Tag: reasoning

Ever wonder why your teen takes a pass on your advice? Especially when you know for a fact that it's really good?

Here are three reasons why teenagers might look elsewhere for solutions or support, or nowhere at all. It can explain those times when they stick with a bad decision even though they know it's bad, or insist on being right even when it flies in the face of all reason. Are they being difficult or defiant? Probably not. Often they're just trying to save face after having painted themselves in a corner, or trying to avoid the feeling that they are losing or giving in. I think if we as parents, teachers, and counselors made it easier for children and teenagers to change their minds or reverse course we'd see a lot more flexibility and better decision-making in the kids we love and care about.