So much excitement has occurred this week about the Super Bowl. As I write this, Green Bay is leading Pittsburgh by a few points in the last quarter of the game. Teenagers are congregating at friend's homes to watch the superbowl game and have fun in each other's company. Your home may be one of the gathering spots for teens.
The Super Bowl represents for sports fans the two best football teams in the country fighting it out to be number 1; to "be the best." What does the Super Bowl represent for our teens? Friends, fun, and food is the immediate focus for most teenagers on Super Bowl Sunday. But what is the other message that our teens are receiving? The focus on the importance of being number 1; "to be the best."
Visit with your teen about the concept of being "the best." Explore how your teen views this concept. Make sure he does not see himself as someone who can never measure up to being the best. Instead, help him define what that term would mean for him personally. And help him understand the concept of "doing one's best" and "being the best person you can be" which is a very different concept from being number 1. The best idea to give your teen is that many people can be the best, but usually at different things. The person who is the best football player is not the person who may be the best vocalist, for example.
Identifying what your personal best is and developing ways to improve your strengths is a great thing for your teen to learn now.
Dr. Debra
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