Overcoming Negativity Bias in Parenting Teens Research shows that we are biased toward processing threat-based information. Negative information captures our attention, thinking, and memory much more powerfully than does positive information. This concept is described by psychologists as “Negativity Bias.” For example, we feel the hurt of being reprimanded much more powerfully than we feel the
Learning Styles Learning styles are a popular concept in psychology and education and are intended to identify how people, in this case teenagers, learn best. The idea that students learn best when teaching methods and school activities match their learning styles, strengths, and preferences, is an extremely popular concept amongst educators. While
Teens and Dealing with Rejection Final Episode Rejection comes in various shapes and sizes for teens and young adults. It is something they will experience it is only a matter of time. From their first crush not crushing back at them, to friends not showing up at their birthday party, losing out on their school sports team
Teens and Dealing with Rejection Part 3 Rejection comes in various kinds of shapes and sizes for teens and young adults. It is something they will experience, it is only a matter of time. From their first crush not crushing back at them, to friends not showing up at their birthday party, losing out on their school
Teens and Managing Rejection Part 1 In our previous article, we talked about teens and dealing with rejection. We defined rejection to be the act of having our request to connect with others turned down. The rejection can be a harsh one or a gentle one, either way, it may still generate a negative emotion especially
At A Youth Non-residential Camp 2023 During the last summer holiday as we like to call it in Nigeria, just as every other parent of a teenager and as a teen mentor, I took time to search for and plan fun events for my teens that can help them develop soft skills around emotional intelligence, networking,
August is Level Up! There is no better time to coach your ward on their career choices, how to manage their emotions, financial literacy, social skills and more than now!! NOW is the best time to offer guidance to your children, especially teenagers, on the aforementioned core issues that shape their future. As a
Safety Online for Teens In today’s digital world where everything is shifting to the internet, it would be a disadvantage to not allow your pre-teens or teens into the world of the internet. Young adults now need to use digital technology for everyday activities like staying connected with friends on social media, entertainment
August Mentoring workshop To Be Honest with Uncle Kris August Mentoring Workshop for Pre-teens and Teens with the theme "Level Up". Mentoring Workshop for Pre-teens and Teens themed "Level Up". Adolescents (10-19 years old), account for 16% of the world’s population, which is 1.3 billion (UNICEF 2022)
Active Listening During our recent mid-term mentoring workshops for pre-teens and teenagers, one of our major areas of focus was “Active Listening”. I asked the participants at the workshop to define what active listening was and for them to differentiate it from listening and hearing, as it relates to conversations with their
Mid-term Mentoring Workshop COOL RUNNINGS Due to the fact that most schools were still in session, our focus during our just concluded mid-term teen mentoring workshop was more of a "Time for Recess" learning. This time, we focused more on Teamwork, Collaboration, Problem-Solving and Active-Listening. We used the 1993 Disney movie
The Positive Side of Feeling Guilty “For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death”. 2 Corinthians 7:10 NLT. Guilt is a feeling you get when
Parenting Corner: Mirroring A friend recently told me of how she saw a young boy around the age of 7 to 10 years old, in a bank. The boy looked like a very dirty mechanic with very red eyes like someone who smokes marijuana, and as she was still trying to understand what
Blog WHAT NOT TO DO DURING THEIR CONNIPTIONS I listened to the inspirational interview by David Folaranmi on how he battled with drug addiction for seven years and one major thing that struck me was when he said that during his first cry for help which was a conversation between him and his parents.
Blog Psychological Safety in the Home For Teenagers. Recently, I've been spending some time watching a television series titled 'Intervention'. It is a documentary series designed to show the impact of substance abuse on people, some of whom are teenagers and mostly youths. In each episode I watched, I tried to narrow my focus
Blog Three ways to encourage our teens Three ways to encourage your teenagers and young adults. 1.Always pray for them. 2.Take actions that supports them. 3. Use words of encouragement like, "this too shall pass", "great effort, hopefully next time the results are better". Do this from a place of love
Blog Fight from your place of Strength It is very common to hear most teens say life and their parents, just keep throwing so much at them the same time..
Blog How do I connect more with my dad? Dad and Son Relationship-Building Teen: "Hi Uncle Kris, please how do I improve my relationship with my dad?" Me: "What are the things your dad likes?" Teen: "I don't know🤔" Me: Start by finding out and then connect with any one of
Blog Mentoring Workshop During the workshop, we divided the class into two groups, Gamers and Avengers. What we did? Financial Literacy, what it means and how it relates to them at their age. We talked about saving their pocket money and cash gifts, with a plan to have it as an investment fund
About What Tbhwithkris is about This is TbhwithKris.org, a brand new site by ALUTA CHRISTOPHER that's just getting started. This site is going to be all about teenagers, their unique realities and how best they can handle life's battles at this stage of their lives. On this site, you'
