Developing Grit in Teens
Grit encompasses a combination of perseverance and passion toward a long-term, meaningful goal. By its very nature, grit involves working hard and to completion, despite setbacks and challenges. In addition to requiring a deep sense of commitment, demonstrating grit means the ability to do hard and uncomfortable things. This ability may come more naturally to […]
Be Honest with your Teens
The quality of a teen’s relationship with their parents contributes to overall development and sets the tone for their future lives. A significant part of nurturing this bond is parent-teen communication. By starting early and keeping it often, parents encourage young people to be open and honest. Additionally, parents are themselves required to be honest […]
Make room for mistakes
One of the major tasks of adolescent development is self-discovery. The process of solidifying one’s identity and then relating that to family, peers and wider society. Adolescence involves consolidating unique strengths, while recognizing potential limitations and learning ways to overcome them. With all these lessons to be learned, there will be many processes of trial […]