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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:00everyone.
- 0:00Welcome
- 0:01back
- 0:01to
- 0:01another
- 0:01episode
- 0:02of
- 0:02Other
- 0:02People's
- 0:03Parenting,
- 0:04where
- 0:04we
- 0:04read
- 0:05and
- 0:05review
- 0:05parenting
- 0:06books
- 0:06for
- 0:06you.
- 0:07I
- 0:07am
- 0:08Skylar
- 0:08Hurwitz,
- 0:09amateur
- 0:09parent,
- 0:09and
- 0:09this
- 0:10is
- 0:10my
- 0:10mom,
- 0:11Karen
- 0:11Quinn.
- 0:12She's
- 0:12a
- 0:13New
- 0:13York
- 0:13Times
- 0:13bestselling
- 0:14author
- 0:14and
- 0:15founder
- 0:15of
- 0:15Habit
- 0:16Coach
- 0:16and
- 0:16Testing
- 0:16Mom.
- 0:17Hello,
- 0:17Mom.
- 0:18Hi,
- 0:18Skylar.
- 0:18You
- 0:19made
- 0:19the
- 0:19funniest
- 0:19face
- 0:20on
- 0:20Instagram.
- 0:21You
- 0:21went.
- 0:23I
- 0:23don't
- 0:23know.
- 0:23I
- 0:24was
- 0:24trying
- 0:24to
- 0:24make
- 0:24a
- 0:25face.
- 0:25I
- 0:26don't
- 0:26know.
- 0:26My
- 0:27sort
- 0:27of
- 0:27presentation
- 0:28face.
- 0:28Yes,
- 0:29your
- 0:29Vanna
- 0:30White
- 0:30face.
- 0:30My
- 0:30Vanna
- 0:31White.
- 0:31This
- 0:32is
- 0:32what
- 0:32we're
- 0:32doing
- 0:32today
- 0:33in
- 0:33my
- 0:33eye.
- 0:34Can
- 0:34you
- 0:34see
- 0:35it?
- 0:35No,
- 0:35not
- 0:35from
- 0:36here.
- 0:36Oh,
- 0:36you're
- 0:37so
- 0:37far
- 0:37away.
- 0:37Is
- 0:38it
- 0:38bothering
- 0:38you?
- 0:38No.
- 0:39I
- 0:39mean,
- 0:39I
- 0:39don't
- 0:40know.
- 0:40Every
- 0:40time
- 0:40I
- 0:40wear
- 0:41mascara,
- 0:41I
- 0:41feel
- 0:42like
- 0:42this
- 0:42happens
- 0:42where
- 0:43it.
- 0:43Like
- 0:43no
- 0:44matter.
- 0:44Like,
- 0:44I
- 0:45comb
- 0:45them
- 0:45out
- 0:45after
- 0:46I
- 0:46do
- 0:46the
- 0:46whole
- 0:46thing,
- 0:47and
- 0:47still
- 0:48it's
- 0:49in
- 0:49my
- 0:49eye.
- 0:50Oh,
- 0:50wow.
- 0:51We
- 0:51need
- 0:51better
- 0:51mascara
- 0:52technology.
- 0:53Just
- 0:53whoever's
- 0:53in
- 0:54charge.
- 0:54I
- 0:54don't
- 0:54know,
- 0:54but
- 0:55I.
- 0:55Have
- 0:55you
- 0:55seen
- 0:56those
- 0:56on
- 0:56TikTok?
- 0:57Those.
- 0:58Those
- 0:58magnetic
- 0:59eyelashes?
- 0:59We
- 0:59gotta
- 1:00get
- 1:00you
- 1:00off
- 1:00TikTok.
- 1:00But.
- 1:01Yes.
- 1:01Yeah.
- 1:01Yeah,
- 1:02you
- 1:02do.
- 1:02But
- 1:02I
- 1:03mean,
- 1:03those
- 1:03ticked.
- 1:04I
- 1:04mean,
- 1:04it's
- 1:04like.
- 1:04It's
- 1:05like
- 1:05boom,
- 1:05boom.
- 1:06You
- 1:06get
- 1:06your.
- 1:06You
- 1:07have
- 1:07terrible
- 1:07eyes.
- 1:08Suddenly
- 1:09within
- 1:10three
- 1:10seconds,
- 1:11you
- 1:11can
- 1:11have
- 1:11gorgeous
- 1:12eyes.
- 1:12Gorgeous
- 1:13eyes.
- 1:13Yeah.
- 1:13I
- 1:13feel
- 1:13like
- 1:14those
- 1:14lashes
- 1:15are
- 1:15way
- 1:15too
- 1:16long.
- 1:16They're
- 1:16like,
- 1:17unnaturally
- 1:17long.
- 1:18They're
- 1:18cartoon
- 1:19eyelashes.
- 1:19Yeah,
- 1:20they're
- 1:20like
- 1:20three
- 1:21inches
- 1:21long.
- 1:21You
- 1:22don't
- 1:22even
- 1:22have
- 1:22eyebrows.
- 1:23Like,
- 1:23they're
- 1:23past
- 1:23your
- 1:24eyebrows.
- 1:24Like,
- 1:25I
- 1:25don't
- 1:25know.
- 1:25I'm
- 1:25sure,
- 1:25like,
- 1:25there
- 1:26are
- 1:26better
- 1:26ones
- 1:26than
- 1:26the
- 1:27ones
- 1:27I've
- 1:27seen.
- 1:27Yeah.
- 1:28Maybe
- 1:28you
- 1:28can
- 1:28get
- 1:28more,
- 1:29you
- 1:29know,
- 1:29some
- 1:29that
- 1:29are
- 1:29a
- 1:29little
- 1:30subtle.
- 1:31Yeah,
- 1:31Subtlety
- 1:31is
- 1:32key.
- 1:32It
- 1:32is.
- 1:33So
- 1:33speaking
- 1:34of
- 1:34subtlety,
- 1:34this
- 1:35book
- 1:35didn't
- 1:35have
- 1:35a
- 1:36lot
- 1:36of
- 1:36it.
- 1:36No.
- 1:38Honestly.
- 1:39What
- 1:39is
- 1:40it
- 1:40called?
- 1:40Teen.
- 1:40It
- 1:40is
- 1:41how
- 1:41to
- 1:41Talk.
- 1:42So
- 1:42Teens.
- 1:43Teen
- 1:43Teens.
- 1:44Not
- 1:44this
- 1:44teen.
- 1:45Real
- 1:45teens.
- 1:45How
- 1:46to
- 1:46Talk
- 1:46so
- 1:46Teens
- 1:47Will
- 1:47Listen.
- 1:47And
- 1:48Listen.
- 1:48So
- 1:49Teens
- 1:49Will
- 1:49Talk
- 1:52by
- 1:52Adele
- 1:53Faber
- 1:54and
- 1:54Elaine
- 1:55Mazlish.
- 1:56Yeah.
- 1:56So
- 1:56this
- 1:57book
- 1:57I
- 1:57found
- 1:57interesting
- 1:58because
- 1:58it
- 1:58is
- 1:58told
- 1:59in
- 1:59the
- 1:59first
- 2:00person,
- 2:01which
- 2:01is
- 2:01unusual
- 2:03for
- 2:03these
- 2:03styles
- 2:04of
- 2:04books.
- 2:04It
- 2:05is.
- 2:05Yeah.
- 2:06They're
- 2:06telling
- 2:06their
- 2:06story.
- 2:07Personally,
- 2:07I
- 2:08found
- 2:08it
- 2:08weird
- 2:08and
- 2:09I
- 2:09found
- 2:09it
- 2:09a
- 2:09little
- 2:09off
- 2:10putting.
- 2:10Yeah.
- 2:11Okay.
- 2:11It
- 2:11also
- 2:12like
- 2:12the
- 2:12stories
- 2:13that
- 2:13they
- 2:13led
- 2:14with.
- 2:14I
- 2:14was
- 2:14like,
- 2:14girl,
- 2:15this
- 2:15didn't
- 2:15happen
- 2:15like
- 2:16this.
- 2:17Well,
- 2:17like,
- 2:17I
- 2:17get
- 2:18it.
- 2:18It's
- 2:18creative
- 2:18license.
- 2:19We're
- 2:19trying
- 2:19to
- 2:19tell
- 2:19a
- 2:19story.
- 2:20We're
- 2:20trying
- 2:20to
- 2:20build
- 2:20a
- 2:20narrative.
- 2:21Like,
- 2:21cool,
- 2:21Fine.
- 2:22Granted.
- 2:23But
- 2:24I
- 2:24was
- 2:24like.
- 2:25And
- 2:26they
- 2:26also
- 2:26make
- 2:26these
- 2:27meetings.
- 2:28It
- 2:28starts
- 2:29With
- 2:29a
- 2:29meeting
- 2:29of
- 2:29parents.
- 2:30They
- 2:30make
- 2:31it
- 2:31feel
- 2:31like
- 2:32a
- 2:32recovery
- 2:33meeting.
- 2:34Well,
- 2:34okay,
- 2:35so
- 2:35this
- 2:35is
- 2:36the
- 2:36story
- 2:36that
- 2:37they're
- 2:37telling
- 2:37is
- 2:38these
- 2:38are
- 2:38two
- 2:38women
- 2:40who
- 2:40had
- 2:40written
- 2:40a
- 2:41book.
- 2:41It
- 2:41was
- 2:41called
- 2:42how
- 2:42to
- 2:43talk
- 2:43so
- 2:43kids
- 2:44will
- 2:44listen
- 2:45and
- 2:45listen
- 2:46so
- 2:46Kids
- 2:46will
- 2:46talk,
- 2:47which
- 2:47is
- 2:47a
- 2:48long
- 2:48title,
- 2:49but
- 2:50it
- 2:50was
- 2:50a
- 2:50big
- 2:50bestseller.
- 2:51I
- 2:51mean,
- 2:51this
- 2:52was
- 2:52a
- 2:52very
- 2:52big
- 2:52bestseller.
- 2:53And
- 2:53this
- 2:53book
- 2:54was
- 2:54written
- 2:54a
- 2:54long
- 2:54time
- 2:55ago.
- 2:55To
- 2:55be
- 2:55clear,
- 2:55I
- 2:55didn't
- 2:56hate
- 2:56this
- 2:56book.
- 2:57No.
- 2:57Well,
- 2:57I
- 2:58loved
- 2:58parts
- 2:59of
- 2:59this
- 2:59book.
- 2:59One
- 3:00of
- 3:00the
- 3:00greatest
- 3:00parts
- 3:01of
- 3:01this
- 3:01book,
- 3:01first
- 3:01of
- 3:02all,
- 3:02is
- 3:02it's
- 3:03109,
- 3:0391
- 3:04pages
- 3:05long
- 3:05with
- 3:05pictures.
- 3:06With
- 3:06so
- 3:06many
- 3:07pictures.
- 3:07So
- 3:08many
- 3:08pictures.
- 3:09I
- 3:09love.
- 3:10Every
- 3:10time
- 3:10I
- 3:10got
- 3:10to
- 3:12a
- 3:12series
- 3:12of
- 3:12comics,
- 3:13I
- 3:13was
- 3:13like,
- 3:14yes,
- 3:14I
- 3:15can
- 3:15watch
- 3:15the
- 3:15comics
- 3:15or
- 3:16read
- 3:16the
- 3:16comics.
- 3:17I
- 3:17really
- 3:17love
- 3:18that.
- 3:18I
- 3:19love
- 3:19a
- 3:19book
- 3:19with
- 3:19comics,
- 3:20lots
- 3:21of
- 3:21comics.
- 3:21And
- 3:22the
- 3:22comics
- 3:23demonstrated
- 3:24communication
- 3:25techniques,
- 3:26what
- 3:26to
- 3:26say
- 3:26in
- 3:27different
- 3:27situations.
- 3:28So
- 3:28it
- 3:28was
- 3:28really
- 3:28fun
- 3:29to
- 3:29read.
- 3:30So
- 3:30it's
- 3:30a
- 3:31book
- 3:31about
- 3:31how
- 3:32to
- 3:32have
- 3:32effective
- 3:33communications
- 3:34with
- 3:34your
- 3:34teenagers.
- 3:36If
- 3:36you
- 3:37have
- 3:37younger
- 3:37kids,
- 3:37you
- 3:38could
- 3:38read
- 3:38their
- 3:38earlier
- 3:39book,
- 3:39which
- 3:39is
- 3:39thicker,
- 3:40a
- 3:41lot
- 3:41thicker
- 3:41than
- 3:41this
- 3:42one.
- 3:42Hate
- 3:42thick
- 3:43books.
- 3:43Note
- 3:44for
- 3:44authors.
- 3:44If
- 3:45you
- 3:45ever
- 3:45send
- 3:45us
- 3:46your
- 3:46book,
- 3:46keep
- 3:47it
- 3:47small,
- 3:47keep
- 3:47it
- 3:48short,
- 3:48keep
- 3:48it
- 3:48brief.
- 3:49Yeah,
- 3:51the
- 3:51original
- 3:51book
- 3:52was
- 3:52much
- 3:52longer,
- 3:53but
- 3:54it's
- 3:54how
- 3:54to
- 3:54communicate
- 3:55with
- 3:55younger
- 3:55Children.
- 3:56How
- 3:56to
- 3:56communicate
- 3:57with
- 3:57Skylar
- 3:58and
- 3:58Teen.
- 3:59Send
- 3:59us
- 3:59short
- 4:00books.
- 4:01Well,
- 4:01we
- 4:02do
- 4:02like
- 4:02a
- 4:02short
- 4:02book,
- 4:03and
- 4:03this
- 4:03one
- 4:03is
- 4:04a
- 4:04short
- 4:04book.
- 4:05And
- 4:05the
- 4:05story
- 4:05that
- 4:06she's
- 4:06telling
- 4:06is
- 4:07the
- 4:07fact
- 4:07that
- 4:08I
- 4:08guess
- 4:08they
- 4:09had
- 4:09written
- 4:09that
- 4:09other
- 4:10book
- 4:10and
- 4:10so
- 4:11the
- 4:11kids
- 4:11were
- 4:11growing
- 4:12up,
- 4:12that
- 4:13they
- 4:13helped
- 4:13originally,
- 4:14and
- 4:14they
- 4:14were
- 4:14becoming
- 4:15teenagers
- 4:16with
- 4:16teenage
- 4:17problems.
- 4:18Dun,
- 4:18dun,
- 4:18dun.
- 4:19I
- 4:20know.
- 4:20And
- 4:21some
- 4:21of
- 4:21them
- 4:21are
- 4:22pretty
- 4:22serious
- 4:23problems.
- 4:23Serious
- 4:24problems.
- 4:24Although
- 4:25the
- 4:25parents,
- 4:25no
- 4:26offense,
- 4:26they
- 4:26sound
- 4:26like
- 4:27cornballs.
- 4:27Well,
- 4:28no,
- 4:28I
- 4:28mean,
- 4:29all
- 4:29parents.
- 4:29Don't
- 4:30we
- 4:30all
- 4:30sound
- 4:30like
- 4:30cornballs?
- 4:31No,
- 4:31I
- 4:32don't
- 4:32think
- 4:32so.
- 4:32I
- 4:33hope
- 4:33I
- 4:33don't
- 4:33sound
- 4:33like
- 4:33that
- 4:34when
- 4:34I'm
- 4:35a
- 4:35parent.
- 4:35I
- 4:35had
- 4:35hoped
- 4:36to
- 4:36be
- 4:36a
- 4:36very
- 4:36cool
- 4:37parent.
- 4:37Let
- 4:37me
- 4:37tell
- 4:37you,
- 4:38you
- 4:38were
- 4:38a
- 4:38very
- 4:38cool
- 4:38par.
- 4:40Guys.
- 4:40Did
- 4:40not
- 4:40think
- 4:40I
- 4:41was
- 4:41a
- 4:41cool
- 4:41parent.
- 4:41When
- 4:42I
- 4:42think
- 4:42you're
- 4:42cool
- 4:42now.
- 4:42Now
- 4:43you
- 4:43do?
- 4:43Of
- 4:44course,
- 4:44but
- 4:45now,
- 4:45of
- 4:45course
- 4:46I
- 4:46am
- 4:46cool.
- 4:47But
- 4:47no,
- 4:48but
- 4:48as
- 4:48I,
- 4:49you
- 4:49know,
- 4:49when
- 4:49I
- 4:50was
- 4:50raising
- 4:50you,
- 4:51you
- 4:51thought
- 4:51we
- 4:52were
- 4:52so
- 4:52horrible,
- 4:53you
- 4:53let
- 4:54me
- 4:54have
- 4:54a
- 4:54hookah.
- 4:54I
- 4:55thought
- 4:55that
- 4:55was
- 4:55cool.
- 4:56Why
- 4:57did
- 4:57I
- 4:57do
- 4:57that?
- 4:58I
- 4:58don't
- 4:58know
- 4:58what
- 4:58I
- 4:59know.
- 4:59I
- 4:59thought
- 5:00marijuana
- 5:00was
- 5:01not
- 5:01smoked
- 5:01in
- 5:01that.
- 5:02You
- 5:02didn't
- 5:02smoke
- 5:02marijuana.
- 5:03I
- 5:03mean,
- 5:03if
- 5:03you're
- 5:04smoking.
- 5:04I
- 5:04mean,
- 5:05I
- 5:05can't
- 5:05imagine
- 5:06smoking
- 5:06weed
- 5:06out
- 5:06of
- 5:06a
- 5:07hookah.
- 5:07That's
- 5:07like
- 5:07a
- 5:07giant
- 5:08bong.
- 5:08No,
- 5:09you
- 5:09were
- 5:09just
- 5:09smoking,
- 5:10like,
- 5:10the
- 5:10Sticky
- 5:11Tob.
- 5:11I
- 5:11didn't
- 5:12know
- 5:12what
- 5:12it
- 5:12was
- 5:12or
- 5:13what
- 5:13it
- 5:13did.
- 5:13I
- 5:13thought
- 5:14it
- 5:14was
- 5:14harmless.
- 5:15It
- 5:15is.
- 5:15I
- 5:15mean,
- 5:16I
- 5:16think
- 5:16it's
- 5:16a
- 5:16tobacco
- 5:17product,
- 5:17but
- 5:17I
- 5:18don't
- 5:18think
- 5:18it's.
- 5:18It's
- 5:19not.
- 5:19I
- 5:19can't
- 5:20imagine
- 5:20putting
- 5:21weed
- 5:21in
- 5:21a
- 5:21hookah.
- 5:22Like,
- 5:22what
- 5:23you
- 5:23would.
- 5:23I
- 5:23have
- 5:24no
- 5:24idea.
- 5:24I
- 5:24don't
- 5:25know
- 5:25anything
- 5:25about
- 5:25smoking
- 5:26that
- 5:26stuff,
- 5:27but
- 5:28I
- 5:28know
- 5:28that
- 5:28stuff.
- 5:29I
- 5:29never
- 5:29did
- 5:30it.
- 5:30I
- 5:31didn't.
- 5:31No,
- 5:32I
- 5:32did.
- 5:32I
- 5:33just
- 5:33didn't.
- 5:33I
- 5:34couldn't,
- 5:34like,
- 5:35breathe
- 5:36smoke
- 5:36into
- 5:36my.
- 5:36It
- 5:37just
- 5:37was
- 5:37coughed,
- 5:38so
- 5:38it
- 5:38didn't
- 5:38work.
- 5:39But.
- 5:39Yeah,
- 5:39but
- 5:39I
- 5:40didn't
- 5:40know
- 5:40why
- 5:40you
- 5:40wanted
- 5:41a
- 5:41hookah.
- 5:41But
- 5:42I
- 5:42think
- 5:42you
- 5:42must
- 5:42hook
- 5:43up.
- 5:43You
- 5:44must
- 5:44have
- 5:44convinced
- 5:44me
- 5:45it
- 5:45was
- 5:45harmless.
- 5:46I'm
- 5:46sure
- 5:46I
- 5:46did.
- 5:47Yeah.
- 5:47I
- 5:47was
- 5:47very
- 5:47persuasive.
- 5:48Well,
- 5:48and
- 5:49the
- 5:49thing
- 5:49about
- 5:49it
- 5:49is,
- 5:49when
- 5:50you're
- 5:50raising
- 5:50teenagers,
- 5:51you
- 5:51really
- 5:51have
- 5:52to
- 5:52pick
- 5:52your
- 5:52battles.
- 5:52Yeah.
- 5:53And
- 5:53so
- 5:53you're
- 5:54like,
- 5:54fine,
- 5:54have
- 5:54a
- 5:55hookah.
- 5:55Yeah.
- 5:56If
- 5:56I
- 5:56thought
- 5:56you
- 5:56were
- 5:57like,
- 5:57I
- 5:57don't
- 5:57know,
- 5:58smoking
- 5:58some
- 5:58sort
- 5:59of
- 5:59cherry
- 6:00oil
- 6:00or
- 6:00something,
- 6:00that's
- 6:01fine.
- 6:01I
- 6:01don't
- 6:02know.
- 6:02But
- 6:03I
- 6:03never
- 6:03heard.
- 6:04What's
- 6:04cherry
- 6:05oil?
- 6:05I
- 6:05don't
- 6:05know.
- 6:06But
- 6:06don't
- 6:06they
- 6:06put
- 6:07oils
- 6:07in
- 6:07those
- 6:07things?
- 6:07I
- 6:08have
- 6:08no
- 6:08idea.
- 6:08I
- 6:08don't
- 6:08know.
- 6:08It
- 6:09was
- 6:09like
- 6:09this,
- 6:09like,
- 6:09sticky,
- 6:10stinky,
- 6:11tobacco
- 6:12flavored
- 6:13tobacco.
- 6:14Okay.
- 6:14Okay.
- 6:15Well,
- 6:15anyway,
- 6:16what,
- 6:16you
- 6:17know,
- 6:17how
- 6:17do
- 6:18we
- 6:18get
- 6:18on
- 6:18hookahs?
- 6:18And.
- 6:19I
- 6:19don't
- 6:19know.
- 6:20I
- 6:20don't
- 6:20know
- 6:20either.
- 6:21Okay,
- 6:21so.
- 6:22But
- 6:22they.
- 6:22Okay,
- 6:23so.
- 6:23So
- 6:23the
- 6:23kids
- 6:23were
- 6:23growing
- 6:24up,
- 6:24they
- 6:24were
- 6:24becoming
- 6:24teenagers,
- 6:26and
- 6:27suddenly
- 6:27the
- 6:27problems
- 6:28were
- 6:28different.
- 6:29And
- 6:29what's
- 6:29interesting
- 6:30is
- 6:30this
- 6:30book
- 6:30was
- 6:31written
- 6:31over
- 6:3120
- 6:32years
- 6:32ago.
- 6:32This
- 6:32is.
- 6:33And
- 6:33it
- 6:33shows.
- 6:34Well,
- 6:34it
- 6:34does.
- 6:34The
- 6:35problems
- 6:35that
- 6:35the
- 6:36kids
- 6:36were
- 6:36having
- 6:36are
- 6:37probably
- 6:38somewhat
- 6:38different
- 6:39than
- 6:39the
- 6:39problems
- 6:39kids
- 6:40have
- 6:40today.
- 6:41Somewhat.
- 6:41There
- 6:42was
- 6:42one
- 6:42mention
- 6:43of
- 6:43cyberbullying,
- 6:45and
- 6:45you
- 6:46would
- 6:46think
- 6:46that
- 6:46they
- 6:46coined
- 6:47this
- 6:47term.
- 6:49Well,
- 6:50I
- 6:50mean.
- 6:50Yeah,
- 6:51I
- 6:51mean,
- 6:51cyberbullying
- 6:52has
- 6:52gone
- 6:52so
- 6:53far
- 6:53since
- 6:53what
- 6:54happened
- 6:54in
- 6:54this
- 6:54book.
- 6:55And
- 6:55so,
- 6:56you
- 6:56know,
- 6:56a
- 6:56lot
- 6:56of
- 6:56things
- 6:57have
- 6:57changed,
- 6:58but
- 6:58I
- 6:58did
- 6:58feel
- 6:59that
- 6:59the
- 6:59communication
- 7:00methods
- 7:01that
- 7:01they
- 7:01were
- 7:01teaching
- 7:02were
- 7:02fine.
- 7:02Held
- 7:03up.
- 7:03Yeah,
- 7:04they
- 7:04held
- 7:04up
- 7:04beautifully.
- 7:06So
- 7:06you
- 7:06may
- 7:06have
- 7:06some
- 7:07different
- 7:07problems,
- 7:08but
- 7:08you
- 7:08can
- 7:08use
- 7:08those
- 7:09techniques.
- 7:09And
- 7:10it
- 7:10is
- 7:10a
- 7:10thin
- 7:10book
- 7:11and
- 7:11there
- 7:11are
- 7:11a
- 7:12lot
- 7:12of
- 7:12comics.
- 7:13So
- 7:13if
- 7:13you
- 7:14are
- 7:14in
- 7:14the
- 7:14throes
- 7:15of
- 7:15struggling
- 7:15with
- 7:16your
- 7:16teenager,
- 7:17it
- 7:17could
- 7:17easily
- 7:17be
- 7:17a
- 7:18book
- 7:18to
- 7:18read,
- 7:18to
- 7:19get
- 7:19ideas.
- 7:19Yeah.
- 7:20This
- 7:20took
- 7:20about
- 7:20two
- 7:20days
- 7:20for
- 7:21me
- 7:21to
- 7:21read,
- 7:21which
- 7:22I
- 7:22love.
- 7:23It's
- 7:23fast.
- 7:23Yeah.
- 7:24And
- 7:24so
- 7:24anyway,
- 7:25after
- 7:25they
- 7:25Wrote
- 7:25the
- 7:26book.
- 7:26They
- 7:26were
- 7:26invited
- 7:27into
- 7:27a
- 7:27school
- 7:28because
- 7:29these
- 7:29people
- 7:29said,
- 7:29well,
- 7:30we
- 7:30have
- 7:30our
- 7:30teenagers
- 7:31now.
- 7:31We
- 7:31don't
- 7:31know
- 7:31how
- 7:31to
- 7:32talk
- 7:32to
- 7:32our
- 7:32teenagers.
- 7:33Come
- 7:33do
- 7:33a
- 7:33workshop.
- 7:34It
- 7:34was
- 7:34as
- 7:34if
- 7:35they
- 7:35were
- 7:35hosting
- 7:35aa.
- 7:36Like
- 7:36that.
- 7:37What
- 7:37it
- 7:37felt
- 7:38like
- 7:38to
- 7:38me,
- 7:38it
- 7:38was
- 7:39like
- 7:39a
- 7:39workshop.
- 7:39And
- 7:40not.
- 7:40Not
- 7:40an
- 7:40AA
- 7:41meeting.
- 7:41It
- 7:41was
- 7:41like
- 7:41a
- 7:41workshop,
- 7:42you
- 7:43know,
- 7:43like.
- 7:43Well,
- 7:43they.
- 7:43They
- 7:44mentioned
- 7:44in
- 7:44the
- 7:44beginning,
- 7:45they're
- 7:45like,
- 7:45people
- 7:45were
- 7:45really
- 7:46sheepish
- 7:46initially.
- 7:48And
- 7:48then
- 7:48finally
- 7:49when
- 7:49one
- 7:49person
- 7:50opened
- 7:50up,
- 7:50it
- 7:51was
- 7:51like
- 7:51the
- 7:51floodgates
- 7:52just
- 7:52opened.
- 7:53Right,
- 7:54right.
- 7:54So
- 7:55she.
- 7:55What
- 7:56she
- 7:56says
- 7:56to
- 7:56the
- 7:56parents
- 7:57in
- 7:57the
- 7:57first
- 7:57meeting
- 7:58is,
- 7:58she
- 7:58says,
- 7:58my
- 7:59job
- 7:59is
- 7:59going
- 8:00to
- 8:00be
- 8:00to
- 8:00teach
- 8:00you
- 8:00different
- 8:01methods
- 8:01of
- 8:01communication
- 8:02that
- 8:03can
- 8:03lead
- 8:03to
- 8:03better
- 8:04relationships
- 8:05between
- 8:05parents
- 8:05and
- 8:06teenagers.
- 8:07Your
- 8:07job
- 8:07is
- 8:08to
- 8:08test
- 8:09these
- 8:09methods,
- 8:10put
- 8:10them
- 8:11into
- 8:11action
- 8:11at
- 8:11home,
- 8:12and
- 8:12come
- 8:12report
- 8:12back.
- 8:13So
- 8:14they
- 8:14open
- 8:14with.
- 8:15First,
- 8:15the
- 8:15parents
- 8:16talk
- 8:16about
- 8:16what
- 8:16it
- 8:16was
- 8:17like
- 8:17for
- 8:17them
- 8:17as
- 8:18a
- 8:18teenager,
- 8:18what
- 8:19they
- 8:19felt
- 8:19like,
- 8:20what
- 8:20their
- 8:21parents
- 8:21were
- 8:21like,
- 8:22what
- 8:22their
- 8:22concerns
- 8:23were
- 8:23now
- 8:24with
- 8:24their
- 8:24own
- 8:24children.
- 8:25And
- 8:26the
- 8:26kinds
- 8:26of
- 8:26things
- 8:27that
- 8:27they
- 8:28brought
- 8:28up
- 8:29were
- 8:29things
- 8:29like
- 8:29a
- 8:29daughter
- 8:30acting
- 8:30out,
- 8:30a
- 8:31son's
- 8:31rebellion
- 8:32and
- 8:32an
- 8:34unwillingness
- 8:35to
- 8:35live
- 8:35by
- 8:35house
- 8:36rules.
- 8:36A
- 8:37daughter
- 8:37wanting
- 8:38acceptance
- 8:38from
- 8:39boys,
- 8:39sons
- 8:40not
- 8:40applying
- 8:40themselves
- 8:41at
- 8:41school.
- 8:42Son
- 8:42wants
- 8:42to
- 8:42be
- 8:43cool
- 8:43with
- 8:43his
- 8:43friends.
- 8:44Those
- 8:44are
- 8:44the
- 8:44kinds
- 8:44of.
- 8:45I
- 8:45think
- 8:45those
- 8:45are
- 8:46still
- 8:46problems
- 8:46today.
- 8:46Yeah.
- 8:47I
- 8:47mean,
- 8:47peer
- 8:47pressure
- 8:48is
- 8:48alive
- 8:48and
- 8:48well.
- 8:49That's
- 8:49right.
- 8:49And
- 8:50so
- 8:51they
- 8:51talk
- 8:51about
- 8:52things
- 8:52that
- 8:53parents
- 8:53might
- 8:54say
- 8:55immediately
- 8:56to
- 8:56shut
- 8:56down
- 8:57your
- 8:57child.
- 8:57Like
- 8:57if
- 8:57your
- 8:57child
- 8:58says
- 8:58to
- 8:58you,
- 8:58I'm
- 8:59not
- 8:59going
- 8:59to
- 8:59college,
- 9:00you
- 9:00know,
- 9:00maybe
- 9:01your
- 9:01reaction
- 9:01is,
- 9:01of
- 9:02course
- 9:02you're
- 9:02going
- 9:02to
- 9:02college.
- 9:03Everyone
- 9:03in
- 9:03our
- 9:03family
- 9:03goes
- 9:04to
- 9:04college.
- 9:05And
- 9:05you
- 9:05might
- 9:05say
- 9:05something
- 9:06like
- 9:06that.
- 9:06And
- 9:07they
- 9:08challenge
- 9:08parents
- 9:09to
- 9:09change
- 9:09their
- 9:09approach,
- 9:10to
- 9:10listen
- 9:11to
- 9:11what
- 9:11their
- 9:11kids
- 9:11lead
- 9:12with
- 9:12empathy,
- 9:12which
- 9:13I
- 9:13do
- 9:13support.
- 9:14Yes,
- 9:14absolutely.
- 9:16And
- 9:16then
- 9:16they
- 9:16get
- 9:17into.
- 9:17This
- 9:17is
- 9:18when
- 9:18we
- 9:18get
- 9:18into
- 9:18the
- 9:18first
- 9:18comic
- 9:19section.
- 9:20Several
- 9:21comics
- 9:22show
- 9:22a
- 9:22mom
- 9:23and
- 9:23dad
- 9:23dismissing
- 9:24a
- 9:24kid's
- 9:24feelings.
- 9:25And
- 9:26another
- 9:26where
- 9:26the
- 9:27mom
- 9:27or
- 9:27dad
- 9:28listen
- 9:28to
- 9:28the
- 9:29kid's
- 9:29feelings
- 9:29and
- 9:30then
- 9:32put
- 9:32their
- 9:32feelings
- 9:32into
- 9:33words,
- 9:33kind
- 9:33of
- 9:33reflect
- 9:34back
- 9:34to
- 9:34them
- 9:34what
- 9:35the
- 9:35feelings
- 9:35were
- 9:37to
- 9:37sort
- 9:37of
- 9:37help
- 9:37them
- 9:38feel
- 9:38as
- 9:38though
- 9:39they're
- 9:39being
- 9:39listened
- 9:39to.
- 9:40So
- 9:40there's.
- 9:41In
- 9:41the
- 9:41comic
- 9:42books,
- 9:42there
- 9:42are
- 9:42situations
- 9:43where
- 9:43a
- 9:43boyfriend
- 9:44dumps
- 9:45the
- 9:46person's
- 9:46daughter.
- 9:47A
- 9:48report
- 9:48is
- 9:48due
- 9:48tomorrow.
- 9:49The
- 9:49kid
- 9:49hasn't
- 9:49started
- 9:50it.
- 9:51How
- 9:51do
- 9:51you
- 9:51deal
- 9:51with
- 9:51that?
- 9:52A
- 9:53son
- 9:53wants
- 9:53to
- 9:54learn
- 9:54to
- 9:54drive,
- 9:54but
- 9:55he's
- 9:55too
- 9:55young.
- 9:56Son
- 9:56wants
- 9:57to
- 9:57go
- 9:57on
- 9:57a
- 9:57trip,
- 9:57but
- 9:58he
- 9:58has
- 9:58health
- 9:58issues.
- 9:58So
- 9:59there's
- 9:59real
- 9:59examples.
- 10:00And
- 10:01then
- 10:01they
- 10:01give
- 10:01you
- 10:02the
- 10:02language
- 10:03you
- 10:03can
- 10:03use
- 10:04to
- 10:04try
- 10:04to
- 10:05deal
- 10:05with
- 10:05the
- 10:05issue.
- 10:06So
- 10:06it's
- 10:07like
- 10:07they're.
- 10:07They're
- 10:08modeling
- 10:08for
- 10:09you
- 10:09how
- 10:09to
- 10:09handle
- 10:10it.
- 10:10Yes.
- 10:10Which
- 10:11is
- 10:11helpful.
- 10:11I
- 10:11love
- 10:12demonstrations.
- 10:12They
- 10:13help
- 10:13me.
- 10:14I
- 10:14am
- 10:14much
- 10:15more.
- 10:16I
- 10:16absorb
- 10:16information
- 10:17more
- 10:17easily
- 10:17when
- 10:17I
- 10:18can
- 10:18watch
- 10:18how
- 10:19it's
- 10:19done.
- 10:19Right.
- 10:20This
- 10:20reminded
- 10:21me
- 10:21at
- 10:21first
- 10:21of
- 10:21our
- 10:22Habit
- 10:22Coach
- 10:22program,
- 10:23because
- 10:24we
- 10:24have
- 10:24this
- 10:25whole
- 10:25part
- 10:26of
- 10:26Habit
- 10:26Coach
- 10:26where
- 10:27we
- 10:27have
- 10:28videos
- 10:28of
- 10:29parents
- 10:29doing
- 10:30it
- 10:30wrong
- 10:30and
- 10:30parents
- 10:31with
- 10:31kids
- 10:31doing
- 10:32it
- 10:32correctly.
- 10:32Yeah.
- 10:33So
- 10:33that
- 10:33reminded
- 10:34me
- 10:34of
- 10:34this.
- 10:34Only
- 10:35this
- 10:35is
- 10:35all
- 10:36in
- 10:36book
- 10:36form.
- 10:36All
- 10:37in
- 10:37book
- 10:37form.
- 10:39So
- 10:39many
- 10:40words.
- 10:41Well,
- 10:41not.
- 10:41Not
- 10:42as
- 10:42many
- 10:42as
- 10:42it
- 10:42could
- 10:43have
- 10:43been.
- 10:43Truly.
- 10:43Not
- 10:44as
- 10:44many
- 10:44as
- 10:44it
- 10:44could
- 10:44have
- 10:45been.
- 10:45Not
- 10:45as
- 10:45many
- 10:46as
- 10:46we're
- 10:46used
- 10:46to.
- 10:46So
- 10:47honestly,
- 10:47good
- 10:48on
- 10:48them.
- 10:48Yeah.
- 10:49For
- 10:49getting
- 10:49their
- 10:49point
- 10:50out
- 10:50in
- 10:50a
- 10:50reasonable
- 10:51number
- 10:51of
- 10:51pages.
- 10:52Well,
- 10:52they
- 10:52do
- 10:52a
- 10:52good
- 10:52job
- 10:53of
- 10:53it.
- 10:53And
- 10:53then
- 10:53we
- 10:53hear
- 10:54about
- 10:54the
- 10:54second
- 10:54meeting
- 10:55when
- 10:55the
- 10:55parents
- 10:55go,
- 10:55they
- 10:56try
- 10:56this
- 10:56stuff
- 10:57at
- 10:57home
- 10:57and
- 10:58they
- 10:58come
- 10:58back
- 10:58and
- 10:59then
- 10:59they
- 10:59report
- 10:59on
- 11:00how
- 11:00it
- 11:00worked.
- 11:01So
- 11:01you,
- 11:01you
- 11:02get
- 11:02these
- 11:02constant
- 11:03scenarios,
- 11:04you
- 11:04know,
- 11:04of,
- 11:05you
- 11:05know,
- 11:06how
- 11:06do
- 11:06you
- 11:06handle
- 11:06this
- 11:07type
- 11:07of
- 11:07thing?
- 11:08And
- 11:08at
- 11:08the
- 11:08end
- 11:09of
- 11:09the
- 11:09chapter,
- 11:10there
- 11:10is
- 11:10a
- 11:11summary
- 11:12of
- 11:12the
- 11:12technique
- 11:12they
- 11:13just
- 11:13taught,
- 11:14which
- 11:14in
- 11:14this
- 11:14case,
- 11:16you
- 11:16know,
- 11:16they
- 11:16teach
- 11:17how
- 11:17to
- 11:18identify
- 11:18your
- 11:19child's
- 11:19thoughts
- 11:19and
- 11:19feelings,
- 11:20acknowledge
- 11:21their
- 11:21feelings
- 11:22with
- 11:22a
- 11:22word
- 11:22or
- 11:23a
- 11:23sound,
- 11:23give
- 11:23a
- 11:24solution
- 11:25or
- 11:25give
- 11:25a
- 11:26fantasy.
- 11:26If
- 11:26you
- 11:26can't
- 11:27give
- 11:27a
- 11:27real
- 11:27solution
- 11:28and
- 11:29accept
- 11:29their
- 11:29feelings
- 11:30as
- 11:30you
- 11:30redirect
- 11:31their
- 11:31behavior.
- 11:32That
- 11:32sort
- 11:32of.
- 11:33Fair
- 11:34enough.
- 11:34Yeah.
- 11:35So
- 11:35they're
- 11:35teaching
- 11:35you
- 11:35how
- 11:36to
- 11:36handle.
- 11:36It's
- 11:36communication
- 11:37skills
- 11:37for
- 11:38when
- 11:38you
- 11:38have
- 11:38a
- 11:38teenager.
- 11:39Yeah.
- 11:39And
- 11:40we
- 11:40do
- 11:40not
- 11:40know
- 11:40how
- 11:41to
- 11:41talk
- 11:41to
- 11:41teenagers.
- 11:42It's
- 11:42as
- 11:42if
- 11:43parents
- 11:43were
- 11:44never
- 11:44teenagers
- 11:44at
- 11:45all.
- 11:45Yeah,
- 11:46Well,
- 11:46I
- 11:46guess
- 11:46you
- 11:46kind
- 11:47of
- 11:47forget.
- 11:49I
- 11:49don't
- 11:49know.
- 11:49I
- 11:50guess
- 11:50we
- 11:50become
- 11:50our
- 11:50parents,
- 11:51you
- 11:51know.
- 11:51You
- 11:52know,
- 11:52like
- 11:52those
- 11:52commercials
- 11:53where
- 11:53you.
- 11:53You
- 11:53become
- 11:54your
- 11:54parents.
- 11:55Yeah,
- 11:56the
- 11:56insurance
- 11:56commercials
- 11:57I
- 11:57love.
- 11:58They're
- 11:58funny.
- 11:58They're
- 11:58so.
- 11:59Yeah.
- 12:00And
- 12:00we
- 12:00all
- 12:00become
- 12:00our
- 12:00parents.
- 12:02So
- 12:02anyway,
- 12:03so
- 12:03then
- 12:03there's
- 12:04a
- 12:04chapter
- 12:04on
- 12:04how
- 12:05to
- 12:05get
- 12:05your
- 12:05kids
- 12:05to
- 12:06cooperate
- 12:06with
- 12:06you.
- 12:07And
- 12:07they
- 12:08talk
- 12:08about
- 12:08the
- 12:08fact
- 12:09that
- 12:11teens
- 12:11are
- 12:12gonna
- 12:12need
- 12:12reminders.
- 12:13They're
- 12:13always
- 12:13forgetting
- 12:14things.
- 12:15And
- 12:15also,
- 12:15we're
- 12:16constantly
- 12:16ordering
- 12:17our
- 12:17kids
- 12:17around.
- 12:19And,
- 12:19you
- 12:20know,
- 12:20when
- 12:20we
- 12:20find
- 12:21they
- 12:21haven't
- 12:21done
- 12:21what
- 12:21they're
- 12:22supposed
- 12:22to
- 12:22do,
- 12:22what
- 12:23do
- 12:23we
- 12:23do?
- 12:24We
- 12:24blame
- 12:24and
- 12:24accuse.
- 12:26We
- 12:26call
- 12:26the
- 12:27child
- 12:27irresponsible.
- 12:29We
- 12:29threaten
- 12:29them.
- 12:29We
- 12:30order
- 12:30them.
- 12:31We
- 12:31lecture
- 12:31them
- 12:31and
- 12:32moralize.
- 12:32We
- 12:33warn
- 12:33them,
- 12:33don't
- 12:33do
- 12:33this
- 12:34again.
- 12:34We
- 12:34become
- 12:35martyrs.
- 12:36That's
- 12:36right.
- 12:36We
- 12:37compare
- 12:37them
- 12:37to
- 12:37their
- 12:38sibling.
- 12:38We're
- 12:38sarcastic.
- 12:40We
- 12:40prophesize.
- 12:41You're
- 12:41gonna
- 12:41go
- 12:42nowhere.
- 12:42In
- 12:42life.
- 12:43Yeah.
- 12:44So
- 12:44then
- 12:44the
- 12:44comics
- 12:45go
- 12:45through
- 12:45lots
- 12:46of
- 12:46situations
- 12:47where
- 12:47kids
- 12:47are
- 12:48not
- 12:48cooperating
- 12:49and
- 12:49here's
- 12:50how
- 12:50you
- 12:50can
- 12:50handle
- 12:51it.
- 12:52So
- 12:53they
- 12:53say
- 12:53instead
- 12:54of
- 12:54giving
- 12:54an
- 12:54order,
- 12:55describe
- 12:56the
- 12:56problem
- 12:56and
- 12:57see
- 12:57if
- 12:57the
- 12:57teen
- 12:57might
- 12:58step
- 12:58up
- 12:58and
- 12:59help
- 12:59with
- 12:59a
- 12:59solution.
- 13:00Good
- 13:00luck.
- 13:01Yeah.
- 13:01Instead
- 13:01of
- 13:02attacking
- 13:02the
- 13:02teen,
- 13:03just
- 13:03tell
- 13:03them
- 13:04how
- 13:04you
- 13:04feel
- 13:04and
- 13:05maybe
- 13:05they
- 13:05will
- 13:06respond
- 13:06helpfully.
- 13:07Treat
- 13:07your
- 13:07teenagers
- 13:08like
- 13:08cats.
- 13:09Invite
- 13:10them,
- 13:11don't
- 13:11force
- 13:12them.
- 13:13What
- 13:13does
- 13:13that
- 13:13have
- 13:13to
- 13:14do
- 13:14with
- 13:14cats?
- 13:14I
- 13:15feel
- 13:15like
- 13:15cats
- 13:15are
- 13:16the
- 13:16kind
- 13:16of
- 13:16animal
- 13:17that
- 13:17like,
- 13:18you
- 13:18can't
- 13:18just
- 13:19make
- 13:19them
- 13:19do
- 13:19what
- 13:20you
- 13:20want.
- 13:20You
- 13:20have
- 13:21to
- 13:21sort
- 13:21of
- 13:21trick
- 13:22them
- 13:22into
- 13:23it.
- 13:23You
- 13:24have
- 13:24to
- 13:24use
- 13:24a
- 13:24gentler
- 13:25approach.
- 13:26Okay,
- 13:27okay.
- 13:27You
- 13:27know.
- 13:28Right.
- 13:29So
- 13:29that's
- 13:29what
- 13:29they're
- 13:29kind
- 13:29of
- 13:30showing
- 13:30is
- 13:30different
- 13:31ways
- 13:31you
- 13:31can
- 13:31do
- 13:31this.
- 13:33And
- 13:33they
- 13:34say
- 13:34that
- 13:34if
- 13:34the
- 13:34child
- 13:35messes
- 13:35up,
- 13:36instead
- 13:36of
- 13:36blaming
- 13:36them,
- 13:37give
- 13:37information
- 13:38that
- 13:38might
- 13:39prevent
- 13:39them
- 13:39from
- 13:40making
- 13:40that
- 13:41mistake
- 13:41in
- 13:41the
- 13:41future
- 13:41or
- 13:42give
- 13:42them
- 13:42a
- 13:42real
- 13:42life
- 13:43consequence.
- 13:44No,
- 13:44they
- 13:44don't
- 13:44say
- 13:44to
- 13:45do
- 13:45that.
- 13:45That
- 13:46sounds
- 13:46like
- 13:46a
- 13:46good
- 13:46idea
- 13:47to
- 13:47me
- 13:47personally.
- 13:48Well,
- 13:49yeah,
- 13:49but
- 13:49she's
- 13:50trying
- 13:50to
- 13:50give
- 13:51you
- 13:51things
- 13:52you
- 13:52can
- 13:52do
- 13:53that
- 13:53will
- 13:54not
- 13:54lead
- 13:55to
- 13:55conflict,
- 13:56that
- 13:56will
- 13:56lead
- 13:56more
- 13:57to
- 13:57conflict.
- 13:57Conflict.
- 13:58Yeah.
- 13:58This
- 13:58is
- 13:58a
- 13:59very
- 13:59conflict
- 13:59averse
- 14:00method.
- 14:01It
- 14:01is,
- 14:01it
- 14:01is.
- 14:02She
- 14:02says,
- 14:03instead
- 14:03of
- 14:03lecturing,
- 14:04say
- 14:05it
- 14:05in
- 14:05a
- 14:05word
- 14:05or
- 14:06a
- 14:06short.
- 14:06Just
- 14:07a
- 14:07quick
- 14:07reminder.
- 14:08Instead
- 14:08of
- 14:08pointing
- 14:09out
- 14:09what's
- 14:09wrong,
- 14:10just
- 14:10say
- 14:10your
- 14:10values
- 14:11or
- 14:11expectations.
- 14:13Instead
- 14:13of
- 14:13angry
- 14:14reprimands,
- 14:15do
- 14:15something
- 14:15playful
- 14:16and
- 14:16funny.
- 14:16And
- 14:17again,
- 14:17maybe
- 14:17your
- 14:18kid
- 14:18will.
- 14:18Okay.
- 14:18Start
- 14:18cleaning
- 14:19up.
- 14:20Instead
- 14:20of
- 14:20nagging,
- 14:21give
- 14:21them
- 14:22a
- 14:22note.
- 14:22Like
- 14:22there
- 14:23was
- 14:23an
- 14:23example
- 14:23of
- 14:24the
- 14:24dog
- 14:24asking
- 14:25to
- 14:25be
- 14:25walked
- 14:26in
- 14:26a
- 14:26note.
- 14:26Yeah.
- 14:28So
- 14:28don't
- 14:28be
- 14:28combative
- 14:29is
- 14:29really
- 14:29the
- 14:30takeaway.
- 14:31Yeah,
- 14:31that's
- 14:31what
- 14:31they
- 14:32say,
- 14:32which
- 14:32I
- 14:33think
- 14:33is
- 14:33hard
- 14:33when
- 14:33you
- 14:33ask,
- 14:34I'm
- 14:34going
- 14:34to
- 14:34do
- 14:34something
- 14:3515
- 14:35times
- 14:36and
- 14:36for
- 14:37the
- 14:3715th
- 14:38time
- 14:38they
- 14:39don't
- 14:39do
- 14:39it.
- 14:40You
- 14:40just
- 14:40want
- 14:41to
- 14:41scream,
- 14:41yeah,
- 14:42I
- 14:42know.
- 14:42Or
- 14:42throw
- 14:43them
- 14:43out
- 14:43a
- 14:43window.
- 14:44Well,
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- 16:00the
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- 16:00I
- 16:00laughed
- 16:01at.
- 16:01I
- 16:01was
- 16:01like,
- 16:02nobody
- 16:02talks
- 16:02like
- 16:03this.
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- 16:05I
- 16:05get
- 16:05it.
- 16:06Remember,
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- 16:07book,
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- 16:07a
- 16:07story.
- 16:08There's
- 16:08creat
- 16:08creative
- 16:09license,
- 16:09there's
- 16:10liberties
- 16:10to
- 16:10be
- 16:10taken.
- 16:11But
- 16:11I
- 16:11was
- 16:12like,
- 16:13oh,
- 16:13my
- 16:13God.
- 16:14Right?
- 16:14Well,
- 16:14I
- 16:15know
- 16:15she's
- 16:15trying
- 16:16to
- 16:16make
- 16:16it
- 16:16like
- 16:16you
- 16:17were
- 16:17there
- 16:17at
- 16:18the
- 16:18first
- 16:18workshop.
- 16:19Yeah,
- 16:19that's
- 16:19what
- 16:19she's
- 16:19trying
- 16:20to
- 16:20make.
- 16:20A
- 16:20fly
- 16:20on
- 16:21the
- 16:21wall.
- 16:21Exactly.
- 16:22What
- 16:22happened?
- 16:23I'm
- 16:23just.
- 16:23Okay,
- 16:24okay,
- 16:24so.
- 16:25And
- 16:26now
- 16:26the
- 16:27next
- 16:27section
- 16:27is
- 16:28about
- 16:28punishment,
- 16:28which
- 16:29is
- 16:29interesting
- 16:31because
- 16:32the.
- 16:32When
- 16:32they
- 16:32get
- 16:33together,
- 16:33they're
- 16:33at
- 16:34the
- 16:34meet
- 16:34meeting,
- 16:35and
- 16:35the
- 16:35father
- 16:35says,
- 16:36my
- 16:36kid
- 16:37did
- 16:37this
- 16:37terrible
- 16:37thing
- 16:38and
- 16:38I
- 16:38grounded
- 16:39him
- 16:39for
- 16:39a
- 16:39month.
- 16:40And
- 16:41then
- 16:41the
- 16:41author
- 16:41says,
- 16:41does
- 16:42punishing
- 16:42a
- 16:43child
- 16:44actually
- 16:44make
- 16:44them
- 16:45more
- 16:45responsible,
- 16:46in
- 16:47her
- 16:47opinion?
- 16:48She
- 16:49thinks
- 16:49in
- 16:49a
- 16:49caring
- 16:50relationship,
- 16:50there's
- 16:51no
- 16:51room
- 16:51for
- 16:51punishment.
- 16:54Her
- 16:54alternatives
- 16:55to
- 16:55punishment
- 16:56are
- 16:56she
- 16:56has
- 16:56a
- 16:56whole
- 16:57technique.
- 16:57Okay,
- 16:58first,
- 16:58state
- 16:58your
- 16:59feelings,
- 17:01state
- 17:01your
- 17:01expectations.
- 17:02Show
- 17:03them
- 17:03how
- 17:03to
- 17:03make
- 17:03amends
- 17:04if
- 17:04they
- 17:04screwed
- 17:04up.
- 17:05Offer
- 17:06a
- 17:06choice,
- 17:06take
- 17:07action.
- 17:07So
- 17:07there's
- 17:08an
- 17:08example
- 17:10which
- 17:10was
- 17:10a
- 17:11mom
- 17:11was,
- 17:11you
- 17:11know,
- 17:12her
- 17:12daughter
- 17:12was
- 17:13supposed
- 17:13to
- 17:13be
- 17:13at
- 17:13her
- 17:13friend's
- 17:14house
- 17:14and
- 17:14she
- 17:15found
- 17:15out.
- 17:17Or
- 17:17she
- 17:18and
- 17:18her
- 17:18friend
- 17:18were
- 17:19supposed
- 17:19to
- 17:19go
- 17:19together
- 17:20to
- 17:20a
- 17:20party,
- 17:21but
- 17:21the
- 17:21daughter
- 17:22never
- 17:22showed
- 17:22up.
- 17:23And
- 17:23so
- 17:23you
- 17:24state
- 17:24your
- 17:24feelings.
- 17:24I
- 17:25was
- 17:25frantic
- 17:26when
- 17:26Jill's
- 17:27mother
- 17:27called
- 17:27and
- 17:28said
- 17:28you
- 17:28weren't
- 17:29at
- 17:29the
- 17:29party.
- 17:29Okay,
- 17:29this
- 17:30story
- 17:30is
- 17:30a
- 17:30little
- 17:30more
- 17:30complicated
- 17:31than
- 17:31that.
- 17:31She
- 17:32was
- 17:32late
- 17:33to
- 17:33go
- 17:33meet
- 17:33Jill,
- 17:34to
- 17:34go
- 17:34to
- 17:34Jill's
- 17:35birthday
- 17:35party,
- 17:36and
- 17:36held
- 17:36up
- 17:37the
- 17:37entire
- 17:38group,
- 17:39which
- 17:39is
- 17:39so
- 17:40much
- 17:40more
- 17:40inconsiderate
- 17:41than
- 17:42the
- 17:42picture
- 17:42you
- 17:42have
- 17:43painted.
- 17:43Okay,
- 17:44so
- 17:44it
- 17:44was
- 17:44worse
- 17:44what
- 17:45the
- 17:45kid
- 17:45did.
- 17:46So
- 17:46do
- 17:46you
- 17:46think
- 17:46the
- 17:46kid
- 17:46should
- 17:47have
- 17:47been
- 17:47punished?
- 17:48Yeah,
- 17:48okay,
- 17:49I
- 17:49do.
- 17:49Because
- 17:50I
- 17:50think,
- 17:50like,
- 17:51okay,
- 17:51if
- 17:51you're
- 17:51gonna
- 17:52disrespect
- 17:52everybody's
- 17:53time,
- 17:53first
- 17:54of
- 17:54all,
- 17:55uh
- 17:55huh.
- 17:55No.
- 17:56Second
- 17:56of
- 17:56all,
- 17:56it's
- 17:57this
- 17:57other
- 17:57girl's
- 17:58birthday
- 17:58and
- 17:58you
- 17:58were
- 17:59distracted
- 17:59by
- 17:59a
- 18:00boy
- 18:00you
- 18:00met
- 18:00on
- 18:00the
- 18:01street.
- 18:02Okay,
- 18:02you
- 18:02held
- 18:03up
- 18:03everybody.
- 18:03Yeah.
- 18:04Like,
- 18:04again,
- 18:04girl,
- 18:06respect
- 18:06yourself.
- 18:07Well,
- 18:07yeah,
- 18:08but
- 18:08the
- 18:08thing
- 18:08is,
- 18:09she's
- 18:09a
- 18:09teenager
- 18:10and
- 18:10teenagers
- 18:10do
- 18:10dumb
- 18:11things
- 18:11like
- 18:11that.
- 18:12That's
- 18:12the
- 18:12thing.
- 18:12I
- 18:13don't
- 18:13know.
- 18:13It's
- 18:13like,
- 18:13you
- 18:14will
- 18:14be
- 18:14shot.
- 18:15Well,
- 18:15I
- 18:16know,
- 18:16but
- 18:16kids
- 18:17do
- 18:17that.
- 18:17They
- 18:17do
- 18:17things
- 18:17that
- 18:18are
- 18:18just
- 18:18ridiculous.
- 18:19I
- 18:19want.
- 18:19If
- 18:19my
- 18:19daughter
- 18:20does
- 18:20something
- 18:20like
- 18:20that,
- 18:20I
- 18:21want
- 18:21her
- 18:21to
- 18:21remember
- 18:23that
- 18:23you
- 18:23don't
- 18:23do
- 18:23things
- 18:24like
- 18:24that.
- 18:24You
- 18:24don't
- 18:24disrespect
- 18:25people's
- 18:25time.
- 18:25I
- 18:25don't
- 18:26hold
- 18:26up
- 18:26people's
- 18:26birthday
- 18:27parties.
- 18:27I
- 18:27would
- 18:27say
- 18:28probably
- 18:28true,
- 18:29but
- 18:29you
- 18:29know
- 18:29what?
- 18:29Okay.
- 18:30I'm
- 18:30gonna
- 18:30tell
- 18:30you
- 18:30what
- 18:30she
- 18:31says
- 18:31to
- 18:31do.
- 18:31Okay.
- 18:32Okay.
- 18:32So
- 18:33she
- 18:33says
- 18:34okay.
- 18:34So
- 18:34it's
- 18:34much
- 18:34worse
- 18:35than
- 18:35I
- 18:35originally
- 18:36said.
- 18:37Much
- 18:37worse.
- 18:37Much
- 18:37worse.
- 18:38In
- 18:38fact,
- 18:38you
- 18:39know
- 18:39this.
- 18:39She
- 18:39should
- 18:40really
- 18:40almost
- 18:41have
- 18:41gone
- 18:41to
- 18:41jail.
- 18:42Prison.
- 18:43Okay,
- 18:44so
- 18:44mom
- 18:45should
- 18:45have
- 18:45stated
- 18:46her
- 18:46feelings.
- 18:47I
- 18:47was
- 18:47frantic
- 18:48when
- 18:48Jill's
- 18:49mother
- 18:49called
- 18:49and
- 18:49said
- 18:50you
- 18:50weren't
- 18:50at
- 18:50the
- 18:50party.
- 18:51State
- 18:51your
- 18:52expectations.
- 18:53I
- 18:53expect
- 18:53you
- 18:54to
- 18:54be
- 18:54where
- 18:54you
- 18:55say
- 18:55you're
- 18:55going
- 18:55to
- 18:55be
- 18:55when
- 18:56you
- 18:56say
- 18:56you're
- 18:56going
- 18:57to
- 18:57be
- 18:57there.
- 18:57Or
- 18:57call
- 18:57me
- 18:58if
- 18:58your
- 18:58plans
- 18:58change.
- 18:59Now,
- 19:00third,
- 19:00show
- 19:01her
- 19:01how
- 19:01she
- 19:01can
- 19:01make
- 19:01amends.
- 19:02You
- 19:02need
- 19:03to
- 19:03send
- 19:03a
- 19:03note
- 19:03to
- 19:04Jill's
- 19:05mother
- 19:05apologizing.
- 19:06She
- 19:06was
- 19:06worried.
- 19:07Offer
- 19:08a
- 19:08choice.
- 19:09You
- 19:09could
- 19:09call
- 19:10her
- 19:10if
- 19:10you
- 19:10don't
- 19:10want
- 19:10to
- 19:10write
- 19:11to
- 19:11her.
- 19:12Take
- 19:12action.
- 19:12If
- 19:13your
- 19:13child
- 19:13repeats
- 19:14the
- 19:14offense
- 19:15again,
- 19:15jail.
- 19:17No.
- 19:17According
- 19:17to
- 19:18this,
- 19:18the
- 19:19child
- 19:19can't
- 19:20go
- 19:20to
- 19:20Jill's
- 19:20again
- 19:21until
- 19:21she
- 19:22presents
- 19:22a
- 19:23plan
- 19:23saying
- 19:24how
- 19:24she
- 19:24this
- 19:25will
- 19:25never
- 19:26happen
- 19:26again.
- 19:26And
- 19:27what
- 19:27is
- 19:27her
- 19:27plan
- 19:27to.
- 19:27I
- 19:28want
- 19:28a
- 19:28PowerPoint,
- 19:29I
- 19:29want
- 19:29a
- 19:29deck.
- 19:30I
- 19:30want
- 19:30slides.
- 19:31Right,
- 19:31right.
- 19:32Okay.
- 19:32But
- 19:33she
- 19:33says
- 19:33she
- 19:33disagrees
- 19:34with
- 19:34punishment.
- 19:35Because
- 19:35when
- 19:35you
- 19:35take
- 19:36action,
- 19:36a
- 19:36child
- 19:39has
- 19:39a
- 19:39chance
- 19:39to
- 19:40fix
- 19:40their
- 19:40behavior.
- 19:41Punishment
- 19:41stops
- 19:42the
- 19:42behavior.
- 19:43And
- 19:43it
- 19:43doesn't
- 19:44teach
- 19:44your
- 19:44child
- 19:45how
- 19:45to
- 19:45self
- 19:45correct.
- 19:47The
- 19:47kid
- 19:48focuses
- 19:48on
- 19:48the
- 19:48parent
- 19:49being
- 19:49unreasonable,
- 19:50not
- 19:50on
- 19:50what
- 19:51they
- 19:51did
- 19:51wrong
- 19:52and
- 19:52how
- 19:52they
- 19:52can
- 19:53make
- 19:53sure
- 19:53it
- 19:53doesn't
- 19:53happen
- 19:54again.
- 19:54So
- 19:54she's
- 19:55into
- 19:55a
- 19:56more
- 19:57collaborative
- 19:58kind
- 19:58of
- 19:58empathetic
- 19:59response.
- 20:00Maybe.
- 20:00At
- 20:00least
- 20:00the
- 20:01first
- 20:01time.
- 20:02Okay.
- 20:03And
- 20:03then
- 20:03there's
- 20:03lots
- 20:04of
- 20:04examples
- 20:04of
- 20:05stories
- 20:06of
- 20:07other
- 20:08people
- 20:08talking
- 20:08about
- 20:08punishment.
- 20:09So
- 20:10this
- 20:10did
- 20:10remind
- 20:10me
- 20:11of
- 20:11Dr.
- 20:11Becky
- 20:12good
- 20:12inside,
- 20:13didn't
- 20:13it?
- 20:13A
- 20:14little.
- 20:14But
- 20:15Dr.
- 20:15Becky's
- 20:16book
- 20:16I
- 20:17liked
- 20:17more.
- 20:18Oh,
- 20:18yes.
- 20:18Oh,
- 20:19I
- 20:19love
- 20:19Dr.
- 20:19Becky's
- 20:20book.
- 20:20Yeah.
- 20:21But
- 20:23what
- 20:23Dr.
- 20:23Becky
- 20:24would
- 20:24say
- 20:24is
- 20:24behavior
- 20:25is
- 20:25a
- 20:25window
- 20:25into
- 20:26your
- 20:26child's
- 20:26feelings.
- 20:27Unmet.
- 20:27What
- 20:28is
- 20:28this?
- 20:28A
- 20:28window
- 20:29into
- 20:30what
- 20:30unmet
- 20:31need
- 20:31was
- 20:31her
- 20:32daughter
- 20:32expressing
- 20:34late
- 20:35and
- 20:35making
- 20:36everybody
- 20:36else
- 20:37late
- 20:37and
- 20:37scaring
- 20:38everyone.
- 20:38Well,
- 20:39I
- 20:39think
- 20:39maybe
- 20:39the
- 20:40daughter
- 20:40was
- 20:40too
- 20:41concerned
- 20:41with
- 20:41what
- 20:42were
- 20:42they?
- 20:42The
- 20:42boy
- 20:42on
- 20:43the
- 20:43street
- 20:43thought
- 20:43about
- 20:44her
- 20:45and
- 20:45she
- 20:45is.
- 20:46Maybe
- 20:46she's
- 20:46boy
- 20:47crazy.
- 20:47And.
- 20:48And
- 20:48that
- 20:48she
- 20:49put
- 20:49something
- 20:51less,
- 20:51you
- 20:51know,
- 20:52she
- 20:52wanted
- 20:53attention
- 20:53from
- 20:53the
- 20:54boy.
- 20:55Would
- 20:55you.
- 20:55You
- 20:55know,
- 20:56and
- 20:56maybe
- 20:56that
- 20:56was
- 20:56the
- 20:57thing.
- 20:57That
- 20:57was
- 20:57her
- 20:58need.
- 20:58That
- 20:58was
- 20:59her
- 20:59need.
- 20:59Fair
- 20:59enough.
- 21:00And
- 21:00then
- 21:00she.
- 21:00And
- 21:01she
- 21:01has
- 21:01to
- 21:01realize
- 21:02that,
- 21:02you
- 21:02know,
- 21:03that
- 21:03you've
- 21:03got
- 21:0312
- 21:04other
- 21:04girls
- 21:04waiting
- 21:05to
- 21:05go
- 21:05to
- 21:05the
- 21:05movie
- 21:06or
- 21:06whatever
- 21:07you,
- 21:08you
- 21:08know,
- 21:09that
- 21:09was
- 21:09the
- 21:09need.
- 21:10I
- 21:10was
- 21:10life
- 21:11or
- 21:11death.
- 21:11Life
- 21:11or
- 21:12death.
- 21:12I
- 21:12had
- 21:12to
- 21:12have
- 21:12attention
- 21:13from
- 21:13the
- 21:13boy.
- 21:14Thank
- 21:15goodness.
- 21:15Yeah.
- 21:15But
- 21:16I
- 21:16think
- 21:16that
- 21:16was
- 21:16the
- 21:16need.
- 21:18But
- 21:18Dr.
- 21:19Becky
- 21:19would
- 21:20still
- 21:20get
- 21:20to
- 21:21the
- 21:21root
- 21:21of
- 21:21the
- 21:21issue,
- 21:22try
- 21:22to
- 21:22connect
- 21:23with
- 21:23the
- 21:23child.
- 21:24And
- 21:24punishment
- 21:25just
- 21:25cuts
- 21:26things
- 21:26off.
- 21:27And
- 21:28these
- 21:29other
- 21:29authors
- 21:29kind
- 21:29of
- 21:29agree
- 21:30with
- 21:30that.
- 21:30They're
- 21:31like,
- 21:31give
- 21:31the
- 21:32kids
- 21:32a
- 21:33chance
- 21:33to
- 21:34fix
- 21:34it
- 21:34for
- 21:34the
- 21:35next
- 21:35time.
- 21:35Now
- 21:36if
- 21:36they
- 21:36keep
- 21:36doing
- 21:36it,
- 21:36if
- 21:36it's
- 21:37a
- 21:37constant
- 21:37thing,
- 21:37that
- 21:38jail.
- 21:38Yeah,
- 21:39exactly.
- 21:41Okay.
- 21:42Then
- 21:43they
- 21:43get
- 21:43into
- 21:44another
- 21:44technique.
- 21:45Working
- 21:45it
- 21:45out
- 21:46together
- 21:47instead
- 21:47of
- 21:48punishment,
- 21:48sit
- 21:48down
- 21:49and
- 21:49tackle
- 21:49a
- 21:49problem
- 21:50together.
- 21:51So
- 21:51if,
- 21:51let's
- 21:52say
- 21:52something
- 21:52happens,
- 21:53you're
- 21:53really
- 21:53upset
- 21:53with
- 21:54your
- 21:54kid,
- 21:55and
- 21:55they
- 21:55give
- 21:56an
- 21:56example
- 21:56of
- 21:56a
- 21:56messy
- 21:57room
- 21:57that
- 21:58the
- 21:58kid
- 21:58just
- 21:58doesn't
- 21:58clean
- 22:00it.
- 22:00Let
- 22:00the
- 22:00teen
- 22:01tell
- 22:01their
- 22:01side
- 22:02of
- 22:02the
- 22:02story
- 22:03and
- 22:03just
- 22:03put
- 22:03your
- 22:04own
- 22:04feelings
- 22:04on
- 22:05hold
- 22:05and
- 22:05listen.
- 22:06And
- 22:06the
- 22:07reason
- 22:07is,
- 22:07is
- 22:07that
- 22:08once
- 22:08teens
- 22:09know
- 22:09that
- 22:09their
- 22:10point
- 22:10of
- 22:10view
- 22:10has
- 22:10been
- 22:10heard
- 22:11and
- 22:12understood,
- 22:12they're
- 22:13more
- 22:13likely
- 22:13to
- 22:14hear
- 22:14then
- 22:14what
- 22:14you
- 22:15have
- 22:15to
- 22:15say.
- 22:16Okay.
- 22:16And
- 22:16I
- 22:17actually
- 22:17think
- 22:17all
- 22:17human
- 22:18beings,
- 22:18that's
- 22:19not
- 22:19just
- 22:19teens,
- 22:19that's
- 22:20everybody.
- 22:20Yeah.
- 22:21If
- 22:21I'm
- 22:21mad,
- 22:21I
- 22:22have
- 22:22to
- 22:22be
- 22:22able
- 22:22to
- 22:22say
- 22:22what
- 22:23I
- 22:23feel.
- 22:23Yeah.
- 22:24You
- 22:24don't
- 22:24want
- 22:24to
- 22:24just
- 22:24feel
- 22:25attacked.
- 22:25You
- 22:25want
- 22:26to
- 22:26feel
- 22:26like
- 22:26it
- 22:26is
- 22:27a
- 22:27discussion.
- 22:28Because
- 22:28again,
- 22:29there's
- 22:29two
- 22:29perspectives.
- 22:32The
- 22:32kid
- 22:32often
- 22:33thinks,
- 22:33I
- 22:33can
- 22:33live
- 22:34in
- 22:34this
- 22:34messy
- 22:34room,
- 22:34I
- 22:35don't
- 22:35care.
- 22:36And
- 22:36the
- 22:36mom
- 22:36is
- 22:36like,
- 22:37no,
- 22:37no,
- 22:37no,
- 22:37no,
- 22:37no.
- 22:38There's
- 22:39ants
- 22:39crawling
- 22:39in
- 22:39your
- 22:40bed.
- 22:40Yeah.
- 22:41Which
- 22:41means
- 22:41there
- 22:41are
- 22:41gonna
- 22:41be
- 22:42ants
- 22:42all
- 22:42over
- 22:42the
- 22:42rest
- 22:43of
- 22:43my
- 22:43house.
- 22:43Yeah,
- 22:44exactly.
- 22:45The
- 22:46idea
- 22:46here
- 22:46is
- 22:48let
- 22:49your
- 22:49child
- 22:50say
- 22:50their
- 22:50point
- 22:51of
- 22:51view.
- 22:52Then
- 22:52you
- 22:53wanna
- 22:53put
- 22:53your
- 22:53head
- 22:54together
- 22:54and
- 22:54come
- 22:55up
- 22:55with
- 22:55a
- 22:55solution
- 22:55that.
- 22:56That
- 22:56will
- 22:56work
- 22:56for
- 22:56both
- 22:56of
- 22:57you.
- 22:57And
- 22:57then
- 22:58this
- 22:58is
- 22:58all
- 22:58played
- 22:59out
- 22:59in
- 22:59comics
- 23:00where
- 23:00you
- 23:00can
- 23:01see
- 23:02language
- 23:02that
- 23:02you
- 23:03can
- 23:03use.
- 23:03And
- 23:04they
- 23:04in
- 23:04many
- 23:04different
- 23:05situations
- 23:07where
- 23:08rather
- 23:08than
- 23:08punishing
- 23:09your
- 23:09child,
- 23:09you
- 23:09find
- 23:10a
- 23:10way
- 23:10when
- 23:10you're
- 23:10upset
- 23:11with
- 23:11them,
- 23:12to
- 23:12let
- 23:12them
- 23:12talk,
- 23:13listen
- 23:13to
- 23:14them,
- 23:14and
- 23:14then
- 23:14try
- 23:14to
- 23:15come
- 23:15up
- 23:15with
- 23:15working
- 23:15it
- 23:16out
- 23:16together.
- 23:17And
- 23:17she
- 23:17says
- 23:18some
- 23:18problems,
- 23:18though,
- 23:18are
- 23:19maybe
- 23:19too
- 23:19big
- 23:19for
- 23:19you
- 23:19to
- 23:20solve
- 23:20together.
- 23:21You
- 23:21may
- 23:21need
- 23:21to
- 23:21Bring
- 23:21in
- 23:22a
- 23:22professional,
- 23:22in
- 23:23some
- 23:23cases,
- 23:23like
- 23:24a
- 23:24eating
- 23:24disorder
- 23:25situation.
- 23:25Oh,
- 23:25yeah,
- 23:26totally.
- 23:26Yeah.
- 23:27Don't
- 23:27take
- 23:27on
- 23:27problems
- 23:28that
- 23:28you
- 23:28don't
- 23:28understand.
- 23:29Right.
- 23:30Cause
- 23:30oftentimes
- 23:31you
- 23:31can
- 23:31just
- 23:31make
- 23:31them
- 23:31so
- 23:31much
- 23:32worse.
- 23:33Yeah.
- 23:33If
- 23:33you
- 23:34don't
- 23:34know
- 23:34what
- 23:34to
- 23:34do.
- 23:35Exactly.
- 23:36Okay.
- 23:37So
- 23:37then
- 23:38the
- 23:38author
- 23:38talks
- 23:39about.
- 23:40She
- 23:40wants
- 23:40to
- 23:40meet
- 23:40the
- 23:41kids
- 23:41that
- 23:41they've
- 23:41been
- 23:41talking
- 23:42about,
- 23:43and
- 23:44she
- 23:44asks
- 23:45the
- 23:45teens
- 23:45all
- 23:46these
- 23:46different
- 23:46questions
- 23:48and
- 23:48gets
- 23:48some,
- 23:48you
- 23:49know,
- 23:49now
- 23:49we
- 23:49get
- 23:49the
- 23:50teens
- 23:50perspective.
- 23:51And
- 23:51I
- 23:52think
- 23:52that
- 23:52in
- 23:52the
- 23:52book,
- 23:53you
- 23:53know,
- 23:53the
- 23:53teen's
- 23:54perspective,
- 23:56a
- 23:57lot
- 23:57of
- 23:57it
- 23:57still
- 23:57holds
- 23:58today,
- 23:59even
- 23:59though
- 23:59it's
- 23:59been
- 23:59a
- 24:00while.
- 24:01So,
- 24:02for
- 24:02example,
- 24:02they'll
- 24:03say,
- 24:03you
- 24:03know,
- 24:04some
- 24:04of
- 24:04the
- 24:05things
- 24:05they
- 24:05said
- 24:06is,
- 24:06what
- 24:06do
- 24:06you
- 24:06think
- 24:07people
- 24:07mean
- 24:07when
- 24:07they
- 24:08make
- 24:08comments
- 24:08like,
- 24:09oh,
- 24:09well,
- 24:10he's
- 24:10a
- 24:10teenager,
- 24:12or,
- 24:12what's
- 24:12the
- 24:12best
- 24:13part
- 24:13of
- 24:13being
- 24:13your
- 24:13age
- 24:14for
- 24:14you
- 24:14or
- 24:14your
- 24:14friends?
- 24:15What
- 24:15are
- 24:15the
- 24:16things
- 24:16you
- 24:16worry
- 24:16about?
- 24:17So
- 24:17they
- 24:17answered
- 24:18these
- 24:18questions.
- 24:18Well,
- 24:19they
- 24:19worry
- 24:19about
- 24:19not
- 24:19fitting
- 24:20in,
- 24:20not
- 24:21being
- 24:21accepted
- 24:21socially,
- 24:22being
- 24:22skinny
- 24:23and
- 24:23pretty,
- 24:23being
- 24:24cool
- 24:24and
- 24:24athletic.
- 24:25School
- 24:25shootings,
- 24:26drugs
- 24:26and
- 24:26violence.
- 24:27The
- 24:27world.
- 24:27That's
- 24:28all
- 24:28valid
- 24:28today.
- 24:29Yeah,
- 24:29totally.
- 24:30We
- 24:30haven't
- 24:31come
- 24:31that
- 24:31far.
- 24:31No.
- 24:32Is
- 24:32there
- 24:33anything
- 24:33your
- 24:33parents
- 24:34say
- 24:34or
- 24:34do
- 24:34that's
- 24:35helpful
- 24:35to
- 24:35you?
- 24:36What
- 24:36do
- 24:36they
- 24:36do
- 24:37that
- 24:37is
- 24:37unhelpful?
- 24:38If
- 24:38you
- 24:39could
- 24:39give
- 24:39advice
- 24:40to
- 24:40your
- 24:40parents,
- 24:40what
- 24:40would
- 24:41it
- 24:41be?
- 24:42And
- 24:42some
- 24:42of
- 24:42the
- 24:42answers
- 24:43to
- 24:43that
- 24:43one
- 24:43were,
- 24:44don't
- 24:45say
- 24:45you
- 24:45can
- 24:46tell
- 24:46me
- 24:46anything,
- 24:47and
- 24:47then
- 24:47freak
- 24:47out
- 24:47and
- 24:48lecture
- 24:48us
- 24:48when
- 24:48we
- 24:49do.
- 24:49Don't
- 24:50criticize
- 24:50our
- 24:50friends.
- 24:51You
- 24:51really
- 24:51don't
- 24:51know
- 24:51them.
- 24:53I
- 24:53used
- 24:53to
- 24:53criticize
- 24:54your
- 24:54friends,
- 24:54didn't
- 24:54I?
- 24:55Oh,
- 24:55God,
- 24:56limitlessly.
- 24:57I
- 24:57remember.
- 24:58If
- 24:58you
- 24:58want
- 24:59your
- 24:59kids
- 24:59to
- 24:59tell
- 24:59you
- 24:59the
- 25:00truth,
- 25:00don't
- 25:00ground
- 25:01them
- 25:01for
- 25:01every
- 25:01little
- 25:02thing.
- 25:02If
- 25:03there's
- 25:03a
- 25:03way
- 25:03to
- 25:03let
- 25:03your
- 25:04kids
- 25:04experience
- 25:04life
- 25:05without
- 25:05being
- 25:05in
- 25:06danger.
- 25:06Give
- 25:07them
- 25:07more
- 25:07freedom.
- 25:08Yes,
- 25:08Things
- 25:08like
- 25:09that.
- 25:10The
- 25:10other
- 25:11things
- 25:12they
- 25:12said.
- 25:13I
- 25:13wish
- 25:13my
- 25:13parents
- 25:13would
- 25:14realize
- 25:14I'm
- 25:14not
- 25:14a
- 25:15baby
- 25:15anymore
- 25:15and
- 25:15let
- 25:16me
- 25:16do
- 25:16things
- 25:16that
- 25:17I
- 25:17want
- 25:17to
- 25:17do.
- 25:18I
- 25:18wish
- 25:18my
- 25:18schedule
- 25:19wasn't
- 25:19so
- 25:19packed
- 25:20with
- 25:20studying
- 25:20and
- 25:20music
- 25:21so
- 25:21I
- 25:21could
- 25:21spend
- 25:22more
- 25:22time
- 25:22with
- 25:22my
- 25:22friends.
- 25:23You
- 25:23packed
- 25:23my
- 25:24schedule
- 25:24to
- 25:24keep
- 25:24me
- 25:25out
- 25:25of
- 25:25trouble?
- 25:25I
- 25:26did
- 25:26because
- 25:27I
- 25:27went
- 25:27to
- 25:27a
- 25:27psychologist
- 25:28and
- 25:29you
- 25:29were
- 25:29struggling
- 25:30a
- 25:30little
- 25:30bit
- 25:30at
- 25:31school,
- 25:32and
- 25:32I
- 25:32was
- 25:32worried
- 25:33you
- 25:33were
- 25:33gonna
- 25:33get
- 25:33in
- 25:33trouble.
- 25:34And
- 25:34he
- 25:34said,
- 25:34keep
- 25:34her
- 25:35so
- 25:35busy
- 25:36that
- 25:36she
- 25:37has
- 25:37no
- 25:37time
- 25:37to
- 25:37get
- 25:38in
- 25:38trouble.
- 25:38So
- 25:38that's
- 25:39what
- 25:39you
- 25:39did.
- 25:39I
- 25:40persisted.
- 25:40And
- 25:41yet
- 25:41you
- 25:41probably
- 25:41did
- 25:42get
- 25:42in
- 25:42trouble,
- 25:42right?
- 25:45A
- 25:45time
- 25:45or
- 25:45two.
- 25:46A
- 25:46few
- 25:46times,
- 25:47yeah.
- 25:47Well,
- 25:47that's
- 25:48just,
- 25:48you
- 25:48know,
- 25:48that's
- 25:49teenagers
- 25:51anyway.
- 25:52Okay.
- 25:53So.
- 25:55Yeah.
- 25:55So
- 25:55these
- 25:56were
- 25:56some
- 25:56of
- 25:56their
- 25:56concerns.
- 25:59Okay.
- 25:59And
- 26:00so
- 26:00in
- 26:00this
- 26:00section,
- 26:01she
- 26:02talked
- 26:02about
- 26:03telling
- 26:03the
- 26:03kids,
- 26:03well,
- 26:04if
- 26:04I
- 26:04could
- 26:04help
- 26:05you
- 26:05communicate
- 26:06with
- 26:06your
- 26:06own
- 26:06friends
- 26:07better,
- 26:07would
- 26:07you
- 26:08like
- 26:08that?
- 26:08And
- 26:09the
- 26:09kids
- 26:09all
- 26:09wanted
- 26:10that.
- 26:10So
- 26:11there
- 26:11was
- 26:11a
- 26:12whole
- 26:12section
- 26:12on
- 26:13teaching
- 26:13the
- 26:14kids
- 26:15how
- 26:15to
- 26:15communicate
- 26:16better
- 26:16with
- 26:16their
- 26:16own
- 26:16friends.
- 26:17Yeah,
- 26:17that
- 26:18was
- 26:18helpful,
- 26:18probably
- 26:19for
- 26:19the
- 26:19kids.
- 26:19Yeah.
- 26:21I
- 26:21guess
- 26:22as
- 26:22like
- 26:22a
- 26:22teenager,
- 26:23I
- 26:23just
- 26:23wonder
- 26:23how
- 26:24much
- 26:24stock
- 26:24I
- 26:24would
- 26:24put
- 26:25into
- 26:25that.
- 26:27Right.
- 26:27Like,
- 26:27there
- 26:28were
- 26:28some
- 26:28moments
- 26:28in
- 26:28the
- 26:29book
- 26:29where
- 26:29I'm
- 26:29like,
- 26:30didn't
- 26:30he
- 26:30really
- 26:31say
- 26:31that?
- 26:32You
- 26:32know,
- 26:33well,
- 26:33it
- 26:33gives
- 26:34you
- 26:34things
- 26:34to
- 26:34try.
- 26:36Like,
- 26:36you
- 26:36know,
- 26:37in
- 26:37one
- 26:37case,
- 26:37there
- 26:37was
- 26:38a.
- 26:38This
- 26:39was
- 26:39in
- 26:39a
- 26:39comic,
- 26:40a
- 26:41friend
- 26:41calls
- 26:42a
- 26:42friend
- 26:43an
- 26:43idiot
- 26:43because
- 26:43she
- 26:44admitted
- 26:44having
- 26:44a
- 26:45crush
- 26:45on
- 26:45someone
- 26:46to
- 26:46a
- 26:46friend
- 26:46who
- 26:47was
- 26:47just
- 26:47a
- 26:47blabbermouth.
- 26:48And
- 26:49so
- 26:49she
- 26:49told
- 26:49her,
- 26:50you're
- 26:50so
- 26:50stupid.
- 26:50You
- 26:51shouldn't
- 26:51have
- 26:51said
- 26:52anything
- 26:52to
- 26:52this
- 26:52one.
- 26:53As
- 26:53opposed
- 26:54to,
- 26:54you
- 26:54know,
- 26:55you
- 26:56should
- 26:56just
- 26:56listen
- 26:57and
- 26:59just
- 26:59encourage
- 27:00them
- 27:00to
- 27:00keep
- 27:00talking
- 27:01without
- 27:01criticism,
- 27:02because
- 27:03never
- 27:03join
- 27:03the
- 27:03CIA.
- 27:04And
- 27:05then
- 27:05friends,
- 27:06one
- 27:06friend,
- 27:07one
- 27:07sticks
- 27:08up
- 27:08for
- 27:08friend,
- 27:08two's
- 27:09stepfather,
- 27:09one
- 27:09friend,
- 27:10friend,
- 27:10too,
- 27:10just
- 27:10wants
- 27:11to
- 27:11vent.
- 27:12So,
- 27:12you
- 27:12know,
- 27:13you
- 27:13don't
- 27:13want,
- 27:14you
- 27:14know,
- 27:14don't
- 27:14brush
- 27:15your
- 27:15friend's
- 27:16feelings
- 27:16aside.
- 27:17So
- 27:17these
- 27:17are
- 27:17lessons
- 27:18kid
- 27:19to
- 27:19kid,
- 27:19and
- 27:19I
- 27:20don't
- 27:20know
- 27:20if
- 27:20a
- 27:20kid
- 27:20would
- 27:21ever
- 27:21read
- 27:21this
- 27:21book
- 27:22to
- 27:22figure
- 27:22that
- 27:22out.
- 27:23Yeah,
- 27:23I
- 27:23don't
- 27:24think
- 27:24so.
- 27:24Honestly,
- 27:25getting
- 27:25a
- 27:25kid
- 27:25to
- 27:25read
- 27:26a
- 27:26book,
- 27:26period.
- 27:27Yeah.
- 27:27And
- 27:27this
- 27:27is
- 27:28not
- 27:28going
- 27:28to
- 27:28be
- 27:28the
- 27:28book
- 27:28they're
- 27:29going
- 27:29to
- 27:29read.
- 27:29No.
- 27:29That
- 27:29said,
- 27:30maybe
- 27:30tell
- 27:30them
- 27:30about
- 27:30the
- 27:31comics.
- 27:32Just
- 27:32look
- 27:32at
- 27:32the
- 27:32comics.
- 27:33Just
- 27:33read
- 27:33the
- 27:33comics.
- 27:34Yeah.
- 27:34Yeah.
- 27:34That's
- 27:35new.
- 27:35The
- 27:35comics
- 27:36are
- 27:36good.
- 27:37But
- 27:37the
- 27:37kids
- 27:38really
- 27:38liked
- 27:38learning
- 27:39how
- 27:39to.
- 27:42How
- 27:42to
- 27:42talk
- 27:42to
- 27:42their
- 27:43own
- 27:43friends.
- 27:43Yeah.
- 27:44Okay.
- 27:44Yeah,
- 27:44I
- 27:44think
- 27:45stuff
- 27:45like
- 27:45that
- 27:45could
- 27:46be
- 27:46helpful.
- 27:46Like,
- 27:47there
- 27:47should
- 27:47be
- 27:48a
- 27:48communications
- 27:49class
- 27:49in
- 27:49high
- 27:50school.
- 27:50Yeah.
- 27:51And
- 27:51it's
- 27:51not.
- 27:52I
- 27:52mean,
- 27:52I
- 27:53don't.
- 27:53I
- 27:53didn't
- 27:53go
- 27:53to
- 27:54college,
- 27:54so
- 27:54I
- 27:54know
- 27:54when
- 27:54people
- 27:55are
- 27:55like,
- 27:55I
- 27:55majored
- 27:55in
- 27:56communications.
- 27:56I'm
- 27:56like,
- 27:57not
- 27:57this.
- 27:58What
- 27:58does
- 27:58that
- 27:58mean?
- 27:59This
- 27:59would
- 27:59be
- 27:59more
- 27:59like
- 28:00psychology.
- 28:01It's
- 28:01like,
- 28:01how
- 28:01do
- 28:01I
- 28:02communicate
- 28:02with
- 28:03people
- 28:03in
- 28:03my
- 28:04life
- 28:05to,
- 28:06you
- 28:06know,
- 28:06just
- 28:07more
- 28:07effectively.
- 28:08Right.
- 28:08And
- 28:08especially
- 28:09during
- 28:10hard
- 28:10conversations.
- 28:11I
- 28:11don't
- 28:11think
- 28:11anyone
- 28:12is
- 28:12comfortable
- 28:13having
- 28:13hard
- 28:13conversations.
- 28:14Well,
- 28:14there's
- 28:14that
- 28:14one
- 28:14book
- 28:15everybody
- 28:15loves
- 28:16called
- 28:16Hard
- 28:17Conversations.
- 28:17Oh,
- 28:18really?
- 28:18Yeah.
- 28:18I've
- 28:19had
- 28:19so
- 28:19many
- 28:19people
- 28:19recommend
- 28:20it
- 28:20to
- 28:20me,
- 28:20and
- 28:20I
- 28:20haven't
- 28:21read
- 28:21it
- 28:21because
- 28:21now
- 28:22I
- 28:22read
- 28:22books
- 28:22for
- 28:22my
- 28:22job
- 28:23and
- 28:23I
- 28:23can't
- 28:24read
- 28:24books
- 28:24for
- 28:24leisure
- 28:25anymore.
- 28:26Oh.
- 28:26But
- 28:26maybe
- 28:26we
- 28:27should
- 28:27read
- 28:27it
- 28:27and
- 28:27see
- 28:28if
- 28:28it's
- 28:28applicable
- 28:28to
- 28:29the
- 28:29parenting
- 28:30Situation.
- 28:30I'm
- 28:31sure
- 28:31it
- 28:31is.
- 28:32It's
- 28:32supposed
- 28:32to
- 28:32be
- 28:32an
- 28:32amazing
- 28:33book.
- 28:33People
- 28:33love
- 28:34it.
- 28:34Yeah.
- 28:34Yeah.
- 28:34Because
- 28:35I
- 28:35know
- 28:35me,
- 28:36I
- 28:36mean,
- 28:36I'm
- 28:36really
- 28:36old
- 28:37and
- 28:37everything,
- 28:38but,
- 28:38But
- 28:39I've
- 28:40been
- 28:40through
- 28:40life,
- 28:41a
- 28:41lot
- 28:42of
- 28:42life.
- 28:42Right?
- 28:42You
- 28:43are
- 28:43wizened.
- 28:44You
- 28:44are
- 28:44seasoned.
- 28:45Wizened.
- 28:46What
- 28:46am
- 28:46I,
- 28:46like
- 28:46an
- 28:47old
- 28:47wizard
- 28:49in
- 28:49a
- 28:49Harry
- 28:50Potter
- 28:50book?
- 28:50No,
- 28:51wizened,
- 28:51like
- 28:52wise.
- 28:52Oh,
- 28:53I'm
- 28:53wise.
- 28:53People
- 28:53say
- 28:53wizened
- 28:54and
- 28:54I'm
- 28:54like,
- 28:55no,
- 28:55wizened.
- 28:56God,
- 28:56you
- 28:56have
- 28:56no
- 28:56grip
- 28:57on
- 28:57the
- 28:57English
- 28:57language.
- 28:58You
- 28:58are
- 28:58wizened.
- 28:59Okay,
- 29:00well,
- 29:01all
- 29:01I'm
- 29:01saying
- 29:01is
- 29:02I
- 29:02have
- 29:02a
- 29:02really
- 29:02hard
- 29:03time
- 29:03with
- 29:03a
- 29:03hard
- 29:04conversation.
- 29:05You
- 29:05know,
- 29:05I
- 29:05struggle
- 29:05with.
- 29:06You
- 29:06hate
- 29:07confrontation
- 29:07more
- 29:08than
- 29:08anyone
- 29:08I
- 29:09have
- 29:09ever
- 29:09met
- 29:10in
- 29:10my
- 29:10life.
- 29:10It's
- 29:10terrible.
- 29:11I
- 29:11mean,
- 29:11that's
- 29:11why
- 29:11I
- 29:12had
- 29:12to
- 29:12give
- 29:12up
- 29:12being
- 29:12a
- 29:12lawyer.
- 29:13The
- 29:13gymnastics
- 29:14you
- 29:14will
- 29:14do
- 29:15to
- 29:15avoid
- 29:16a
- 29:16confrontation
- 29:16is
- 29:17incredible
- 29:17to
- 29:17me.
- 29:18It's
- 29:18so
- 29:18stupid.
- 29:19I
- 29:19know.
- 29:19I
- 29:20just.
- 29:20You'll
- 29:20tell
- 29:20me
- 29:20about
- 29:21things
- 29:21that
- 29:21happen
- 29:21in
- 29:21your
- 29:22life
- 29:22and
- 29:22I'll
- 29:23be
- 29:23like,
- 29:23so
- 29:23you
- 29:23swung
- 29:24on
- 29:24him,
- 29:24right?
- 29:24And
- 29:24you're
- 29:25like,
- 29:25no,
- 29:26I
- 29:26just
- 29:27walked
- 29:27away.
- 29:28I
- 29:28walked
- 29:28away
- 29:30and
- 29:30that
- 29:30was
- 29:30that.
- 29:31I'm
- 29:31like,
- 29:31oh
- 29:32my
- 29:32God,
- 29:32am
- 29:32I
- 29:32holding
- 29:33a
- 29:33grudge
- 29:33to
- 29:34this
- 29:34day?
- 29:35This
- 29:35is
- 29:35why
- 29:35I.
- 29:36Yeah,
- 29:36no,
- 29:36I
- 29:37mean,
- 29:37it's,
- 29:37it's,
- 29:38you
- 29:38know,
- 29:38it's
- 29:38why
- 29:38I
- 29:38can't
- 29:39sleep
- 29:39at
- 29:39night.
- 29:39When
- 29:40you
- 29:40told
- 29:40me
- 29:40about
- 29:40that
- 29:40man
- 29:40who
- 29:40was
- 29:41mean
- 29:41to
- 29:41you
- 29:41at
- 29:41the
- 29:41dog
- 29:41park,
- 29:42I
- 29:42almost
- 29:42got
- 29:42on
- 29:42a
- 29:42plane.
- 29:43Oh,
- 29:44yeah.
- 29:44I
- 29:44almost
- 29:45got
- 29:45on
- 29:45a
- 29:45plane.
- 29:46Figured
- 29:46out
- 29:46his
- 29:47apartment.
- 29:47Oh,
- 29:47that,
- 29:47that
- 29:48whole
- 29:48man.
- 29:49Yeah.
- 29:49And
- 29:50I
- 29:50would
- 29:51have
- 29:51let
- 29:51him.
- 29:51Yelled
- 29:52at
- 29:52me.
- 29:52He
- 29:52yelled
- 29:52at
- 29:53me
- 29:53and
- 29:53it
- 29:53was
- 29:53ridiculous.
- 29:54I
- 29:54did,
- 29:54I
- 29:54did
- 29:55not
- 29:55deserve
- 29:56it
- 29:56and.
- 29:57Yeah,
- 29:57but
- 29:57I
- 29:57didn't.
- 29:58For
- 29:58yourself.
- 29:59I,
- 29:59I,
- 29:59I
- 30:00did
- 30:00yell
- 30:00at
- 30:00him.
- 30:00Back
- 30:01another
- 30:01time.
- 30:02Okay,
- 30:02good.
- 30:02When
- 30:02you
- 30:03had
- 30:03time
- 30:03to
- 30:03gather
- 30:03yourself.
- 30:05Yeah,
- 30:05well,
- 30:05he
- 30:06was
- 30:06so
- 30:07his
- 30:07dog
- 30:08got
- 30:08my
- 30:08dog's
- 30:09head
- 30:09in
- 30:09his
- 30:10mouth
- 30:10and
- 30:10the
- 30:11man
- 30:11would
- 30:11not
- 30:12help
- 30:12me
- 30:12get
- 30:12the
- 30:13dogs
- 30:13apart.
- 30:14And
- 30:14so
- 30:15that's
- 30:15when
- 30:16I
- 30:16yell
- 30:16at
- 30:16them.
- 30:16I
- 30:16hate
- 30:16that.
- 30:17I
- 30:17know.
- 30:17So
- 30:18I
- 30:18can
- 30:18yell
- 30:18at
- 30:19people
- 30:19under
- 30:19the
- 30:19right
- 30:19circumstance,
- 30:20but
- 30:20it
- 30:20takes
- 30:20a
- 30:20lot.
- 30:21Yeah,
- 30:21it
- 30:21takes
- 30:21a
- 30:22lot.
- 30:22It
- 30:22takes
- 30:22a
- 30:22lot.
- 30:22And
- 30:22I
- 30:23would
- 30:23like
- 30:23to
- 30:24know
- 30:24how
- 30:24to
- 30:24have
- 30:24hard
- 30:25conversations
- 30:26in
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- 30:28which
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- 30:57where
- 30:57a
- 30:58teacher
- 30:58will
- 30:58prepare
- 30:58your
- 30:59child.
- 31:00And
- 31:00when
- 31:00the
- 31:00test
- 31:00is
- 31:01over,
- 31:01your
- 31:01child
- 31:01can
- 31:02boost
- 31:02their
- 31:02academic
- 31:03skills
- 31:03with
- 31:04any
- 31:04of
- 31:04the
- 31:0430
- 31:04plus
- 31:05premium
- 31:05learning
- 31:06programs
- 31:06that
- 31:06are
- 31:06free
- 31:07on
- 31:07the
- 31:07TestingMom
- 31:08website.
- 31:08You'd
- 31:09never
- 31:09take
- 31:09an
- 31:09important
- 31:10test
- 31:10without
- 31:10knowing
- 31:11what
- 31:11to
- 31:11expect.
- 31:11So
- 31:12why
- 31:12should
- 31:12your
- 31:13child
- 31:13join
- 31:14the
- 31:14over
- 31:141
- 31:15million
- 31:15parents
- 31:15who
- 31:15have
- 31:16used
- 31:16Testing
- 31:16mom
- 31:16to
- 31:17prepare
- 31:17their
- 31:17Pre
- 31:17K
- 31:18to
- 31:188th
- 31:18graders
- 31:18for
- 31:19gifted
- 31:19admissions
- 31:20and
- 31:20achievement
- 31:21tests?
- 31:22So
- 31:23anyway,
- 31:23and
- 31:23that's
- 31:23what
- 31:23this
- 31:24book
- 31:24is
- 31:24about.
- 31:25And
- 31:25it
- 31:25is
- 31:25a
- 31:26pretty
- 31:26easy
- 31:26way
- 31:27to
- 31:27get
- 31:28ideas
- 31:29of
- 31:29how
- 31:30to
- 31:30have
- 31:31some
- 31:31of
- 31:31these
- 31:31difficult
- 31:32conversations
- 31:32with
- 31:33your
- 31:33kids
- 31:34who
- 31:34are
- 31:34teenagers.
- 31:37So
- 31:37anyway,
- 31:37okay,
- 31:38so
- 31:39let's
- 31:40see.
- 31:40So
- 31:40parents
- 31:40and
- 31:41teens
- 31:41together.
- 31:41So
- 31:42now
- 31:42we
- 31:42get
- 31:42a
- 31:43meeting
- 31:44of
- 31:44the
- 31:44parents
- 31:44and
- 31:44teens
- 31:45together.
- 31:45Meeting
- 31:46of
- 31:46the
- 31:46mind.
- 31:47That's
- 31:47right.
- 31:47And
- 31:49she
- 31:49challenges
- 31:50the
- 31:50group.
- 31:50You
- 31:50know,
- 31:50if
- 31:51we
- 31:51ever
- 31:51find
- 31:51ourselves
- 31:52becoming
- 31:52annoyed
- 31:53or
- 31:53angry
- 31:53with
- 31:53anyone
- 31:54in
- 31:54our
- 31:54family,
- 31:55we
- 31:55need
- 31:55to
- 31:55stop,
- 31:56take
- 31:56a
- 31:56breath,
- 31:56ask
- 31:57ourselves,
- 31:57how
- 31:58can
- 31:58I
- 31:58express
- 31:59my
- 31:59honest
- 31:59feelings
- 32:00in
- 32:00a
- 32:00way
- 32:00that
- 32:01will
- 32:01make
- 32:01it
- 32:01possible
- 32:02for
- 32:02the
- 32:02other
- 32:03person
- 32:03to
- 32:03hear
- 32:04me
- 32:04and
- 32:04even
- 32:04consider
- 32:05what
- 32:05I'm
- 32:05saying?
- 32:06It's
- 32:06not
- 32:06easy.
- 32:07We
- 32:07have
- 32:07to
- 32:07make
- 32:07a
- 32:08conscious
- 32:08decision
- 32:09not
- 32:09to
- 32:10tell
- 32:10another
- 32:11person
- 32:11what's
- 32:11wrong
- 32:12with
- 32:12them,
- 32:12but
- 32:13to
- 32:13only
- 32:13talk
- 32:13about
- 32:13yourself.
- 32:14What
- 32:14you
- 32:15feel,
- 32:15what
- 32:16you
- 32:16want,
- 32:17don't
- 32:17like,
- 32:17or
- 32:17would
- 32:18like,
- 32:18speak
- 32:18and
- 32:19I
- 32:19statements
- 32:19I
- 32:20like.
- 32:21Right?
- 32:21What?
- 32:21Exactly.
- 32:23So
- 32:23when
- 32:23parents
- 32:24are
- 32:24frustrated,
- 32:25you
- 32:25know,
- 32:25sometimes
- 32:25they
- 32:26lash
- 32:26out
- 32:26with
- 32:26angry
- 32:27accusations.
- 32:28So
- 32:28instead
- 32:29of
- 32:29accusing,
- 32:30you
- 32:30might
- 32:30say
- 32:31something
- 32:31like,
- 32:31I
- 32:32get
- 32:32upset
- 32:32when
- 32:33I'm
- 32:33in
- 32:33the
- 32:33middle
- 32:33of
- 32:33a
- 32:34sentence
- 32:34and
- 32:34someone
- 32:35walks
- 32:35out
- 32:35on
- 32:35me.
- 32:36If
- 32:36what
- 32:36I'm
- 32:37saying
- 32:37bothers
- 32:37you,
- 32:38just
- 32:38tell
- 32:38me
- 32:39and
- 32:39I'll
- 32:39listen.
- 32:40That
- 32:40would
- 32:40be
- 32:40hard,
- 32:41but
- 32:41okay.
- 32:42When
- 32:42teens
- 32:42are
- 32:42insulted,
- 32:43sometimes
- 32:44they
- 32:44return
- 32:44the
- 32:44insult
- 32:45instead
- 32:45of
- 32:46counterattack.
- 32:47You
- 32:47know,
- 32:48instead
- 32:48just
- 32:49say,
- 32:49hey,
- 32:49dad,
- 32:49that
- 32:50hurts.
- 32:50I
- 32:51like
- 32:51what
- 32:51I'm
- 32:51wearing.
- 32:52I
- 32:52know
- 32:52it's
- 32:52not
- 32:52your
- 32:52taste,
- 32:53but
- 32:53I
- 32:53wish
- 32:53you'd
- 32:53respect
- 32:54me
- 32:54more
- 32:54instead.
- 32:55They
- 32:55deliver
- 32:55a
- 32:56sick
- 32:56burn.
- 32:57Yeah,
- 32:57I
- 32:58mean,
- 32:58but
- 32:58if
- 32:58my
- 32:58kid
- 32:59ever
- 32:59said
- 32:59that
- 32:59back
- 32:59to
- 32:59me,
- 33:00I'd
- 33:00be
- 33:00like,
- 33:00oh,
- 33:01I'm
- 33:01sorry.
- 33:02I
- 33:02mean,
- 33:02I
- 33:03would,
- 33:03you
- 33:03know
- 33:04how?
- 33:04Do
- 33:04you
- 33:04remember
- 33:04the
- 33:05stuff
- 33:05you
- 33:05used
- 33:05to
- 33:05say
- 33:05to
- 33:05me
- 33:06when
- 33:06you
- 33:06didn't
- 33:06like
- 33:06my
- 33:06outfit?
- 33:07You
- 33:07told
- 33:07me
- 33:07once
- 33:07I
- 33:08couldn't
- 33:08wear
- 33:08an
- 33:08all
- 33:09leather
- 33:09outfit.
- 33:10Right?
- 33:10And
- 33:10I
- 33:11remember
- 33:11telling
- 33:11one
- 33:11of
- 33:12your
- 33:12friends,
- 33:12you
- 33:13guys
- 33:13were
- 33:13about
- 33:13to
- 33:13go
- 33:13out
- 33:13that
- 33:14she
- 33:14looked
- 33:14like
- 33:14a
- 33:14hooker
- 33:15and
- 33:15she
- 33:15couldn't
- 33:15go
- 33:16out.
- 33:16And
- 33:16you
- 33:16were
- 33:17so
- 33:17mad
- 33:17at
- 33:17me.
- 33:17You
- 33:17call
- 33:17people
- 33:18that
- 33:18anymore?
- 33:19I'm
- 33:19sorry.
- 33:20It's
- 33:20okay.
- 33:21But
- 33:21that's
- 33:22what
- 33:22I
- 33:22said.
- 33:22This
- 33:22was
- 33:23before
- 33:23I
- 33:23was
- 33:24understood.
- 33:25Language
- 33:26issues.
- 33:26But
- 33:27she
- 33:28looked
- 33:28like
- 33:28a
- 33:28street
- 33:28walker.
- 33:29I
- 33:29was
- 33:29like,
- 33:29also
- 33:30teen.
- 33:30We
- 33:30don't
- 33:31use
- 33:31this
- 33:32somewhere.
- 33:33Oh,
- 33:34God.
- 33:34You're
- 33:34gonna
- 33:34have
- 33:34to
- 33:35bleep
- 33:35me.
- 33:35I'm
- 33:36just
- 33:36gonna
- 33:36cut
- 33:36this
- 33:36whole
- 33:36section
- 33:37out
- 33:38so
- 33:38you
- 33:38don't
- 33:38get
- 33:39canceled.
- 33:39Thank
- 33:40you.
- 33:40Thank
- 33:40you.
- 33:41Okay,
- 33:41we
- 33:41won't
- 33:42do
- 33:42that.
- 33:42We
- 33:42won't
- 33:43talk
- 33:43about
- 33:43that
- 33:43because.
- 33:44Yeah,
- 33:44okay.
- 33:45Okay.
- 33:45No,
- 33:46I.
- 33:46I
- 33:46said
- 33:46inappropriate
- 33:47things
- 33:48to
- 33:48your
- 33:48friends.
- 33:49I
- 33:49remember
- 33:50that.
- 33:50Very
- 33:50judgmental.
- 33:51Very
- 33:52judgmental.
- 33:52We
- 33:52were
- 33:53expressing
- 33:53our
- 33:53personal
- 33:54styles.
- 33:54Okay,
- 33:55I
- 33:56know,
- 33:56I
- 33:56know.
- 33:56And
- 33:57I
- 33:57wanted
- 33:57to
- 33:57dress
- 33:57like
- 33:58a
- 33:58leather
- 33:58daddy
- 33:58as
- 33:59a
- 33:59teenager,
- 33:59and
- 34:00you
- 34:00said,
- 34:00no.
- 34:01No
- 34:01way.
- 34:02Right?
- 34:02And
- 34:03guess
- 34:03what
- 34:03I
- 34:03did?
- 34:04I
- 34:04put
- 34:04on
- 34:04a
- 34:04different
- 34:04outfit.
- 34:05And
- 34:05then
- 34:05when
- 34:05I
- 34:05got
- 34:06to
- 34:06where
- 34:06I
- 34:06was
- 34:06going,
- 34:07I
- 34:07changed
- 34:08anyway.
- 34:08So
- 34:08it
- 34:08was
- 34:09futile.
- 34:09You
- 34:10showed
- 34:10me.
- 34:10I
- 34:11showed
- 34:11you?
- 34:11As
- 34:11if
- 34:12I
- 34:12didn't
- 34:12show
- 34:12you.
- 34:13I
- 34:13hid
- 34:13it
- 34:13from
- 34:13you.
- 34:15Great.
- 34:16Okay.
- 34:16Well,
- 34:16I'm
- 34:17just
- 34:17glad
- 34:17you
- 34:17grew
- 34:17up.
- 34:18Okay.
- 34:18And
- 34:18nothing
- 34:19terrible
- 34:19happened.
- 34:20You
- 34:20know,
- 34:20that
- 34:21outfit
- 34:21really
- 34:21could
- 34:22have
- 34:22been
- 34:22the
- 34:22thing
- 34:22that
- 34:23put
- 34:23me
- 34:23over
- 34:23the
- 34:23edge.
- 34:26Might
- 34:26have.
- 34:27I
- 34:27was
- 34:28trying
- 34:28to
- 34:28teach
- 34:28you
- 34:28how
- 34:29to
- 34:29be
- 34:29appropriate.
- 34:29You
- 34:30know,
- 34:30I
- 34:30don't
- 34:31know
- 34:31that
- 34:31I've
- 34:31ever
- 34:31learned
- 34:32that
- 34:32lesson.
- 34:32I
- 34:33guess
- 34:33not.
- 34:34Okay.
- 34:35Okay.
- 34:36Okay.
- 34:37So
- 34:37they.
- 34:38She
- 34:38says,
- 34:38you
- 34:38need
- 34:38to
- 34:39learn
- 34:39how
- 34:39to
- 34:40express
- 34:40your
- 34:41irritation
- 34:42in
- 34:42ways
- 34:42that
- 34:42are
- 34:43helpful
- 34:43rather
- 34:43than
- 34:44hurtful.
- 34:44Participants
- 34:45come
- 34:45up
- 34:45with
- 34:46examples
- 34:46of
- 34:47how
- 34:48they
- 34:48can
- 34:49describe
- 34:49their
- 34:50feelings
- 34:50instead
- 34:50of
- 34:51creating
- 34:51a
- 34:51conflict.
- 34:51And
- 34:52this
- 34:52is
- 34:52an
- 34:52exercise
- 34:53she
- 34:53does
- 34:53with
- 34:53kids.
- 34:54And
- 34:54the
- 34:54moms
- 34:55in
- 34:55the
- 34:55workshop,
- 34:55the
- 34:56dads,
- 34:56too.
- 34:56Instead
- 34:57of
- 34:57saying,
- 34:57all
- 34:58I
- 34:58ever
- 34:58hear
- 34:58from
- 34:59you
- 34:59is,
- 34:59give
- 34:59me,
- 34:59give
- 35:00me,
- 35:00give
- 35:00me.
- 35:00No
- 35:01matter
- 35:01what
- 35:01I
- 35:01do
- 35:01for
- 35:02you,
- 35:02it's
- 35:02never
- 35:02enough.
- 35:02And
- 35:03I
- 35:03don't
- 35:03ever
- 35:03get
- 35:04a
- 35:05thank
- 35:05you
- 35:05from
- 35:05you.
- 35:06Say,
- 35:07hey,
- 35:07I'm
- 35:08happy
- 35:08to
- 35:08help
- 35:08where
- 35:09I
- 35:09can,
- 35:09but
- 35:10when
- 35:10I
- 35:10do,
- 35:11I'd
- 35:11like
- 35:11to
- 35:11hear
- 35:12a
- 35:12word
- 35:12of
- 35:12appreciation.
- 35:14So
- 35:14instead
- 35:14of
- 35:15getting
- 35:15mad,
- 35:15you
- 35:16say
- 35:16it
- 35:16nicely
- 35:16like
- 35:16that.
- 35:18I
- 35:18hate
- 35:18getting
- 35:19into
- 35:19an
- 35:19argument
- 35:20when
- 35:20I
- 35:20ask
- 35:20for
- 35:20help.
- 35:21It
- 35:21would
- 35:21make
- 35:21me
- 35:22so
- 35:22happy
- 35:22just
- 35:23to
- 35:23hear,
- 35:23say
- 35:24no
- 35:24more,
- 35:24Mom.
- 35:25I'm
- 35:25on
- 35:25the
- 35:25job
- 35:27again.
- 35:28Some
- 35:28of
- 35:28these
- 35:28things
- 35:29I'm
- 35:29like,
- 35:30who?
- 35:30Well,
- 35:30okay,
- 35:31maybe
- 35:31a
- 35:31kid
- 35:31wouldn't.
- 35:33Well,
- 35:33but
- 35:34it
- 35:34would.
- 35:34You
- 35:35know,
- 35:35if
- 35:35you
- 35:35say
- 35:35to
- 35:35your
- 35:36kid
- 35:36said
- 35:36something
- 35:37goofy
- 35:37like
- 35:37that,
- 35:38maybe
- 35:38they'll
- 35:38laugh.
- 35:39Okay,
- 35:39Mom.
- 35:40On
- 35:40the
- 35:40job.
- 35:40On
- 35:41the
- 35:41job.
- 35:43Okay.
- 35:43I
- 35:43hate
- 35:44being
- 35:44home
- 35:44on
- 35:44Saturday
- 35:45nights.
- 35:45This
- 35:46is
- 35:46what
- 35:46a
- 35:46kid
- 35:46might
- 35:46say.
- 35:47I
- 35:47hate
- 35:47being
- 35:47home
- 35:48on
- 35:48Saturday
- 35:48nights
- 35:49when
- 35:49all
- 35:49my
- 35:49friends
- 35:49are
- 35:50having
- 35:50Fun
- 35:50hanging
- 35:51out
- 35:51at
- 35:51the
- 35:51mall.
- 35:52This
- 35:52just
- 35:52sounds
- 35:52like
- 35:52ways
- 35:53to
- 35:53manipulate
- 35:53your
- 35:54parents,
- 35:54because
- 35:55ultimately
- 35:55the
- 35:56result
- 35:56is
- 35:56the
- 35:56same.
- 35:57Right.
- 35:57You
- 35:57get
- 35:57to
- 35:58go
- 35:58out
- 35:58to
- 35:58the
- 35:58mall
- 35:58and
- 35:59do
- 35:59whatever
- 35:59nonsense
- 36:00you
- 36:00were
- 36:00going
- 36:00to
- 36:00be
- 36:00doing.
- 36:01Right.
- 36:01But,
- 36:01like.
- 36:02Like,
- 36:03I
- 36:03don't
- 36:03know.
- 36:03I
- 36:04don't
- 36:04know
- 36:04about
- 36:04this.
- 36:05But.
- 36:05But.
- 36:06No,
- 36:06but
- 36:06wouldn't
- 36:06you
- 36:06rather
- 36:07have
- 36:07a
- 36:07civilized
- 36:08conversation
- 36:08about
- 36:09it
- 36:09with
- 36:09your
- 36:09child
- 36:10rather
- 36:10than
- 36:10yelling
- 36:11and
- 36:11stupid.
- 36:11Imagine
- 36:11I
- 36:12had
- 36:12been,
- 36:12hey,
- 36:13Mom,
- 36:13I'm
- 36:13gonna
- 36:13go
- 36:14stay
- 36:14at
- 36:14my
- 36:14friend's
- 36:14house,
- 36:15and
- 36:15we're
- 36:15gonna
- 36:15go
- 36:15to
- 36:15a
- 36:16nightclub.
- 36:17Well,
- 36:17if
- 36:17you
- 36:18do
- 36:18that.
- 36:18I
- 36:18know.
- 36:19Civilized.
- 36:20Yeah,
- 36:20see,
- 36:20that's
- 36:21why
- 36:21I
- 36:21didn't
- 36:22say
- 36:22it
- 36:22like
- 36:22that.
- 36:23Hey,
- 36:23Mom,
- 36:23I'm
- 36:24gonna
- 36:24go
- 36:24have
- 36:24a
- 36:24sleepover
- 36:25party
- 36:25at
- 36:25my
- 36:25friend's
- 36:26house.
- 36:26And
- 36:26you
- 36:26said,
- 36:27okay,
- 36:28I
- 36:28would
- 36:28check
- 36:29their
- 36:29own
- 36:29father
- 36:29or
- 36:30mother.
- 36:30Yeah.
- 36:31And
- 36:31then
- 36:31they
- 36:31would
- 36:31pretend
- 36:32to
- 36:32be
- 36:32their
- 36:32own
- 36:32father
- 36:32or
- 36:33mother.
- 36:35Oh,
- 36:35God.
- 36:36You
- 36:36know,
- 36:36it's
- 36:36a.
- 36:37I'm
- 36:37going
- 36:37need
- 36:37to
- 36:37FaceTime
- 36:38parents
- 36:38if
- 36:38my
- 36:39child
- 36:39is
- 36:39going
- 36:39over
- 36:39to
- 36:40their
- 36:40house.
- 36:40Well,
- 36:40now,
- 36:40I
- 36:41would
- 36:41do
- 36:41that
- 36:41in
- 36:41those
- 36:41days,
- 36:42I.
- 36:42Although
- 36:42the
- 36:42AI
- 36:43might
- 36:43be
- 36:43so
- 36:43advanced
- 36:44by
- 36:44then
- 36:44that,
- 36:45like.
- 36:45No,
- 36:45but
- 36:46I
- 36:46think
- 36:46you're
- 36:46right.
- 36:46I
- 36:47think
- 36:47as
- 36:47a
- 36:47parent,
- 36:48if
- 36:48you
- 36:48do
- 36:48want
- 36:48to
- 36:48check
- 36:49on,
- 36:49you
- 36:49know,
- 36:50to
- 36:50make
- 36:50sure
- 36:51your
- 36:51friends,
- 36:52the
- 36:53child's
- 36:54parent
- 36:54will
- 36:54be
- 36:54there,
- 36:55you
- 36:55should
- 36:55FaceTime
- 36:56them
- 36:56and
- 36:56make
- 36:56sure
- 36:56you
- 36:56are
- 36:57talking
- 36:57to.
- 36:59Yeah.
- 36:59Because
- 36:59I
- 37:00remember
- 37:00you
- 37:00did
- 37:01that
- 37:01to
- 37:01me.
- 37:01Oh,
- 37:02I
- 37:02did
- 37:02that.
- 37:02I
- 37:02know
- 37:02you
- 37:02did.
- 37:03And
- 37:03so
- 37:04you
- 37:04were
- 37:04so
- 37:04devious.
- 37:06And
- 37:06I
- 37:06remember
- 37:07once
- 37:08you
- 37:08were
- 37:08invited
- 37:08over
- 37:09to
- 37:09a
- 37:09friend's
- 37:09house,
- 37:10and
- 37:11I
- 37:11said,
- 37:11will
- 37:12the
- 37:12parents
- 37:12be
- 37:12there?
- 37:13And
- 37:13you
- 37:13said,
- 37:14talk
- 37:14to
- 37:14the
- 37:14dad.
- 37:14And
- 37:15I
- 37:15did
- 37:15talk
- 37:15to
- 37:15the
- 37:15dad.
- 37:16And
- 37:17this
- 37:17dad
- 37:17said,
- 37:17no,
- 37:17I'm
- 37:18not
- 37:18gonna
- 37:18be
- 37:18there.
- 37:18And
- 37:19I'm
- 37:19like,
- 37:19oh,
- 37:20well,
- 37:20then
- 37:20I
- 37:20guess
- 37:20Skylar
- 37:21can't
- 37:21come.
- 37:21And
- 37:22he
- 37:22says,
- 37:22you
- 37:22know,
- 37:22I
- 37:23trust
- 37:23my
- 37:23daughter,
- 37:24so
- 37:24I
- 37:25know
- 37:25she's
- 37:25not
- 37:25gonna
- 37:26do
- 37:26anything
- 37:26wrong.
- 37:26Wrong.
- 37:27And
- 37:27I'm
- 37:28like,
- 37:28well,
- 37:29I
- 37:29don't
- 37:29trust
- 37:29mine.
- 37:30I
- 37:31said,
- 37:31I
- 37:32knew,
- 37:32and
- 37:32I
- 37:32don't.
- 37:33Didn't
- 37:33trust
- 37:33her
- 37:33either.
- 37:34I
- 37:34mean,
- 37:34come
- 37:34on.
- 37:35You
- 37:35know,
- 37:35I
- 37:35mean,
- 37:35we
- 37:35were
- 37:36what,
- 37:36like,
- 37:3614?
- 37:36Yeah.
- 37:37You
- 37:37were
- 37:37gonna
- 37:38do.
- 37:38They
- 37:38were
- 37:38sort
- 37:39of
- 37:39European
- 37:40in.
- 37:41Yeah.
- 37:41In
- 37:42essence.
- 37:42Yeah.
- 37:43But
- 37:43that's.
- 37:43It's
- 37:43like
- 37:44you.
- 37:44You
- 37:44know,
- 37:44you
- 37:44have
- 37:45to.
- 37:46I
- 37:46don't
- 37:46know.
- 37:47I.
- 37:47I
- 37:47needed
- 37:47more
- 37:48control
- 37:48over
- 37:48you
- 37:49or.
- 37:50I
- 37:50don't
- 37:51know
- 37:51if
- 37:51I
- 37:51had
- 37:51it,
- 37:51but
- 37:52I
- 37:52tried
- 37:52to
- 37:53have
- 37:53it.
- 37:53Yeah,
- 37:54you
- 37:54had
- 37:54the
- 37:54illusion
- 37:55of
- 37:55control,
- 37:56which,
- 37:56to
- 37:56be
- 37:56honest,
- 37:56sometimes.
- 37:57Sometimes
- 37:57that's
- 37:57enough.
- 37:58Well,
- 37:58but
- 37:59what
- 37:59I
- 37:59would
- 37:59say
- 37:59about.
- 38:00Look,
- 38:00you.
- 38:01You
- 38:01don't
- 38:01want
- 38:01to
- 38:02have
- 38:02screaming
- 38:02fights
- 38:03with
- 38:03your
- 38:03kids.
- 38:03You
- 38:04Want
- 38:04to
- 38:04try
- 38:04to
- 38:04encourage
- 38:05them
- 38:05to
- 38:05be
- 38:06open
- 38:06and
- 38:06honest
- 38:07with
- 38:07you.
- 38:07And
- 38:08I
- 38:08do
- 38:08think
- 38:08that
- 38:08many
- 38:09of
- 38:09the
- 38:09techniques
- 38:10that
- 38:10she
- 38:10lays
- 38:11out
- 38:11in
- 38:11the
- 38:11book
- 38:12give
- 38:12you
- 38:13ways
- 38:14to
- 38:14try
- 38:14to
- 38:14communicate
- 38:15to
- 38:15your
- 38:15child.
- 38:17And
- 38:18you
- 38:18know,
- 38:18that's
- 38:19really
- 38:20that
- 38:20to
- 38:20me
- 38:21it's
- 38:21a
- 38:21helpful
- 38:22thing.
- 38:24She
- 38:24gives
- 38:25you
- 38:25ways
- 38:25to
- 38:26express
- 38:26your
- 38:26appreciation
- 38:27so
- 38:27the
- 38:28person
- 38:28feels
- 38:29valued.
- 38:31And
- 38:31you
- 38:32know,
- 38:32she
- 38:32says
- 38:32don't
- 38:32go
- 38:32overboard
- 38:33when
- 38:33you're
- 38:33praising
- 38:34your
- 38:34kid
- 38:34because
- 38:35they'll
- 38:35know
- 38:35you're
- 38:36lying
- 38:36to
- 38:36them.
- 38:38Just
- 38:38focus
- 38:38on
- 38:38what
- 38:39they
- 38:39really
- 38:39did
- 38:40and
- 38:40how
- 38:41you
- 38:41really
- 38:41feel
- 38:41about
- 38:41it.
- 38:42And
- 38:43then
- 38:43there's
- 38:43a
- 38:43whole
- 38:44section
- 38:44on
- 38:44really
- 38:45how
- 38:45to
- 38:45talk
- 38:45to
- 38:45kids
- 38:46about
- 38:46sex
- 38:46and
- 38:46drugs.
- 38:47There
- 38:47we
- 38:47go.
- 38:48Uh
- 38:48huh.
- 38:49And.
- 38:51And
- 38:51one
- 38:51of
- 38:51the
- 38:51issues
- 38:51they
- 38:52brought
- 38:52up,
- 38:52and
- 38:53I
- 38:53was
- 38:53surprised
- 38:53because
- 38:54this
- 38:54was
- 38:54like
- 38:5420
- 38:54years
- 38:55ago,
- 38:55but
- 38:55I
- 38:55guess
- 38:55this
- 38:56was
- 38:56an
- 38:56issue
- 38:56back
- 38:56then.
- 38:57Girls
- 38:58giving
- 38:58oral
- 38:58sex
- 38:58to
- 38:59boys
- 39:00who
- 39:00were
- 39:0012
- 39:00and
- 39:0113
- 39:01years
- 39:01old.
- 39:02And
- 39:02the
- 39:02author
- 39:03gives
- 39:03parents
- 39:04the
- 39:04language
- 39:05to
- 39:05address
- 39:05this
- 39:06type
- 39:06of
- 39:06situation
- 39:08and
- 39:09you
- 39:09know,
- 39:09and
- 39:09how
- 39:09to
- 39:09keep
- 39:10your,
- 39:10to.
- 39:10How
- 39:10do
- 39:10you
- 39:11handle
- 39:11your
- 39:11tone,
- 39:12keeping
- 39:12it
- 39:12neutral,
- 39:13the
- 39:14questions
- 39:14you
- 39:14ask,
- 39:15the
- 39:15things
- 39:15you
- 39:15say.
- 39:18And
- 39:19she
- 39:19says
- 39:19that,
- 39:19you
- 39:20know,
- 39:20talking
- 39:20about
- 39:20sex
- 39:21with
- 39:21your
- 39:21kids,
- 39:22you
- 39:22don't
- 39:22even
- 39:23think
- 39:23about
- 39:24trying
- 39:24to
- 39:24handle
- 39:25that
- 39:25in
- 39:25one
- 39:25sitting.
- 39:26It's
- 39:27the
- 39:27kind
- 39:27of
- 39:27thing
- 39:27that
- 39:27has
- 39:27to
- 39:28be.
- 39:28There
- 39:28are
- 39:29layers,
- 39:29layers
- 39:30and
- 39:30layers,
- 39:31layers.
- 39:32Did
- 39:32we
- 39:32talk
- 39:32about
- 39:32sex?
- 39:34Honestly,
- 39:34I
- 39:34don't,
- 39:34I
- 39:35don't
- 39:35remember.
- 39:35I
- 39:35don't
- 39:35remember
- 39:36that.
- 39:36I
- 39:36don't
- 39:36either.
- 39:37I
- 39:38don't
- 39:38know.
- 39:38I
- 39:39don't
- 39:39think
- 39:39you
- 39:39ever
- 39:39like
- 39:40sat
- 39:40me
- 39:40down
- 39:40because
- 39:41I
- 39:41don't
- 39:41think
- 39:41I
- 39:41ever
- 39:42asked.
- 39:43I
- 39:43must,
- 39:43I
- 39:44was
- 39:44getting
- 39:44my
- 39:44information
- 39:45from
- 39:45like
- 39:45the
- 39:45older
- 39:46kids
- 39:46at
- 39:46school
- 39:47and
- 39:47I
- 39:47read
- 39:48you
- 39:48some
- 39:48books
- 39:48when
- 39:49you
- 39:49were
- 39:49young
- 39:49about
- 39:50it,
- 39:50you
- 39:50know,
- 39:50about
- 39:51that
- 39:51were
- 39:51like
- 39:52almost
- 39:53like
- 39:53five
- 39:53and
- 39:54six
- 39:54year
- 39:54old,
- 39:54appropriate,
- 39:56you
- 39:56know,
- 39:56so
- 39:56I
- 39:56don't
- 39:57know,
- 39:57we
- 39:57never
- 39:57got
- 39:57into
- 39:57things
- 39:58later.
- 39:59Yeah,
- 40:00I
- 40:00guess
- 40:00I
- 40:00really
- 40:01fell
- 40:01down
- 40:01as
- 40:01a
- 40:02parent.
- 40:02You
- 40:02didn't
- 40:02fall
- 40:03down.
- 40:03I
- 40:03mean
- 40:04I
- 40:04can't
- 40:04even
- 40:04imagine
- 40:05how
- 40:05that
- 40:05conversation
- 40:05would
- 40:06have
- 40:06went
- 40:06when
- 40:06I
- 40:06was
- 40:06a
- 40:06teenager.
- 40:07I
- 40:07probably
- 40:07would
- 40:08have
- 40:08like
- 40:08left,
- 40:08left
- 40:08of
- 40:08the
- 40:09room,
- 40:09running
- 40:09and
- 40:09screaming
- 40:10and
- 40:10calling
- 40:10the
- 40:10police.
- 40:11Yeah.
- 40:11I
- 40:11mean
- 40:11they
- 40:11do
- 40:12a
- 40:12comic
- 40:12about
- 40:12a
- 40:13dad
- 40:13trying
- 40:13to
- 40:14give
- 40:14the
- 40:14big
- 40:14sex
- 40:14talk
- 40:15to
- 40:15the
- 40:15child
- 40:15and
- 40:16the
- 40:16kid
- 40:17says
- 40:17dad,
- 40:17I
- 40:17know
- 40:18all
- 40:18about
- 40:18it.
- 40:21Really.
- 40:22And
- 40:22instead,
- 40:23you
- 40:23know,
- 40:23just
- 40:23look
- 40:23for
- 40:24opportunities
- 40:24for
- 40:25lots
- 40:25of
- 40:25small
- 40:25talks
- 40:26is
- 40:26what
- 40:26they
- 40:26say.
- 40:27Uh
- 40:27huh.
- 40:27Which
- 40:27fair
- 40:28enough,
- 40:28as
- 40:28it
- 40:28comes
- 40:29up,
- 40:29let
- 40:29them
- 40:29come
- 40:30to
- 40:30you.
- 40:30Right.
- 40:31Don't
- 40:31have
- 40:32a
- 40:32formal
- 40:32sit
- 40:32down
- 40:33because
- 40:33it
- 40:34feels
- 40:34like
- 40:34an
- 40:34intervention.
- 40:35And
- 40:36that
- 40:36format
- 40:37is
- 40:37not
- 40:37useful.
- 40:38No.
- 40:39And
- 40:39they
- 40:39say
- 40:40in
- 40:40the
- 40:40book
- 40:41she
- 40:41talks
- 40:41about
- 40:41how
- 40:42Even
- 40:42though
- 40:42teens
- 40:42may
- 40:43appear
- 40:43mature,
- 40:44their
- 40:44brain
- 40:45is
- 40:45still
- 40:45developing,
- 40:45which
- 40:46we
- 40:46know.
- 40:46And
- 40:47the
- 40:47part
- 40:47that
- 40:47controls
- 40:48impulses
- 40:48and
- 40:49exercises
- 40:49judgment
- 40:50is
- 40:50the
- 40:50last
- 40:50part
- 40:51to
- 40:51develop.
- 40:52And
- 40:53she
- 40:53says
- 40:53even
- 40:53though
- 40:54kids
- 40:54act
- 40:54like
- 40:54they
- 40:55don't,
- 40:55they
- 40:55do
- 40:56care
- 40:56deeply
- 40:56about
- 40:56what
- 40:57you
- 40:57think.
- 40:57Yeah,
- 40:58totally.
- 40:59So
- 40:59just
- 40:59remember
- 41:00that,
- 41:00you
- 41:00know,
- 41:01just
- 41:01remember
- 41:01that
- 41:01they
- 41:01care.
- 41:02Right.
- 41:04And
- 41:05after
- 41:05the
- 41:05workshop
- 41:06comes
- 41:06to
- 41:06an
- 41:07end,
- 41:08some
- 41:08of
- 41:08the
- 41:08big
- 41:09conclusions
- 41:10that
- 41:10they
- 41:10come
- 41:10to
- 41:11are,
- 41:12feelings
- 41:13matter,
- 41:13yours
- 41:14and
- 41:14the
- 41:14people
- 41:14with
- 41:15whom
- 41:15you
- 41:15disagree.
- 41:16Civility
- 41:17matters.
- 41:18Anger
- 41:18can
- 41:19be
- 41:19expressed
- 41:20without
- 41:20insult.
- 41:21Words
- 41:22matter.
- 41:23They
- 41:23can
- 41:23cause
- 41:24resentment,
- 41:24or
- 41:25they
- 41:25can
- 41:25generate
- 41:25goodwill.
- 41:28Punishment
- 41:28has
- 41:28no
- 41:29place
- 41:29in
- 41:29a
- 41:29caring
- 41:29relationship.
- 41:30That's
- 41:31her
- 41:31opinion.
- 41:32I
- 41:32know
- 41:32some
- 41:32people
- 41:33agree
- 41:33with
- 41:33that.
- 41:33Some
- 41:33people
- 41:34don't.
- 41:34People
- 41:34are
- 41:34obsessed
- 41:35with
- 41:35punishment.
- 41:35We've
- 41:36read
- 41:36entire
- 41:36books
- 41:37devoted
- 41:37to
- 41:37punishment.
- 41:38We
- 41:38have.
- 41:38Yeah,
- 41:38we
- 41:39have.
- 41:39And
- 41:40the
- 41:40more
- 41:40I
- 41:41read
- 41:41about
- 41:41punishment,
- 41:44the
- 41:44more
- 41:45I
- 41:45believe,
- 41:46you
- 41:46know,
- 41:47you
- 41:47try
- 41:48not
- 41:48to
- 41:48have
- 41:48punishment.
- 41:49I
- 41:49mean,
- 41:49certainly
- 41:50at
- 41:50the
- 41:50beginning,
- 41:50you
- 41:51try
- 41:51to
- 41:51use
- 41:51it
- 41:51as
- 41:51a.
- 41:52You
- 41:52want
- 41:52to
- 41:52address
- 41:53the
- 41:53root
- 41:53cause
- 41:53of
- 41:54the
- 41:54behavior.
- 41:54I
- 41:54think
- 41:54that
- 41:55tends
- 41:55to
- 41:55be
- 41:55a
- 41:55more
- 41:56useful
- 41:56approach
- 41:58to
- 41:58showing
- 41:58kids
- 41:59what's
- 41:59right
- 41:59and
- 41:59wrong.
- 42:00Right.
- 42:00And
- 42:00then
- 42:00if
- 42:01the
- 42:01kids
- 42:01continually
- 42:02flout
- 42:02the
- 42:03rules,
- 42:04then
- 42:04you
- 42:04might
- 42:04have
- 42:05to
- 42:05punish,
- 42:05I
- 42:05guess.
- 42:06Yeah.
- 42:06I
- 42:06don't
- 42:07know.
- 42:07We
- 42:07have
- 42:07to
- 42:07ask
- 42:08Dr.
- 42:08Becky.
- 42:08That's
- 42:09who
- 42:09I
- 42:09would
- 42:09trust.
- 42:09Yeah.
- 42:10Dr.
- 42:10Becky,
- 42:10weigh
- 42:11in.
- 42:12Okay.
- 42:13And
- 42:13the
- 42:13sad
- 42:14thing
- 42:14is
- 42:15both
- 42:15of
- 42:15the
- 42:15authors
- 42:16of
- 42:16this
- 42:16book
- 42:16have
- 42:17died.
- 42:17Oh,
- 42:18I
- 42:18know.
- 42:18It's
- 42:19so
- 42:19sad.
- 42:19But,
- 42:20you
- 42:20know,
- 42:20I
- 42:20think
- 42:21this
- 42:21was
- 42:21written
- 42:21about
- 42:2220
- 42:22years
- 42:22ago,
- 42:22so
- 42:23it's
- 42:23an
- 42:23older
- 42:23book.
- 42:23And
- 42:24I
- 42:24wanted
- 42:25to
- 42:25do
- 42:25it
- 42:25because
- 42:25there
- 42:25aren't
- 42:26many
- 42:26books
- 42:26about
- 42:27communicating
- 42:28with
- 42:28teenagers.
- 42:29Yeah.
- 42:29Like
- 42:30actually
- 42:30giving
- 42:31you
- 42:32scripts
- 42:33and
- 42:33ideas
- 42:33of
- 42:34how
- 42:34to.
- 42:34How
- 42:34to
- 42:35talk
- 42:35to
- 42:35a
- 42:36teenager
- 42:36to
- 42:36try
- 42:37to
- 42:37get
- 42:37through
- 42:37to
- 42:37them
- 42:38and
- 42:38limit
- 42:39the
- 42:39conflict
- 42:39in
- 42:40the
- 42:40house.
- 42:40So
- 42:41anyway.
- 42:41But
- 42:42it
- 42:42was
- 42:42sort
- 42:42of
- 42:42sad
- 42:42when
- 42:42I
- 42:43read
- 42:43that.
- 42:43It
- 42:43was
- 42:44because
- 42:44I
- 42:44felt
- 42:44like
- 42:45when
- 42:45I
- 42:45was
- 42:45reading
- 42:45the
- 42:45book,
- 42:46they
- 42:46were
- 42:46just
- 42:47talking
- 42:47to
- 42:47me,
- 42:47the
- 42:47authors,
- 42:48you
- 42:48know,
- 42:48and
- 42:49then
- 42:49I'm
- 42:49like,
- 42:49oh,
- 42:50they're
- 42:50not
- 42:50here
- 42:50anymore.
- 42:51You
- 42:51can't
- 42:51call
- 42:51them.
- 42:52No.
- 42:52But
- 42:53their
- 42:53daughters.
- 42:54Well,
- 42:54one
- 42:54of
- 42:54the
- 42:54daughters
- 42:57is,
- 42:58I
- 42:58think,
- 42:58Adele's
- 42:59daughter.
- 43:00Her
- 43:00name
- 43:00is
- 43:00Joanne
- 43:01Faber.
- 43:02She
- 43:02has
- 43:02carried
- 43:02on
- 43:03the
- 43:03work
- 43:03with
- 43:04her
- 43:04friend
- 43:04Julie
- 43:05King,
- 43:05and
- 43:06they
- 43:06do
- 43:06these
- 43:06how
- 43:06to
- 43:07Talk
- 43:07workshops
- 43:08around
- 43:08the
- 43:08country.
- 43:09So
- 43:09I
- 43:09guess
- 43:10there's
- 43:10information
- 43:11on
- 43:11how
- 43:11to
- 43:11get
- 43:11one
- 43:11of
- 43:12those
- 43:12brought
- 43:12into
- 43:12your
- 43:12school.
- 43:13Oh,
- 43:13that's
- 43:13cool.
- 43:14Yeah.
- 43:14So
- 43:15I
- 43:15thought
- 43:15that
- 43:15was
- 43:15good.
- 43:16I
- 43:16imagine
- 43:16this
- 43:17is
- 43:17something.
- 43:17I
- 43:17mean,
- 43:17this
- 43:18is
- 43:18like
- 43:18a
- 43:18universal
- 43:19concern.
- 43:19Right.
- 43:19It's
- 43:20like
- 43:20teenagers
- 43:20will
- 43:21always
- 43:21be
- 43:21difficult.
- 43:22Yes.
- 43:22At
- 43:23least
- 43:23in
- 43:23some
- 43:23areas.
- 43:24Nobody
- 43:24has
- 43:24a
- 43:24perfect
- 43:25teenager.
- 43:26So
- 43:26these
- 43:27workshops
- 43:28actually
- 43:28sound
- 43:28very
- 43:29valuable
- 43:30because
- 43:30it's
- 43:30kind
- 43:30of
- 43:30like
- 43:31group
- 43:31therapy
- 43:31in
- 43:31a
- 43:32way.
- 43:32You
- 43:32know,
- 43:32it's
- 43:33like
- 43:33you
- 43:33all
- 43:33show
- 43:33up,
- 43:34you
- 43:34all
- 43:34have
- 43:34stuff
- 43:34you're
- 43:34dealing
- 43:35with.
- 43:35You
- 43:35can
- 43:35take
- 43:35tips
- 43:36from
- 43:36each
- 43:36other
- 43:37and
- 43:37also
- 43:37commiserate.
- 43:38I
- 43:38think
- 43:38there's.
- 43:39Commiseration
- 43:40is,
- 43:40you
- 43:41know.
- 43:41Right.
- 43:42Underrated.
- 43:43Yeah.
- 43:43Commiserating
- 43:44other
- 43:45parents,
- 43:45dealing
- 43:45with
- 43:45the
- 43:46same
- 43:46kind
- 43:46of
- 43:46thing.
- 43:47Getting
- 43:48ideas
- 43:49about
- 43:49how
- 43:50to
- 43:50handle
- 43:51different
- 43:51situations.
- 43:53It's
- 43:54interesting,
- 43:54the
- 43:54idea
- 43:54of
- 43:54having
- 43:55workshops.
- 43:55Things
- 43:56in
- 43:56person
- 43:56anymore
- 43:57don't
- 43:58happen
- 43:58the
- 43:58way
- 43:58they
- 43:59used
- 43:59to
- 43:59happen.
- 44:00Yeah.
- 44:00The
- 44:00pandemic
- 44:01really
- 44:01ruined
- 44:02that.
- 44:02It
- 44:02did,
- 44:03yeah.
- 44:03Now
- 44:04everything
- 44:04seems
- 44:04to
- 44:04be
- 44:04online,
- 44:05but
- 44:07I
- 44:07like
- 44:07getting
- 44:08together
- 44:08with
- 44:08real
- 44:08people
- 44:09and
- 44:09talking
- 44:09to
- 44:10them
- 44:10and
- 44:11commiserating.
- 44:12Who
- 44:13doesn't
- 44:13love
- 44:13to
- 44:14commiserate?
- 44:16You
- 44:16and
- 44:16I
- 44:16do
- 44:16that.
- 44:16On
- 44:16the
- 44:16other
- 44:17hand,
- 44:17similar
- 44:17complaints.
- 44:18I
- 44:18know.
- 44:18We
- 44:18do.
- 44:18We
- 44:18love
- 44:19to
- 44:19commiserate.
- 44:19Yeah.
- 44:20It's
- 44:21in
- 44:21our
- 44:21culture.
- 44:22It
- 44:22is.
- 44:22It
- 44:23is.
- 44:23It
- 44:23is.
- 44:24Anyway,
- 44:25so.
- 44:25Okay,
- 44:25so
- 44:26what
- 44:26did
- 44:26you
- 44:26think
- 44:26about
- 44:27this
- 44:27book?
- 44:27You
- 44:28know,
- 44:28I
- 44:28thought
- 44:28it
- 44:29was
- 44:29okay.
- 44:29On
- 44:29a
- 44:29scale
- 44:30of
- 44:30scientist
- 44:31to
- 44:31parent,
- 44:31I
- 44:31would
- 44:31have
- 44:32to
- 44:32honestly
- 44:32give
- 44:32it
- 44:32a
- 44:32seven.
- 44:33I
- 44:34didn't,
- 44:34like,
- 44:34love
- 44:35the
- 44:35style
- 44:35of
- 44:35writing.
- 44:36There
- 44:36was
- 44:36valuable
- 44:37information,
- 44:38and
- 44:38the
- 44:38comics
- 44:39were
- 44:39helpful,
- 44:40both
- 44:40in
- 44:40terms
- 44:40of
- 44:41making
- 44:41the
- 44:41book
- 44:41go
- 44:42faster
- 44:42and
- 44:43also
- 44:43because,
- 44:43again,
- 44:44I
- 44:44like
- 44:44to
- 44:44see
- 44:45demonstrations.
- 44:45That's
- 44:46very
- 44:46helpful
- 44:46for
- 44:47me.
- 44:48And
- 44:48they
- 44:48were
- 44:49cute
- 44:49and
- 44:49silly,
- 44:50and
- 44:50I
- 44:50liked
- 44:50them.
- 44:51Yeah.
- 44:51That
- 44:51was
- 44:51my
- 44:51favorite
- 44:52part
- 44:52of
- 44:52the
- 44:52book,
- 44:52was
- 44:53the
- 44:53comics.
- 44:53I
- 44:53thought
- 44:53they
- 44:54were.
- 44:54Those
- 44:54were
- 44:55great.
- 44:55Yeah.
- 44:55And
- 44:55if
- 44:56you
- 44:56can
- 44:56share
- 44:56those
- 44:56with
- 44:57your
- 44:57teenagers,
- 44:57honestly,
- 44:58like,
- 44:58Xerox
- 44:58them.
- 44:58Do
- 44:59people
- 44:59have
- 44:59Xerox
- 44:59machines
- 45:00anymore?
- 45:00Yeah.
- 45:01Oh,
- 45:01well,
- 45:01your
- 45:02printer.
- 45:02You
- 45:02just
- 45:03put
- 45:03stuff
- 45:03in
- 45:03your
- 45:03printer
- 45:04and
- 45:04then
- 45:04you
- 45:04copy
- 45:04it.
- 45:05I
- 45:05don't
- 45:05have
- 45:06a
- 45:06printer.
- 45:06I
- 45:06know,
- 45:07but
- 45:07you
- 45:07can
- 45:07use.
- 45:07I
- 45:07use
- 45:07your
- 45:08printer.
- 45:08I
- 45:08know.
- 45:09It's
- 45:09okay.
- 45:09You
- 45:10can
- 45:10use
- 45:10my
- 45:10printer
- 45:11anytime
- 45:11you
- 45:11want.
- 45:11Thanks,
- 45:13I
- 45:13will.
- 45:13You
- 45:14could.
- 45:14Okay.
- 45:14Anytime.
- 45:15Just
- 45:15go
- 45:15over
- 45:16and
- 45:16use
- 45:16it.
- 45:17Oh,
- 45:17I
- 45:17do.
- 45:18I
- 45:18break
- 45:18into
- 45:18your
- 45:18apartment
- 45:19all
- 45:19the
- 45:19time
- 45:19when
- 45:19you're
- 45:19not
- 45:19there
- 45:20to
- 45:20print
- 45:20stuff.
- 45:20Okay,
- 45:21good.
- 45:21That's
- 45:21fine.
- 45:22I'm
- 45:22happy
- 45:22with
- 45:22that.
- 45:23You
- 45:23do
- 45:23that,
- 45:23then
- 45:23you're
- 45:23checking
- 45:24up
- 45:24on
- 45:24my
- 45:24apartment?
- 45:25Yeah.
- 45:25Yeah.
- 45:25If
- 45:26I'm
- 45:26not
- 45:26there.
- 45:26That's
- 45:26the
- 45:26thing
- 45:26about
- 45:27apartments,
- 45:27is
- 45:27that,
- 45:28like,
- 45:28you
- 45:28don't
- 45:29need
- 45:29a
- 45:29house
- 45:29sitter.
- 45:29Really?
- 45:30Because
- 45:31who's
- 45:31getting
- 45:31in
- 45:31there?
- 45:32No,
- 45:32nobody.
- 45:33You
- 45:33lock
- 45:33the
- 45:33door,
- 45:33you
- 45:34leave.
- 45:34That's
- 45:34what's
- 45:35great
- 45:35about
- 45:35living
- 45:35in
- 45:36the
- 45:36apartment
- 45:36life.
- 45:37Last
- 45:38night
- 45:39I
- 45:39was
- 45:39saying
- 45:39to
- 45:40my
- 45:40husband,
- 45:40I
- 45:40was
- 45:41like.
- 45:41Like,
- 45:41in
- 45:41a
- 45:41house.
- 45:42What
- 45:42do
- 45:43you
- 45:43do?
- 45:43You're
- 45:44just
- 45:44there
- 45:44and
- 45:44alone.
- 45:45Like.
- 45:45Like,
- 45:45I
- 45:45know.
- 45:46What
- 45:46if
- 45:46I
- 45:46panic?
- 45:47I
- 45:47need
- 45:47a
- 45:47panic
- 45:47room.
- 45:48He's
- 45:48like,
- 45:48skyler,
- 45:49people
- 45:49live
- 45:49in
- 45:49houses
- 45:50all
- 45:50over
- 45:50the
- 45:50world,
- 45:51and,
- 45:51like,
- 45:52most
- 45:52of
- 45:52them
- 45:52don't
- 45:53get
- 45:53robbed.
- 45:53I'm
- 45:54like,
- 45:54yeah,
- 45:54but,
- 45:54like,
- 45:55what
- 45:56do
- 45:56you.
- 45:56What
- 45:56happens?
- 45:57Well,
- 45:57you
- 45:57get
- 45:58a.
- 45:58You
- 45:58get
- 45:58a
- 45:58security
- 45:59system.
- 45:59Or
- 45:59you
- 46:00could
- 46:00get
- 46:00one.
- 46:00I
- 46:01always
- 46:01would
- 46:01get
- 46:01one.
- 46:01And
- 46:01then
- 46:02never
- 46:02learn
- 46:02how
- 46:02to
- 46:02use
- 46:02it,
- 46:03so
- 46:03I
- 46:03could
- 46:03never
- 46:03use
- 46:04it.
- 46:04But
- 46:05I
- 46:05don't
- 46:06know,
- 46:06like,
- 46:06you
- 46:06get
- 46:07a
- 46:07sign
- 46:07that
- 46:07says,
- 46:07adt
- 46:08is
- 46:08protecting
- 46:09this
- 46:09house.
- 46:09Right.
- 46:10And
- 46:10I
- 46:10was
- 46:10like,
- 46:10do
- 46:10you
- 46:10think
- 46:11our
- 46:11dogs
- 46:12would
- 46:12help
- 46:12us
- 46:13if
- 46:13we
- 46:13were
- 46:13getting
- 46:14bark?
- 46:15I
- 46:15mean,
- 46:15maybe.
- 46:15I
- 46:16don't
- 46:16think
- 46:16they'd
- 46:16be
- 46:16that
- 46:16helpful,
- 46:17Dolly.
- 46:17Maybe
- 46:18because
- 46:19Dolly
- 46:19actually,
- 46:20like,
- 46:20has
- 46:20protective
- 46:21instincts.
- 46:21Harvey,
- 46:22I
- 46:22just
- 46:22think
- 46:23wouldn't
- 46:24care
- 46:24that
- 46:24much.
- 46:24I
- 46:25know.
- 46:25I
- 46:25love
- 46:26him.
- 46:26He's
- 46:26an
- 46:26angel,
- 46:26but
- 46:27he's
- 46:27not
- 46:28fierce.
- 46:28Oh.
- 46:29See,
- 46:29my
- 46:29dog
- 46:29would
- 46:30bark,
- 46:30but
- 46:31incessantly.
- 46:32But
- 46:32he's
- 46:32ten
- 46:33pounds,
- 46:33so
- 46:34nobody
- 46:34would
- 46:34be
- 46:34scared.
- 46:35Yeah,
- 46:35that's
- 46:35a
- 46:35good
- 46:35point.
- 46:36They'd
- 46:36probably
- 46:36just
- 46:36scoop
- 46:37him
- 46:37up
- 46:37and
- 46:38then
- 46:38he
- 46:38would
- 46:38kiss
- 46:38me.
- 46:39So.
- 46:39Yeah.
- 46:39No,
- 46:40I
- 46:40mean,
- 46:40it
- 46:40is
- 46:40harder
- 46:41to
- 46:41live
- 46:41in
- 46:41a.
- 46:42In
- 46:42a
- 46:42home.
- 46:42That's
- 46:43really
- 46:43true.
- 46:43It's
- 46:44harder
- 46:44to
- 46:44live
- 46:44in
- 46:44a
- 46:44home.
- 46:45And,
- 46:45you
- 46:45know,
- 46:45you
- 46:46have
- 46:46to
- 46:47be
- 46:47able
- 46:47to
- 46:47lock
- 46:48things
- 46:48up
- 46:48so
- 46:48you
- 46:49feel
- 46:49secure.
- 46:50Yeah.
- 46:50Yes.
- 46:50You
- 46:50have
- 46:50to
- 46:51figure
- 46:51that
- 46:51out.
- 46:51That's
- 46:52why
- 46:52I
- 46:52like
- 46:52living
- 46:52in
- 46:53a
- 46:53building,
- 46:53because
- 46:53I
- 46:54do
- 46:54feel
- 46:54a
- 46:54little
- 46:55more
- 46:55secure.
- 46:55Yeah.
- 46:56And
- 46:56maybe
- 46:57it's
- 46:57an
- 46:57illusion.
- 46:57I
- 46:57was
- 46:58also
- 46:58like,
- 46:58yeah,
- 46:58like,
- 46:58if
- 46:59a
- 46:59burglar
- 46:59comes,
- 47:00there
- 47:00are
- 47:01so
- 47:01many
- 47:01other
- 47:01apartments
- 47:02they
- 47:02could
- 47:02rob
- 47:03before
- 47:03they
- 47:03made
- 47:04it
- 47:04to
- 47:04mine.
- 47:05Right.
- 47:05Which
- 47:05makes
- 47:06me
- 47:06feel
- 47:06secure.
- 47:07Right.
- 47:07That's
- 47:08true.
- 47:08And
- 47:08then
- 47:08Ben
- 47:09was
- 47:09like,
- 47:09listen,
- 47:09Skylar,
- 47:10like,
- 47:10our
- 47:10doormen
- 47:10don't
- 47:11even
- 47:11call
- 47:11us
- 47:11when
- 47:11food
- 47:12is
- 47:12coming
- 47:12up.
- 47:13So
- 47:13if
- 47:13somebody
- 47:14posed
- 47:15as
- 47:15a
- 47:15food
- 47:15delivery
- 47:16person
- 47:16and
- 47:17they
- 47:17wanted
- 47:18to
- 47:18rob
- 47:18us,
- 47:18they
- 47:19could
- 47:19come
- 47:19right
- 47:19now.
- 47:19They
- 47:19could.
- 47:20Right,
- 47:20Right.
- 47:21Absolutely.
- 47:22Yeah.
- 47:22No,
- 47:22no.
- 47:23Your
- 47:23doorman
- 47:24never
- 47:24calls.
- 47:24When?
- 47:24I
- 47:25just
- 47:25love
- 47:25them.
- 47:26They're
- 47:26lovely,
- 47:26wonderful
- 47:27people.
- 47:27But
- 47:27also,
- 47:28like,
- 47:28my
- 47:28building
- 47:29is
- 47:29gigantic.
- 47:30If
- 47:30they
- 47:30called
- 47:31every
- 47:31time,
- 47:32for
- 47:32every
- 47:33single
- 47:33person,
- 47:34they'd
- 47:34be
- 47:34on
- 47:34the
- 47:34phone
- 47:34day
- 47:35and
- 47:35night.
- 47:35That's
- 47:35true.
- 47:35True.
- 47:36Yeah.
- 47:36But,
- 47:36yeah,
- 47:37it's
- 47:37true.
- 47:37Well,
- 47:38so
- 47:38home
- 47:38security,
- 47:39but
- 47:39that
- 47:39doesn't
- 47:39have
- 47:39anything
- 47:40to
- 47:40do
- 47:40with
- 47:40talking
- 47:41to
- 47:41teenagers.
- 47:42Yeah,
- 47:42it's
- 47:42a
- 47:42good
- 47:43point.
- 47:43It
- 47:43doesn't.
- 47:44No.
- 47:45So
- 47:45how
- 47:45did
- 47:45we
- 47:45get
- 47:46on
- 47:46this
- 47:46topic?
- 47:46I
- 47:47digress.
- 47:47Okay.
- 47:48Anyway,
- 47:48on
- 47:49a
- 47:49scale
- 47:49of
- 47:49scientist
- 47:49to
- 47:50parent,
- 47:50what
- 47:50would
- 47:50you
- 47:51rate
- 47:51the
- 47:51book?
- 47:52This
- 47:52book,
- 47:52to
- 47:53me.
- 47:53Okay.
- 47:54This
- 47:54book
- 47:54was
- 47:54about
- 47:54a
- 47:55six
- 47:55to
- 47:55me.
- 47:56Five.
- 47:56Six.
- 47:56Okay.
- 47:57I
- 47:57would
- 47:57say,
- 47:57wow.
- 47:58Never
- 47:58given
- 47:58a
- 47:58better
- 47:59rating
- 47:59than
- 47:59you.
- 48:00Yeah.
- 48:00But
- 48:00you
- 48:01know
- 48:01what?
- 48:01I
- 48:01don't
- 48:01know.
- 48:02The
- 48:02thing
- 48:02about
- 48:02this
- 48:03book
- 48:03is
- 48:04if
- 48:04you
- 48:04have
- 48:04a
- 48:05teenager
- 48:05and
- 48:05you
- 48:06are
- 48:06struggling
- 48:06with,
- 48:07you
- 48:07know,
- 48:07you're
- 48:08in
- 48:08conflict
- 48:08a
- 48:09lot.
- 48:10Give
- 48:10it
- 48:10a
- 48:10try,
- 48:11you
- 48:11know,
- 48:11I
- 48:12mean,
- 48:12you
- 48:12get.
- 48:12What
- 48:12do
- 48:12you
- 48:13have
- 48:13to
- 48:13lose?
- 48:13Yeah.
- 48:14It's
- 48:14like,
- 48:15it's
- 48:15a
- 48:15book.
- 48:15You
- 48:16can
- 48:16buy
- 48:16it.
- 48:17It's
- 48:17older,
- 48:18so
- 48:18you
- 48:18can
- 48:18probably
- 48:19buy
- 48:19a
- 48:19used
- 48:19copy,
- 48:20and
- 48:20you
- 48:20can
- 48:20get
- 48:21some
- 48:21good
- 48:21language
- 48:21that
- 48:22you
- 48:22can
- 48:22use.
- 48:23I
- 48:23mean.
- 48:24Yeah.
- 48:24So
- 48:25I
- 48:25would
- 48:25say,
- 48:26you
- 48:26know,
- 48:27why
- 48:27not?
- 48:27It
- 48:27gives
- 48:28you
- 48:28language
- 48:28to
- 48:28use,
- 48:29ideas
- 48:29of
- 48:30how
- 48:30to
- 48:30handle
- 48:31different
- 48:31situations.
- 48:32Try
- 48:32it.
- 48:33I
- 48:33mean,
- 48:33it
- 48:34might
- 48:34make
- 48:34your
- 48:34life
- 48:34better
- 48:35in
- 48:35a
- 48:35couple
- 48:35of
- 48:36ways.
- 48:36You
- 48:36might
- 48:36open
- 48:36up
- 48:37communications
- 48:37with
- 48:38your
- 48:38teenager,
- 48:39which
- 48:39is
- 48:39so
- 48:39hard.
- 48:40As
- 48:40I
- 48:41said,
- 48:41I
- 48:41wanted
- 48:42to
- 48:42be
- 48:42the
- 48:42cool
- 48:42parent,
- 48:43you
- 48:44know,
- 48:44when
- 48:44I
- 48:44expected
- 48:45to
- 48:45be
- 48:45a
- 48:45cool
- 48:46parent.
- 48:46And
- 48:47when
- 48:47you
- 48:47guys
- 48:48were
- 48:48teenagers,
- 48:49you
- 48:49thought
- 48:49we
- 48:50were
- 48:50the
- 48:50opposite
- 48:51of
- 48:51cool.
- 48:52You
- 48:52did
- 48:52not
- 48:52think
- 48:53we
- 48:53were
- 48:53cool
- 48:53in
- 48:53any
- 48:54way.
- 48:55Guilty.
- 48:56Yeah.
- 48:57No,
- 48:57I
- 48:58mean.
- 48:58And
- 48:58so
- 48:59we
- 48:59had
- 48:59some
- 48:59hard
- 48:59years.
- 49:00When
- 49:00you
- 49:00were
- 49:00teenagers,
- 49:01I
- 49:01would
- 49:01say
- 49:03you
- 49:03and
- 49:04your
- 49:04brother
- 49:04each
- 49:04went
- 49:05through
- 49:05times
- 49:06that
- 49:06were
- 49:06very,
- 49:07very
- 49:07difficult.
- 49:08And
- 49:09I
- 49:09would
- 49:09have
- 49:09read
- 49:10a
- 49:10book
- 49:10like
- 49:10this.
- 49:10Yeah.
- 49:11When
- 49:11I
- 49:11was
- 49:11struggling
- 49:12to
- 49:13communicate
- 49:13with
- 49:14you,
- 49:14and,
- 49:15you
- 49:15know,
- 49:15I
- 49:16did
- 49:16not
- 49:17know
- 49:17what
- 49:17to
- 49:17do
- 49:17or
- 49:17how
- 49:18to
- 49:18handle
- 49:18things
- 49:18often.
- 49:19And
- 49:19so
- 49:19I
- 49:20would
- 49:20have
- 49:20grabbed
- 49:21at
- 49:21any
- 49:21possible
- 49:23idea
- 49:23to
- 49:24try.
- 49:25Anything.
- 49:26Anything.
- 49:27Speaking
- 49:27of
- 49:27anything,
- 49:28if
- 49:28you
- 49:29guys
- 49:29have
- 49:29any
- 49:29requests
- 49:30for
- 49:31us
- 49:31to
- 49:31read
- 49:31in
- 49:31the
- 49:32future
- 49:32or
- 49:33want
- 49:33to
- 49:33reach
- 49:33out
- 49:34to
- 49:34us
- 49:34about.
- 49:35Anything,
- 49:35anything,
- 49:36anything,
- 49:37feel
- 49:38free
- 49:38to
- 49:38email
- 49:39us@anythingotherpeoplesparenting.com
- 49:43that's
- 49:44correct.
- 49:44Anyway,
- 49:46thank
- 49:47you
- 49:47guys
- 49:47for
- 49:47joining
- 49:48us,
- 49:48and
- 49:48we
- 49:49hope
- 49:49to
- 49:49see
- 49:49you
- 49:49next
- 49:49week
- 49:50for
- 49:50another
- 49:50episode
- 49:50of
- 49:50Other
- 49:51People's
- 49:51Parenting.