Personal Development and Life Skills for Teens: Managing Parents and other Adults

Personal Development and Life Skills for Teens:

Managing Parents and other Adults

By Rabbi Mordecai Finley, PH.D.

Adults push on teenagers in a variety of annoying ways, and teenagers push back in a variety of annoying ways. No matter how angry a teen might be at a parent or teacher, in their heart they would prefer a good relationship. This seminar will guide teenagers in understanding what their parents and other adults really want, how to get their respect, how to get parents especially to talk less and more quietly, and how to negotiate to get more of what you want, including privacy. Parents (and other adults) can change, but sometimes the teenager has to initiate.