Make a Difference to One

By Roger

It's been 34 years since I was a teenager, but the memories and lessons I've learned as a teen are still fresh in my mind. You would be suprised to learn that the events you go through as a teen seem to come back to you as you get older and become a parent. Most of the time it's a situation that your parents helped you through only this time you are the parent giving the same sage advice to your own teen.

Here is a list of things that might make it easy for a teen to get through those "difficult years":

Talk to your parents about any problem you may have. We don't have all the answers but we have most of them.
Let your parents or guardian know where you are or where you will be at all times.
Be a leader not a follower. It's the followers that wind up falling into peer pressure that usually makes you do something you normally wouldn't do.
For those teens with drivers licenses, drive slower when it rains or snows. The laws of gravity and force are thrown out the window when the roads are wet and slippery.
Pay attention in school. It's hard to catch up on assignments when you fall behind. Do your homework.
If you are given a household chore to do, do it without having to be asked to do it each week.
Call you grand parents once in a while, they would love to hear from you.
Keep youself out of situations where you feel uncomfortable. Such as parties where alcohol or drugs are present. It sounds corny today but it still as important as when Nancy Reagan said it "just say NO!"
Pray. Pray for anything and everything. God loves you and forgives you. He's always there for you.
Don't be embarrassed to tell your parents you love them, and parents, it goes the same to you. Let your teen (all your children) know that you love them.