Comments on: Trashing Teens http://www.eclecticreality.net/2009/08/trashing-teens/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: flowers http://www.eclecticreality.net/2009/08/trashing-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-614 flowers Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:52:19 +0000 http://www.swissarmywife.net/?p=249#comment-614 Thanks for posting this. I couldn't agree more. When I was traveling in India I met this 12 year old German boy who lived in a tree house he built with his father. It was 20 ft or so away from his parents front door and waaaaay up in the sky. He was pretty independent but of course had full access to the support of his parents. That really affirmed the way I think kids should be allowed their independence. I want my boys to be pretty self-sufficient by teenage-hood with the every present love and support of their family there when needed. Thanks for posting this. I couldn't agree more. When I was traveling in India I met this 12 year old German boy who lived in a tree house he built with his father. It was 20 ft or so away from his parents front door and waaaaay up in the sky. He was pretty independent but of course had full access to the support of his parents. That really affirmed the way I think kids should be allowed their independence. I want my boys to be pretty self-sufficient by teenage-hood with the every present love and support of their family there when needed.

]]> By: Netzi http://www.eclecticreality.net/2009/08/trashing-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Netzi Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:34:28 +0000 http://www.swissarmywife.net/?p=249#comment-540 Dr Epstein is amazing! If you like him, you might also like Mike Males (http://youthfacts.org/). He's another pro-youth guy who debunks anti-teen myths.<br /><br />"Adolescence is a marketing tool." Thank you! I felt that this "adolescence" crap was forced onto me. And I was right. Dr Epstein is amazing! If you like him, you might also like Mike Males (http://youthfacts.org/). He's another pro-youth guy who debunks anti-teen myths.

"Adolescence is a marketing tool." Thank you! I felt that this "adolescence" crap was forced onto me. And I was right.

]]> By: Colleen http://www.eclecticreality.net/2009/08/trashing-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Colleen Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:04:46 +0000 http://www.swissarmywife.net/?p=249#comment-531 What a great article!! Thanks for posting it. I'm sending it to some family members too!! What a great article!! Thanks for posting it. I'm sending it to some family members too!!

]]> By: TheOrganicSister http://www.eclecticreality.net/2009/08/trashing-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-529 TheOrganicSister Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:14:24 +0000 http://www.swissarmywife.net/?p=249#comment-529 Great article! SO want to pass this on to certain family members but I resisted. I agree with Simply Mother; 10 years later and the effects are still evident on the adults around me. <br /><br />~Tara Great article! SO want to pass this on to certain family members but I resisted. I agree with Simply Mother; 10 years later and the effects are still evident on the adults around me.

~Tara

]]> By: Simply Mother http://www.eclecticreality.net/2009/08/trashing-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Simply Mother Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:06:48 +0000 http://www.swissarmywife.net/?p=249#comment-528 Very interesting and I really agree! I am sure I could have been a much more mature teenager if it had been expected of me, but of course all the restrictions and force and artificial consequences and everything else spoke the true "expectations" of high schoolers loud and clear. Unfortunately, most of us lived up to them, and from my POV, many haven't recovered yet, 10 years later! Very interesting and I really agree! I am sure I could have been a much more mature teenager if it had been expected of me, but of course all the restrictions and force and artificial consequences and everything else spoke the true "expectations" of high schoolers loud and clear. Unfortunately, most of us lived up to them, and from my POV, many haven't recovered yet, 10 years later!

]]> By: Jasie VanGesen http://www.eclecticreality.net/2009/08/trashing-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Jasie VanGesen Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:37:52 +0000 http://www.swissarmywife.net/?p=249#comment-527 Thank you for posting this... incredibly interesting. Reminds me of the scene in Almost Famous where his sister says to his mom, "You've robbed him of an adolescence!" and she replies, "adolescence is a marketing tool." :D Thank you for posting this… incredibly interesting. Reminds me of the scene in Almost Famous where his sister says to his mom, "You've robbed him of an adolescence!" and she replies, "adolescence is a marketing tool." :D

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