Daily Tips for Families

Today's Tip for Families

07-04-2022

Help Your Teen Be a Strong, Active Thinker

Teens go through a lot of physical changes. But they're also changing intellectually.

You can expect your teen to move gradually from thinking that is based in personal experiences to thinking that is more hypothetical or abstract. For example, your teen might imagine what the future will be like, or ponder "What if?"

To support emerging thinking abilities:

Encourage your teen to ask questions about the world.
Ask your student to predict what will happen next—in a book, a TV show or a real-life situation.
Listen actively. Take what your teen says seriously and respond nonjudgmentally to questions.
Ask why your teen feels that way about things.
Expect your teen to find and supply facts to support opinions.
Use popular media as a basis for family discussions.
Use daily activities to promote learning. Have your teen figure costs, estimate how far you're going, determine which is the best value and so on.
Offer praise when your student is inquisitive, insightful and creative.

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