How often have you heard a teenager, student, and/or parents make statements such as, “All guys are jerks” and/or “All girls are trouble“? Often people
Yes, you need to talk with students of all ages (teenagers, middle school, high school, college, university) about the “4 letter F word” and so
This past week, much of our country learned about the Tyler Clementi suicide case (after fellow students humiliated him by posting a video of him in a private situation). How are you bringing this conversation about bullying and humiliating others into your home, your community, among your friends, colleagues, and family?
As a parent of a teenager, do you ever feel like you are losing a bit of connection with your teenager? Feels like your son or daughter prefers time alone?
This process for your son or daughter is completely normal.
Yesterday, we talked about teaching verbal skills to a generation who loves technology as their means of communication. How do take the benefits of technology to reach those students? Here is a simple concept:
Are you ever asked, “How do you know you are making a difference? How do you know your audience (or students) actually remembers your message?” Speakers in the education world and teachers particularly get this question a lot because so many people wonder if teens retain the messages being shared with them. Yesterday, audience members surprised me.
Remember the old Will Smith song, “Parents Just Don’t Understand”? Well I fell into that category last night (along with another Mom of a high school teenager hosting a party). One of my sons was going to a party at a house where we did not know the family. As we advice in our programs, we called ahead to talk with at least one of the parents – to find out their rules and policies for hosting a party. Do they allow alcohol and what are their expectations for the students?
This Senior student at Bitburg Air Force Base High School makes a strong statement about asking first and supporting sexual assault survivors. The last 2 weeks was filled with speaking to wonderful groups of high school students throughout Air Force Bases in Europe.
Within 5 minutes of the “Can I Kiss You?” presentation concluding at Alconbury Air Force Base High School in Alconbury, England, these 5 Seniors created the below role playing skit addressing alcohol and sexual assault. The students show you a creative way to address bystander intention (and did this all in 5 minutes).
When it comes to middle schools and high schools teaching teenagers vital skills for decision-making regarding teen dating, intimacy, sex, abstinence, and sensitive issues, MANY school systems are concerned for how their parents will react to various educational plans and approaches.
Mike Domitrz, CSP, CPAE
The Center for Respect, Inc.
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