Has your teen ever told you they hate school? Really hate school. They don’t want to be there. They aren’t going anymore. Well, read Quentin Tarantino give his recollection of that time and how he sees it now, as an adult.
Mr. TARANTINO: This (referring to his Mom saying he could quit school) is great because I [...]
One of the best symbols of independence is driving a car. There is no more literal way you can illustrate your teen leaving your authority than the image of them in the driver’s seat and in charge.
In the United States, this privilege is bestowed on middle teens (ages 15-17 years). An age when teens think [...]
The art of compromise is not about being everyone’s friend, but getting the job done. What they say about Senator Ted Kennedy is that he was the great compromiser and he got the job done. What is not said, but clear is that you frequently must compromise in order to get the job done.
What your [...]
There’s a lot to be said for thinking outside the box. Few people who have succeeded have done so following the crowd, e.g. Microsoft, Apple, Google, etc. So although you should teach your teen to have a healthy respect for societal rules, once those are down pat, there should be room for individual interpretation in [...]
Nothing is all bad and the media although often blamed for society’s ills isn’t all bad either. There’s a way to make the media work for you and your teen. Here are some examples:
1. Conversation
If you have family nights, which are highly recommended, playing a game, watching a movie or T.V. show is a great [...]
“How are your grades?” What teen isn’t asked this question at a family gathering or adult social event? A lot of emphasis is placed on how well teens do in school. Whether they earn high grades or struggle to pass it’s important teens know school is about more than competing for grades. And just like [...]
“I’ve got to wear this because EVERYONE is wearing this.” Everyone? Really? What they’re not saying is everyone who matters is wearing that. The desire to be accepted can make you do weird things and say even weirder things. Bear with your teen through what is bound to be a difficult learning process on self-acceptance. [...]
Parents often mistake an eating disorder for being a problem about food. “My son thinks he’s fat! He only eats sweets and carbs.” It is a problem with the way teens eat food, but the reason they eat that way has more to do with how their brain now defines food as bad for them. [...]
With the recent hiring of Michael Vick by the Philadelphia Eagles the debate over not just his hiring, but whether his apology was genuine has been ongoing. It appears that people are not just put off by his treatment of animals , but they are equally unimpressed with his apology. Knowing that your teen may one [...]
When your teen does something, do you say, “You always do that?” If you thought about it, do they really always do that? More often than not if we take the time to actually chart how many times something is done rarely do we find that someone always does the behavior and yet that is what we think [...]
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