My 16 year old daughter seems to live life purely in the moment and that moment is usually with iPhone in hand.
I must admit I spend a fair bit of time worrying about her - but I know that as soon as I try and steer a conversation towards self knowledge, purpose and direction - she gets very prickly or shuts down. I don't know how best to guide her to even start thinking about life on a bigger scale than Instagram, Facebook and Netflix.
Don't get me wrong, she's 16 - she SHOULD be living in the moment - that I believe with all my heart.
But at the same time I really want her to start be passionate about stuff. To care about things, causes, events. To learn about herself. And eventually carve out that strong sense of self that I believe is necessary for living a life with purpose - which is what we all want for our kids isn't it?
Here is an awesome article (ReachOut approved)
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/five_ways_to_foster_purpose_in_adolescents
Would love to hear what you guys think about this. How do we develop that sense of purpose in our teens? After reading the article, Number 2 resonated with me the most and its the approach I guess I try as much as possible - focusing on strengths and values of our teen. But I have to say I get eye rolling more than any genuine engagement
I stress about this internally A LOT. Have any members here had success with fostering this sense of purpose?
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