Unique challenges facing teens today

Get inside tips and advice on dealing with the many issues facing teens in this day and age. Get helpful advice every parent needs to know to help their kids with the issues facing teens today.
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When approaching teenagers today, it's important for parents to observe our world at large. When are in an age of mass media, generated by marketing, advertising, and technology; which means that many children are raised with excessive electronics and lack of community. It's important that we have a lot of compassion for the fast-paced environment that many of our teenagers are growing up in, especially that they would observe through pop culture and the media environment. This means being very forgiving when our teenagers feel that they want to advance and develop quicker than we think is appropriate. It also means being very compassionate when our teenagers feel unfounded or shaky, as we are going through a moment of global crises. The best thing that a parent can do during this time, is to remind a child that their best security is within themselves. To foster their own character in the household as a foundation for their life, no matter what is going on in their external reality.

Get inside tips and advice on dealing with the many issues facing teens in this day and age. Get helpful advice every parent needs to know to help their kids with the issues facing teens today.

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Marushka Mujic is a creative artist, activist, social entrepreneur and global youth ambassador. After beginning secondary education at NYU, Marushka returned to her hometown of Los Angeles and founded the GoodMakers Street Team (youth division of parent nonprofit GoodMakers Films), empowering young artists, athletes and activists to facilitate local community initiatives, thereby inspiring global change. With a background in theatre, music and journalism, Marushka leads various creative initiatives worldwide, ranging from documentary films to arts festivals. Her multi-faceted work aims to focus modern media toward facilitation of global, intergenerational communication.

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