talks about how she has found ways to behold God as she has raised her daughters and how other mothers can do the same.

Who is Kari Kampakis?

Kari Kampakis is an author, speaker, podcaster, and newspaper columnist from Birmingham, Alabama.

Her books for teen girls, 10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know and Liked: Whose Approval Are You Living For, and her bestselling books for moms, Love Her Well and More Than a Mom, have been used widely across the country for small group studies.

Kari’s work has been featured on The TODAY Show, TODAY Parents, Focus on the Family, EWTN, Bethany Hamilton’s Mother/Daughter ‘Ohana Program, Yahoo! News, Grown & Flown, FaithGateway, Jesus Calling, Your Teen, Mother.ly,  For Every Mom, Love What Matters, Ann Voskamp’s blog, The Huffington Post, Thrive Global, and other national outlets. She and her husband, Harry, have four daughters and a dog named Lola.

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Learn more about Kari's work, purchase her books and listen to her podcast over on her website: www.karikampakis.com

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