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High School: What to expect (Part 1 of 3) (Julie Metzger)

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Channel: CJ Liu · 2015 · Film & Animation

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Julie Metzger from Great Conversations shares what happens in High school with respect to risk behavior, brain development, and  sexuality.  Find out what parents need to know to help support their high schoolers.
 
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***** SHOW SUMMARY******
0:56 What happens with social and emotional development during high school years?  
2:04 What happens during 9th and 10th graders with respect to high risk behaviors (driving and drinking)? 
3:45  What happens in 11th and 12th grade with risky behaviors? 
5:15 What is happening with a teen's brain during this time?
6:59 What is the job of a child's brain over time? (6-12th grade)
6:15 What is the mindset of a Junior (whether their parent's truths map to their reality)?
7:31 What is happening during teen years with your brain development (pruning, building neural networks)? 
8:52 When does the adult brain form for girls and boys? 
9:44 How does a teen start developing their own sense of truth? 
10:17 Why we don't have to worry about our kids falling to far from our values? 
11:20 What rates do kids mature into adults? 
11:36 What may cause delays in maturation?
11:54 How do temperaments play into maturation? 
12:39 An example of how a 6th, 8th grader will relate to challenging life experiences. 
13:31 Why should parents be careful of clamping down when kids are exploring their own truth? How doing so will help them make better decisions longer-term? 
15:50 Why is taking over and managing situation not always the best way to build our children's own decision making? 
16:43 What are the risks when we help our kids beyond what is healthy for a child? 
18:11 What happens when you disagree or fear decisions your kids may make? 
19:13 How can we open ourselves to our kid's truths? 
20:21  What are 3 qualities for good decision making? (autonomy, perspective-time, impulse control). 
22:51 How can you coach your kids to be better decision making? 
23:39 How to stop yourself from interfering with your kids decisions? The importance of space and silence.
25:16 How moms have a hard time creating space? 
26:37 What does it mean to hold your child capable? 
27:25 What fears and baggage do parents of an older generation bring to our child's lives? 

29:01 How do we recognize and honor our child's fear, and the changing world our kids live in? 





Also check out: How to coach your kids to make better decisions? 
http://www.fireitupwithcj.com/discipline-how-to-create-responsible-decision-making-in-your-teenager/

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