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“What is he doing?” moaned my husband, cupping his head in his hands after our son missed the basket by a huge margin. “He’s being a typical, inconsistent 12-year-old boy on the basketball court. That’s what he’s doing,” I responded flatly. “Let him be.” “I just wish he’d ask me for some advice. I could tell him how to improve his shot,” responded my husband, defeated. “He doesn’t want to hear it from you,” I reminded him. “Just like you didn’t want to hear it from your father.” The older our kids get, the less they think we know. Our son appears as interested in receiving advice from his dad about sports—or anything else in life he dubs important—as my daughter looks to me for input in matters related to fashion. Zero. So, I’m beginning to wonder: Do we as parents have any influence at all over our adolescent children? Does anything we say or… Read More
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“What is he doing?” moaned my husband, cupping his head in his hands after our son missed the basket by a huge margin. “He’s being a typical, inconsistent 12-year-old boy on the basketball court. That’s what he’s doing,” I responded flatly. “Let him be.” “I just wish he’d ask me for some advice. I could tell him how to improve his shot,” responded my husband, defeated. “He doesn’t want to hear it from you,” I reminded him. “Just like you didn’t want to hear it from your father.” The older our kids get, the less they think we know. Our son appears as interested in receiving advice from his dad about sports—or anything else in life he dubs important—as my daughter looks to me for input in matters related to fashion. Zero. So, I’m beginning to wonder: Do we as parents have any influence at all over our adolescent children? Does anything we say or… Read More
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