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Podcast: Life Skills 101
Episode: Communication with Dave and Lisa Nehring (part 2)
Description:
Middle schoolers argue, it is part of what they are. But it is a teaching opportunity:
To teach them in this, reframe the situation for them;
Affirm their identity -state the obvious if you need to:
Encourage them;
But always remember to pick your battles.
We are in a time of social upheaval, so identity is critically important.
Narrative requires hearing, listening, responding, for it to be a narrative.
Teach children how they and their thoughts/feelings tie into a greater fabric of communication/family/identity
Honor...