http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/ <<exploring healthy therapy & counseling>> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:11:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-8355 Arthur Becker-Weidman, Ph.D. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:31:20 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-8355 Very well written article. Thanks Very well written article. Thanks

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7513 Jeanette Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:11:59 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7513 I agree but what has happene to respect? It is like adolescents have no respect for adults today and many of us are OK with that and just chalk it up to their age. What kind of adults and leaders are we then teaching them to be? I agree but what has happene to respect? It is like adolescents have no respect for adults today and many of us are OK with that and just chalk it up to their age. What kind of adults and leaders are we then teaching them to be?

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7511 Margo Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:10:46 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7511 Adolescence was a hard time for all of us yet it is something that we all seem to forget when we have our own kids. We want the perfect child and we just need to step back and realize that there is no such creature. We all need to remember what it was like going thru that awkward stage and give our kids opportunities to shine and succedd versus taking so much time evaluating the many ways in which they have failed. Adolescence was a hard time for all of us yet it is something that we all seem to forget when we have our own kids. We want the perfect child and we just need to step back and realize that there is no such creature. We all need to remember what it was like going thru that awkward stage and give our kids opportunities to shine and succedd versus taking so much time evaluating the many ways in which they have failed.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7447 amyhop Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:34:00 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7447 When I first had my child I was given some very smart advice. A lady that I knew with three children supported me in my decision to stay home with her when she was small but told me that it was even more important to be home and there for her as she got oldre and entered adolescence. Boy was she right! When I first had my child I was given some very smart advice. A lady that I knew with three children supported me in my decision to stay home with her when she was small but told me that it was even more important to be home and there for her as she got oldre and entered adolescence. Boy was she right!

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7441 DrJ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:11:03 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7441 Thank you all for the comments. I am glad this article was useful or interesting to you. To Brian, I agree it takes more than love to raise kids. It also takes strength, courage, consistency, creating structure, clear disciplinary guidelines and expectations, etc. Since your kids are still young, you still have time to talk with them, to LISTEN, to be actively involved with their activities, to know their friends and to meet the parents, etc. When they reach adolescence, a lot of parents sort of give up, while actually kids need parental involvement all the way through school! Thank you all for the comments. I am glad this article was useful or interesting to you. To Brian, I agree it takes more than love to raise kids. It also takes strength, courage, consistency, creating structure, clear disciplinary guidelines and expectations, etc. Since your kids are still young, you still have time to talk with them, to LISTEN, to be actively involved with their activities, to know their friends and to meet the parents, etc. When they reach adolescence, a lot of parents sort of give up, while actually kids need parental involvement all the way through school!

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7439 DrJ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:01:17 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7439 No, it is not online - but that is a good idea. I will be making some changes to my website in the near future so I will see about adding it there (probably under Self-Help activities). No, it is not online - but that is a good idea. I will be making some changes to my website in the near future so I will see about adding it there (probably under Self-Help activities).

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7437 Jacob Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:27:36 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7437 The pamphlet sounds great-do you have it on the web anywhere? I'd like to take a look at it and maybe do some of the activities w/ my own kids. The pamphlet sounds great-do you have it on the web anywhere? I’d like to take a look at it and maybe do some of the activities w/ my own kids.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7435 Patrick Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:26:55 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7435 Great article-good insights. Great article-good insights.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7433 Brian Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:26:28 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7433 I have three young kids, and their adolescence is what scares me more than anything else. It seems like kids who come from good homes as well as kids who come from broken homes are just as likely to develop maladjustments during this time period. I don't know if a parent can love a kid enough to get them successfully through adolescence. It seems to depend on something other than love, something we as parents have no control over. I have three young kids, and their adolescence is what scares me more than anything else. It seems like kids who come from good homes as well as kids who come from broken homes are just as likely to develop maladjustments during this time period. I don’t know if a parent can love a kid enough to get them successfully through adolescence. It seems to depend on something other than love, something we as parents have no control over.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7431 Jenny Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:24:45 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/03/27/adolescent-counseling-activity-measuring-your-future/#comment-7431 It is really scary that so many adolescents don't see themselves living past the age of 25. They are very blessed to have you as a caring and concerned therapist. It sounds like you take a lot of time to determine effective ways of reaching this area of our population. I am very grateful that you take so much time to do this and, it seems, do it so well. Thanks for all you hard work in this area! It is really scary that so many adolescents don’t see themselves living past the age of 25. They are very blessed to have you as a caring and concerned therapist. It sounds like you take a lot of time to determine effective ways of reaching this area of our population. I am very grateful that you take so much time to do this and, it seems, do it so well. Thanks for all you hard work in this area!

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