Parents and teens are often unsatisfied with their attempts to communicate with each other. Talks frequently break down into arguments or worse, leaving both young and old feeling as though the other isn't listening or doesn't care about their point of view. It doesn't have to be this way. To prove it, you will be writing an article that offers advice to other teens and parents on specific things they can do or say while talking with each other to have better results when they communicate.
Requirements
- Post to Parent Teen Communication blog
- 3-5 pages, typed, double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font
- Speak in a natural tone addressing a mixed audience of parents and teens
- Draw on personal experience
- Elaborate with anecdotes and examples
- Use and cite at least 5 different sources
- Revise and correct
Extra credit
- Pictures
- Videos (e.g. You Tube) and other multimedia
- Write your own communication quiz
- Playlist featuring communication as a theme
- Poems that are easy to understand
Resources for communicating with teens:
- Developmental Overview: Ages 15-18
- Guiding Your Child Through Adolescence
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