Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Talking with teenagers (@HuffPostEdu)

HuffPostEducation (@HuffPostEdu)
What not to say to a teenager huff.to/14AHDFF

Usually titles like this are swiped over quickly as I look over my Twitter feed. This caught my eye, however, and I opened it with the cynicism of a parent who was (by most accounts) able to survive my children's teen age years with our relationships intact and with the hubris of one with a two-decade career in education. 

The advice is surprisingly good, including several tips that will remind you to take their problems seriously--because they are serious, and also several tips that will keep communication open. 


-- Gary Ackerman, Ph.D.

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