Our pastor did a series on Revelation, and I had quite a revelation about teenagers, and how to deal with them. In Revelation, each letter to the churches is a rather "difficult" message for them to receive. And each one follows a recipe for instruction.
- Encouragement
- Correction
- Motivation
God's advice is always good and best, and his example here is just great! When you have to give your teens a difficult and tough message, it is good to start with an affirmation of what they do right. It cannot be ALL rotten, and starting with something good can help teen hear what you have to say.
Provide correction, but also explain why they should change and also tell them how they can change. "Because I said so" does not go as far with teenagers as it does with young children. Yes, behavior needs to change, but when you explain the details to them it can help them reason through the situation like an adult. They may not reason like an adult now, but hearing your reasoning may help them when they grow up. As adults, they will be better able to think through different situations, because they will have heard your motivational reasons and they can apply it to situations as they arise.
I think kinds need to be engaged and have good discipline for homeschooling. There is psychological effect of learning easier in the form of games or watching videos.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great article. Most of teenagers get miss way and they forget about what they aimed and what they have to do. Mostly teenagers have lack of motivation and encouragement. Parents,who do really think to get their children into ideal way,they must read this article.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a teenager I wanted to work with computers. First as every kid, I was playing game, after that I decided that I want to make PC games, so I started learning about 3D design and programming. I think motivation is the most important part of learning.
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