Most parents think the preteen years are all about surviving mood swings and screens. The bigger issue is this: your kid is being shaped by a flood of voices, and the church has a narrow window to help anchor their faith before middle school changes everything. Becky Nelson and Jamie Tressen pull back the curtain on what preteens and young teenagers really need right now, and why this stage is one of the most spiritually influential of all. Becky brings 20 years of leading children’s ministry in Michigan, six kids of her own, and a front-row seat to the emotional intensity, identity questions, and tech pressure families are facing. Jamie shares 25 years in ministry, a thriving preteen ministry in Colorado, and the kind of real-world perspective that comes from parenting a wide age span of adopted and foster kids.