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Parenting Teens
Hosts: Kenneth H. Patey & Sharon PateyMaking Sense of the Challenge!
Have you ever stopped to think that when parents and teachers and leaders seek to stop the misbehavior of a trouble teen, they may actually be increasing the troubles for that teen and not stopping the behavior at all? Misbehavior is almost always the symptom of another problem. A recent correlation of studies, done on discipline problems in our schools, reduced the number of recurrent problems to sixteen. These same sixteen appeared in varying forms.more...
The purpose in correlating the studies was to find the most effective techniques available to stop misbehavior, and then to make those techniques available to schools.
Similarly, there are studies and techniques for helping parent deal with the misbehavior of their kids. THE REAL TARGET, HOWEVER, SHOULD BE TO CREATE A GENUINE PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH THE TEEN, NOT THE TROUBLES. When adults truly learn to relate to teens, the troubles tend to diminish and can be resolved.
The focus of this pair of lecture is to assist parents, teachers, and others in breaking through the protective barriers our youth have placed around themselves for survival.less...
Similarly, there are studies and techniques for helping parent deal with the misbehavior of their kids. THE REAL TARGET, HOWEVER, SHOULD BE TO CREATE A GENUINE PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH THE TEEN, NOT THE TROUBLES. When adults truly learn to relate to teens, the troubles tend to diminish and can be resolved.
The focus of this pair of lecture is to assist parents, teachers, and others in breaking through the protective barriers our youth have placed around themselves for survival.less...
This is a 2 part series. Individual episodes or the entire series are available for purchase.
Part 1: Understanding Teens, and Why Their Misbehavior is Almost Always the Symptom of Some Other Problem
Learn a metaphor that puts misbehavior into perspective. Learn also about the unique changes taking place in your teenagers. Their thinking patterns are modifying. (Cognitive Development.) They are trying to identify themselves. ("Who am I, Really?") They are changing bio-chemically as the body releases adolescent hormones. They become confused as they come face to face with how others perceive them. Understand THESE changes and you'll be able to relate to them more effectively!
Part 2: Creating a RELATIONSHIP CLIMATE So That Your Teen Can Have a Voice and Be Comfortable Talking to YOU
What we are talking about here is the importance of having genuine connections with our children. If they already exist, we need to know how to maintain them. If there IS not connection, we need to ESTABLISH one. These are transition times for our teenagers. They are looking outside the family to see where they fit. They are facing peer pressure. They are being exposed to new beliefs and making decisions about their own. The important question is, "How do you stay connected with your teens without driving them away?
