Why as parents are we afraid of those 4 words?
But in reality, they are among the most 4 POWERFUL words when strung together.
In truth, being as honest as we can be with our kids on typical “growing up mistakes” we’ve made can catch their attention.
And isn’t catching our teen’s attention half the battle?
Have you ever bothered to share these mistakes with your teen? No, you are not giving your permission for your teen to do the same thing. You are outlining the "mistake" results you suffered afterward.
Obviously some of our mistakes should be dead and buried but often your teen mistakes are the typical “growing up” testing the waters type of mistakes that can be shared and used.
Who better to learn from your mistakes than your own teen.
we want our kids to make all the mistakes they need to while growing up under our roof. Who better than you to work them through the responsible response and life-learning lesson!
I’ll never forget the time in high school when we moved from one city to another. I was a junior and miserable. Everyone seemed to know everyone else – except me. I spent a year hiding in my “shell” so to speak and missed going out for organizations and clubs that would have helped me. My personal mistake story allowed my kids to springboard into going out for class officer and so forth. Did they always “win”? Of course not, but they did win some and learned so much more from the elections they lost.
Remember, success is often stacked on top of a series of mistakes.
So go ahead and use your 4-word POWER PLAY: “Learn from My Mistake”.
Have a wonderful week and we hope that new teachable moment with your teen presents itself so clearly that you just can’t miss it! We leave you with a funny quote that just has such ring of truth to it that we can’t resist:
Request: If it makes sense, we'd love to hear your thoughts in the comment section below.
Have a great week. And as we say ...
You CAN Have Success in the Middle of it ALL !
Pam Hardison, MBA, BBA in Finance and Business Education, has created and co-owned a national mail order catalog which at one point was the 21st fastest growing customerbase in the nation. As a mom of two college-post college daughters, considers it a privilege and to meet other students and parents along the same road. After teaching high school and college students for years, her commitment to helping them with topics most schools can't cover is the light that drives her.
Holly Powers, Attorney-At-Law (Jameson & Powers, P.C.) has been actively practicing law since 1985 and is a shareholder with the law firm of Jameson & Powers, P.C. The firm specializes in transactional law, health care law, and general business law. Holly has taught students precepts concerning the legal world for over 10 years. With 4 children, she understands what teens need to know and has a passion to help others faced with teens and aging parents.
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