A great way to connect with teens is through their music. This is not to suggest that you must tolerate all 100 of Eminem's puritanical tunes. But if you can get a sense as to what artist's they listen to it can not only tip you off as to their interests, but also give you a sense of the flavor of their music: ie., fun & playful, high energry, loud and angry, aggressive and controlling, etc. Songs that teens like can be great talking points as they can take the emphasis off of their direct issues and temporarily project onto a musician. This can then be later echoed back to them when appropriate down the road. Teen music often speaks to themes that are not always easy to comprehend by mere observation. There is a culture to today's teens that is not always simple to comprehend. The explosion of communication systems has created an exhausting flood of overload, in which teens are forced to feel part of despite their awareness of its uselessness. To help kids through music means to suspend judgment of hard-to-hear lyrics and ask questions that will probe deeper into an understanding of what the music means to them.
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