Teaching and Guidance Counseling

Sean Covey says, “Life for teens is no playground.” What then do we educators and counselors do to teach them skills to build a good life. I have long been an avid fan of using his book the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens to assist parents in raising their teenagers.

 Speaking of teenagers, Chuck Norris said:   “WE CAN’T MAKE THEIR DECISIONS FOR THEM, BUT WE CAN GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TOOLS THEY NEED TO MAKE RIGHT DECISIONS.” 

What tools or skills do they need?  What is an effective teen? 

Are they reactive or proactive?

Do they know where they are going?

Do they prioritize the things they have to do?

Do they see life as a competition?

Do they talk first and then pretend to listen or listen actively?

Do they cooperate with others or do they think they are better off doing everything by themselves?

 Are they so busy with life that they do not have time to:

•         Spend quality time with family and friends

•         To do their homework

•         Read good books

•         Exercise

•         Take time for nature or other inspirational

Here is a presentation on this topic:

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Social Bookmarking Plan for Teens 

Social bookmarking is one method teens can use to help them gathering tools to help them make right decisions.

Go to http://del.icio.us/    Create your own account.  Think about what is important for you to know and apply as you make right decisions.  Decide what keywords or tags you wish to search for and do a search.   Remember you are the creator of how these tags will be used in organizing and storing your information.  Create your own list of saved sites and put in  a tag of tagcblog so I can find your list.  Email me at tagcblog@gmail.com when you are finished. 

Tags: 7 Habits, Parenting Teens, Teens