Reminding Your Teen About Substance
Your teen has a lot going on in their lives. It can seem like the most important thing at times is getting in with a group of friends or others that are like them. This certainly makes the high school years more comfortable, but like the old fast food commercial that asked, “Where’s the beef?” Your teen could end up more superficial and less substance when it comes to carrying on a conversation, interview or meeting.
He’s a great looking guy, but he’s stuck up. She seems like a great person, but have you had a conversation with her? You know these adults. They are still so very high school and because they were allowed to get away with things based on minimal effort or a nice smile, they never developed the skills necessary to interact with other people. Share feelings, ideas and criticisms. This is a dangerous way to walk into the world that may not always be as taken by your teen’s charm as you are and instead may actually want them to just work hard.
Sometimes it seems like the easiest thing for these teens is to become a model or actor, but very good models and actors are excellent business people and great at identifying qualities in others that make them good to know and build the “name” of the model or actor. Your teen may not realize this until it is too late.
Get your teen to think outside their appearance. Challenge them to make friends who may be smarter or more determined or require that they really be a friend. These social networks are in place to help strengthen invaluable qualities in your teen. Don’t let them avoid it by going for the group that is easiest for them to get into or doesn’t require much of them in terms of personal growth.
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