One of the most powerful influences on young people today is their need to belong… to fit in and to be accepted by their peers.

Research shows that the need to belong is growing… but a sense of true belonging can’t be bought. You don’t get it from Facebook or texting. A sense of community is taught, nurtured and modeled. And if teens don’t find a sense of belonging in their own family… they’ll start looking in all the wrong places!

I’ve worked with thousands of kids over the years and most of them are acting out of some kind of loss… or a need to belong that was unfulfilled.

Make sure your home a place where the entire family knows they have a place. Give unconditional love and encouragement… making sure your teen doesn’t go elsewhere to find acceptance!

 

 

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