This blog is designed to shed some additonal light on the unique challenges of working with adolescents; in particular teenagers. Teens are an awkward breed stuck between legos and spreadsheets; not a great place to be when their is comfort in childhood and desire but unreadiness to be a grownup. My hope is that a collaborative blog will generate interesting discussion on better helping teens through therapy or through effective parenting.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Teenagers and Community Service
Teens that learn to care about others in the community, country or abroad learn the ability to empathize with others. This is a vital behavior in a narcissitic teen world that constantly perpetuates the idea of self-fullfillment. Our modern world of consumerism constantly tempts teens into making purchases to meet their immediate demands. Although these things are not needs, they have tapped into the adolescent psyche such that they can play off their weaknesses.
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