Last week, I posted advice for teens on how to better connect to the adults in their lives, excerpted from an interview I did with my good friend (and award winning author!) Lela Davidson. This week, I wanted to share more advice from the same interview. So here's four tips on how adults can connect with teens. 1. Partnership over parenting. While teens still need guidance to avoid risky and impulsive behavior, parents have already often done the instruction. They've told the

Recently my good friend (and award winning author!) Lela Davidson and I sat down for a conversation about my work with teens, and I wanted to share an excerpt from this interview with you. So, here are 4 tips to help teens connect better with adults! 1. Break the rules! Okay -don't break the rules parents or adults have laid out for you, but the unspoken rules which so many teens make for themselves and let guide their behaviour: “My parents/adults don’t care how I feel so