Comments on: Sometimes Teens Teach Us Instead Of The Other Way Around http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sometimes-teens-teach-us-instead-of-the-other-way-around-119/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:59:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Geoff Reiner http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sometimes-teens-teach-us-instead-of-the-other-way-around-119/comment-page-1/#comment-77206 Geoff Reiner Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:27:34 +0000 http://www.wearyparent.com/sometimes-teens-teach-us-instead-of-the-other-way-around/#comment-77206 Hey Christine, Coming from your sons side of the coin, if there is no interest or motivation to do something, someone pushing you does not at all help. My parents pushed me a lot in high school and I got my assignments done and did quite well. In university they were not there to push me and I did not do as well but I learned a lot about myself, my interests, and what I want to do with my life. Oddly enough I learned that I don't really have much interest in my current degree and am going to go back and do something else. Teenagers and everyone for that matter all hit that self realization point at very different times. Coming from your side of the coin, what if you used your sons homework as a positive bonding time together where he does his work and you do yours. For me, if I had someone that also had to accomplish something and the distracting environment was removed, I was much more productive. I think there are ways you can express interest in his work without nagging. Be an outlet for him. When I had something that I hated doing my dad would offer to help for get me in touch with someone that could. It made it so much easier. Anyways... Good luck! check out some topics that I find interesting: www.thegeoffblog.wordpress.com Thanks! G Hey Christine,

Coming from your sons side of the coin, if there is no interest or motivation to do something, someone pushing you does not at all help. My parents pushed me a lot in high school and I got my assignments done and did quite well. In university they were not there to push me and I did not do as well but I learned a lot about myself, my interests, and what I want to do with my life. Oddly enough I learned that I don’t really have much interest in my current degree and am going to go back and do something else. Teenagers and everyone for that matter all hit that self realization point at very different times.

Coming from your side of the coin, what if you used your sons homework as a positive bonding time together where he does his work and you do yours. For me, if I had someone that also had to accomplish something and the distracting environment was removed, I was much more productive. I think there are ways you can express interest in his work without nagging. Be an outlet for him. When I had something that I hated doing my dad would offer to help for get me in touch with someone that could. It made it so much easier. Anyways… Good luck!

check out some topics that I find interesting:
http://www.thegeoffblog.wordpress.com

Thanks!
G

]]> By: Ria http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sometimes-teens-teach-us-instead-of-the-other-way-around-119/comment-page-1/#comment-76967 Ria Sat, 31 May 2008 02:43:17 +0000 http://www.wearyparent.com/sometimes-teens-teach-us-instead-of-the-other-way-around/#comment-76967 Christine, thanks for making that point: "Sometimes as parents we need our kids to say these nasty things to us to let us we’ve lost control." My kids are much younger but in the heat of an argument, I've said things I am not proud of saying and you are absolutely right... they will call you on it by giving us back exactly what we give. But your insightful perspective is a good reminder that in that ugly moment, I am learning a lesson! Ria Christine, thanks for making that point: “Sometimes as parents we need our kids to say these nasty things to us to let us we’ve lost control.”

My kids are much younger but in the heat of an argument, I’ve said things I am not proud of saying and you are absolutely right… they will call you on it by giving us back exactly what we give.

But your insightful perspective is a good reminder that in that ugly moment, I am learning a lesson!

Ria

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