Doc: How are your grades?
Teen: Average (teen looks down and gives a nervous smile while adding) “I could do better, but I’m lazy.”
What does average mean anyway? There is a law of averages and there is an average, but letter grades being average? Average usually means, they get mostly Cs, but they are not above [...]
You walk into your home at the end of a rough day and your teen is blaring an artist you just saw on the cover of a popular teen music magazine and looked less than presentable as far as you are concerned. You have had a rough day, this is the last thing you are [...]
The comedian Dennis Miller has this joke, “Why hate you for being of a certain race, there are so many other reasons to hate you.” True in general we want to try and spread the love and not the hate, but he makes a good point about the heterogeneity or diversity within ethnic groups. The [...]
The way the teen brain thinks can take some getting used to. As you have probably figured out already it takes some patience. Here are three examples of logic used by teens that should help remind you of the humor, patience and guidance that teens require.
Organic Cigarettes
A teen was asked if she did any recreational [...]
“I don’t always like my teen. In fact, if he were not my son, I ‘m not sure he would be the type of person I would want to meet at a party. Don’t get me wrong I love my teen, but I don’t always like them.” This sounds harsh, but before you cast any [...]
How do I get my teen to stop …? How do I get my teen to start…? How do I get my teen to change…? All great questions and all good reasons to search for answers, especially since how you get anyone to do anything can seem like a mystery most times.
The truth, you can’t [...]
You can do anything you set your mind to. Anything at all. You simply need to put your mind to it. See, look how great you’re doing. I knew you could do it. You’re thinking about your future? Really, what do you think you want to do with your life? I’m sure it’s going to [...]
“Do your eyes light up when your teen walks into a room?” The author Toni Morrison said this while discussing her relationship with her children in the early days of her pursuit of writing. It occurred to her that she would keep writing when they were around. It became apparent to her that her grunts [...]
Your teen just found out they are probably not going to be tall enough for their favorite sport. Volleyball as they know it, is out. You walk into the clinic room to find them tearful. After discovering what happened, you say…
“Well, I guess its nursing school for you now.”
OR
“Maybe you should try and redefine the [...]
Your teen is upset over something that happened at school. They come home and take it out on you. Your response is to give it right back to them. After all, you’ve had a hard day too. They find out they got a bad grade and they take that out on you too. You give [...]
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