Monday, September 24, 2007

Focus On Teen Strengths: Turn What You Love about Your Teen Into a Strong and Lasting Friendship

Focus On Teen Strengths: Turn What You Love about Your Teen Into a Strong and Lasting Friendship Oh, that Emma, thinks Mum. I can’t believe her. She’s only 15 and all she does is play video games. She used to be so active. Now she won’t try out for sports or join a club at school… She won’t even come to dinner. I practically have to yank her off the computer or she’ll starve. I’m so frustrated. Emma makes me feel like a rotten mum. It’s hard to feel good about teens when they act up or shut down. Erratic behaviour is common in teenagers, but that doesn’t make it any easier on parents. In fact, participants in my workshops often struggle to find admirable traits in their teens. Despite this difficulty, knowing your teenager’s strengths is worth the View the rest of this article


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