tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9928836.post114710491910891081..comments2023-08-06T06:52:33.301-05:00Comments on Tent Pegs: TEENAGER !!!PatrickMeadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00741720069221746106noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9928836.post-1147223218704652012006-05-09T20:06:00.000-05:002006-05-09T20:06:00.000-05:00Thanks for your thoughts on teenagers! Though I h...Thanks for your thoughts on teenagers! Though I have not yet raised a teenager, I have taught middle school children with emotional/behavioral disturbances. (some people say that is most middle schoolers). I am one of the few that love this age!!! It can be the most rewarding age I have found! Sure it takes patience, but so do adults! One thing I discovered is how some days they wanted to be "grown-up" and make choices on their own; yet other days, they longed to be "little again". I had numerous times that kids would be kicked out of class for acting up. They would come to me furious!! I, out of desperation one day, gave a child a ball of play-dough to rip, shred, beat, whatever helped him clam down. It was not long before that middle school student was crying like a baby as he revealed to me so much of who he was, his fears, and his struggles. From then on, I spent more time listening and less time fussing. In the end, that student resolved the conflict within himself and learned far more than if I had "pounded the message". I hope that I can keep that same mentality when my son is in middle school.carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02708143258251399434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9928836.post-1147212626318752302006-05-09T17:10:00.000-05:002006-05-09T17:10:00.000-05:00great one. The post, not a new title for you ;-)H...great one. The post, not a new title for you ;-)<BR/><BR/>Hope that guy pumping gas comes to worship along side you soon.believingthomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278359951689938736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9928836.post-1147154696330722352006-05-09T01:04:00.000-05:002006-05-09T01:04:00.000-05:00our last conversation resonated well...but in the ...our last conversation resonated well...but in the light of development-it means a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com